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It is venerated as a holy site by Muslims , particularly Shiites , most of whom believe that Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib , the son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad and the fourth caliph , is buried there. Because Ali was also Muhammad's cousin, he is considered by Shiite tradition to be the first legitimate caliph, and the first Imam . The mosque was first built by the Iranian ruler the Daylamite Fannakhosraw Azod ad Dowleh in 977 over the tomb of Ali. After being destroyed by fire, it was rebuilt by the Seljuk Malik Shah I in 1086 , and rebuilt yet again by the Safavid Shah Ismail I shortly after 1500 . During the uprising of March 1991 , following the Persian Gulf War , Saddam Hussein 's Republican Guards damaged the mosque, where members of the Shiite opposition were cornered, in storming the mosque and massacring virtually all its occupants. Afterwards the shrine was closed for two years, officially for repairs. Saddam also deported to Iran a large number of the residents of the area who were of Iranian descent. Since the invasion of Iraq by the U.S. military in 2003 , there have been a number of further attacks at the mosque. On April 10 , 2003, Shiite leader Sayed Abdul Majid al-Khoei , the son of Grand Ayatollah Abu al Qasim al-Khoei , was killed near the mosque. Al-Khoei had returned from exile in Britain to encourage cooperation with the U.S.-led occupation of Iraq . On August 29 , 2003, a car bomb exploded outside the mosque just as the main Friday prayers were ending. Somewhere between 85 to 125 people were killed, including the influential Ayatollah Sayed Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim , the Shiite leader of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq . Early U.S. reports that al-Qaeda was involved were quickly amended, though it is thought the blast was the work of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi . On May 24 , 2004 , unidentified mortar fire, in which U.S. forces were not involved, hit the shrine, damaging gates which lead to the tomb of Imam Ali. In August 2004 , an ongoing battle between combined U.S. and Iraqi forces, and the Islamist al-Mahdi Army of Muqtada al-Sadr , damaged two of the minarets of the mosque in which al-Sadr's forces have taken refuge. On August 23 , at least 15 explosions, many sounding like artillery shells, rocked the area, as shrapnel fell in the courtyard of the gold-domed mosque and gunfire echoed through the alleyways. The fighting was eventually ended by a peace agreement; although the neighboring buildings suffered considerable damage, the mosque itself suffered only superficial damage from stray bullets and shrapnel.1
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The Imām ‘Alī Holy Shrine ( ), also known as Masjid Ali or the Mosque of ‘Alī , located in Najaf , Iraq , is the third holiest site for some of the estimated 200 million followers of the Shia branch of Islam. ‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib , the cousin of Muhammad , the fourth caliph is buried here.Buried next to Ali within this mosque are the remains of Adam and Noah according to Shi'a belief. al-Qummi, Ja'far ibn Qūlawayh (2008).
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The Imām 'Alī Holy Shrine ( ), also known as Masjid Ali or the Mosque of 'Alī , located in Najaf , Iraq , is the third holiest site for some of the estimated 200 million followers of the Shia branch of Islam. 'Alī ibn Abī Tālib , the cousin of Muhammad , the first Imam (Shia belief) is buried here, and the fourth caliph . According to Shi'a belief buried next to Ali within this mosque are the remains of Adam and Noah . Each year millions of pilgrims visit the Shrine and pay tribute to Imam Ali . al-Qummi, Ja'far ibn Qūlawayh (2008).
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The Sanctuary of Imam 'Ali ( ), also known as the Mosque of 'Ali ( ), located in Najaf , Iraq , is a Shi'ite Muslim mosque housing the tomb of 'Alī ibn Abī Tālib , the cousin of Muhammad and the first Shi'ite Imam after him, and the fourth Sunni Rashid Caliph .According to Shi'ite belief, buried next to Ali within this mosque are the remains of Adam and Nuh ( Noah ). Each year millions of pilgrims visit the Shrine and pay tribute to Imam Ali. al-Qummi, Ja'far ibn Qūlawayh (2008).
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8th-century Abbasid-era mosque and mausoleum of Ali ibn Abi Talib in Najaf, Iraq For the site of his assassination, see Great Mosque of Kufa .The Sanctuary of Imām 'Alī ( ), also known as the Mosque of 'Alī ( ), located in Najaf , Iraq , is a mosque which many Muslims believe contains the tomb of 'Alī ibn Abī Tālib , a cousin, son-in-law and companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad .The Shī'as consider 'Alī as their first Imām, and the Sunnis regard him as the fourth Sunni Rashid Caliph .According to Shī'ite belief, buried next to 'Alī within this mosque are the remains of Adam and Nuh ( Noah ). Each year, millions of pilgrims visit the Shrine and pay tribute to Imām 'Alī.
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Mosque and mausoleum of Ali For similarly named mosques, see Imam Ali Mosque (disambiguation) .The Imam Ali Shrine ( Arabic : حَرَم ٱلْإِمَام عَلِيّ , romanized : Ḥaram al-ʾImām ʿAlī ), also known as the Mosque of Ali ( Arabic : مَسْجِد عَلِيّ , romanized : Masjid ʿAlī ), is a Shi'ite mosque and shrine , located in Najaf , in the Najaf Governorate of Iraq .The site is a mausoleum which Shia and Sunni Muslims believe contains the tomb of Ali ibn Abi Talib , a cousin, son-in-law and companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad .The Shias consider Ali as their first imam and the first of the twelve caliphs of Muhammad, and the Sunnis regard him as the fourth Sunni Rashid Caliph .According to Shia belief, buried next to Ali within this mosque are the remains of Adam and Nuh ( Noah ). Each year, millions of pilgrims visit the shrine and pay tribute to Imam Ali. The shrine monument has been built and rebuilt numerous times throughout history.
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mosque located in najaf
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shi'ite muslim mosque housing the tomb of 'alī ibn abī tālib
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