Holy Shi'a shrine, Al Khadimiya mosque, NW Baghdad, before 2003 reconstruction. Iraq before the Gulf Wars. Pre US invasion Iraq.
The famous Shi'a mosque of Kazimiya or al-Kadhimiya is named after the Imam Kadhim. Built in the 16th century in the north of tBaghdad on the western bank of the Tigris River, Kadhimyah is visited by thousands of Muslim visitors. al-Kāżimiyyah (Arabic: الكاظمية al-Kāżimiyyah; alternatively, Arabic: الكاظمين al-Kāżimayn), was formerly a town located in what has become a northern neighbourhood of Baghdad about five kilometres from the city centre. The name means "the Two Kazims" or "the Two who swallow their anger", in recognition of the two Shī‘ah Imāms buried there - the seventh Twelver, Imam Musa al-Kadhim, and the ninth Twelver, Imam Muhammad at-Taqi. A shrine was first built over their tombs, and later the al-Kadhimiya Mosque was constructed. These pictures were taken in 1989 before the destruction and decay ensuing from the invasion of Iraq and ongoing conflict after March 2003. It has been the location of many attempted attacks and a stampede that killed many pilgrims. The famous scholars, Shaykh Mufid and Shaykh Nasir ad-Din Tusi are also buried there.
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Location: Al Kadhimiya, Baghdad, Iraq
Photo credit: © Sheri Laizer / Alamy / Afripics
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