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Al-Sahlah Mosque

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “one of the primary significant mosques in the city of kufa”. Today it says “twelver shi'ite mosque and shrine”.
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Al-Sahlah Mosque ( Arabic : مَسْجِد ٱلسَّهْلَة , Masjid as-Sahlah ) is one of the primary significant mosques in the city of Kufa , Iraq . The mosque is of great importance to Shia Muslims , and it is believed that the mosque was initially established in Kufa as a neighborhood mosque for the followers of Ali , the early members of the Shia. The mosque is also said to be the future home of the Twelfth Shia Imam , Hujjat-Allah al-Mahdi .

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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “one of the primary significant mosques in the city of kufa”. Today it says “twelver shi'ite mosque and shrine”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then

one of the primary significant mosques in the city of kufa

Now

twelver shi'ite mosque and shrine

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