Imam Saad bin Aqil' Shrine | |
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![]() The shrine in 2011 | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Twelver Shi'a |
Province | Nineveh Governorate |
Location | |
Location | Tal Afar, Iraq |
Geographic coordinates | 36°22′20″N 42°27′02″E / 36.3721342°N 42.4505141°E |
Architecture | |
Completed | 1142 |
The Imam Saad bin Aqil' Shrine ( Arabic: ) is located at Tal Afar, Iraq. The 12th-century shrine contains the tomb of Saad ibn Aqil, a descendant of Aqeel ibn Abi Talib and the governor of Upper Mesopotamia. [1] [2]
The shrine was established by Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Mansour al-Amadi, known as Jamal al-Din, in the year 1142.
The shrine was detonated in 2014, by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. [3] According to the militants, the place had become a temple for the worship of Husayn ibn Ali, second Imam of the Ahlulbayt. [4] 32 other buildings, including mosques, shrines and Hussainiyahs, were destroyed as well. [5]
After the terrorists had left the city, the Imam Saad bin Aqil' shrine was rebuilt, along with several other Shi'ite shrines in Tal Afar. [6]
Imam Saad bin Aqil' Shrine | |
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![]() The shrine in 2011 | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Twelver Shi'a |
Province | Nineveh Governorate |
Location | |
Location | Tal Afar, Iraq |
Geographic coordinates | 36°22′20″N 42°27′02″E / 36.3721342°N 42.4505141°E |
Architecture | |
Completed | 1142 |
The Imam Saad bin Aqil' Shrine ( Arabic: ) is located at Tal Afar, Iraq. The 12th-century shrine contains the tomb of Saad ibn Aqil, a descendant of Aqeel ibn Abi Talib and the governor of Upper Mesopotamia. [1] [2]
The shrine was established by Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Mansour al-Amadi, known as Jamal al-Din, in the year 1142.
The shrine was detonated in 2014, by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. [3] According to the militants, the place had become a temple for the worship of Husayn ibn Ali, second Imam of the Ahlulbayt. [4] 32 other buildings, including mosques, shrines and Hussainiyahs, were destroyed as well. [5]
After the terrorists had left the city, the Imam Saad bin Aqil' shrine was rebuilt, along with several other Shi'ite shrines in Tal Afar. [6]