Al-Askari Mosque
| Al ‘Askarī Shrine | |
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Shrine of the 10th and 11th Twelver Shī‘ah Imāms:
Ali al-Hadi and Hasan al-‘Askarī. Picture taken before the 2006 bombing. |
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| Basic information | |
| Location |
 Sāmarrā, Iraq |
| Geographic coordinates | 34°11′56″N 43°52′24″E / 34.19878°N 43.87338°ECoordinates: 34°11′56″N 43°52′24″E / 34.19878°N 43.87338°E |
| Affiliation | Shia (Twelver) |
| Completed | 944 |
Al ‘Askarī Shrine or the ‘Askariyya Shrine (Arabic: مرقد الامامين علي الهادي والحسن العسكري, translit. aas Marqad al-Imāmayn ‘Alī l-Hādī wa l-Ħassan al-‘Askarī) is a Shī‘ah Muslim holy site in the Iraqi city of Sāmarrā 125 km (78 mi) from Baghdad. It is one of the most important Shī‘ah Shrines in the world, built in 944. Adjacent to the shrine is a mosque, which is called Al-Askari Mosque. The dome of the Shrine was destroyed in a bombing by extremists in February 2006 and its two remaining minarets were destroyed in another bombing in June 2007, causing widespread anger amongst Shī‘ah Muslims. The remaining clock tower was also destroyed in July 2007. The dome and minarets were repaired and the mosque reopened in April 2009.
The remains of the 10th and 11th Shī‘ah Imāms, ‘Alī al-Hādī ("an-Naqī") and his son Hasan al-‘Askarī, known as: al-‘Askariyyain ("the two ‘Askarīs"), rest at the shrine. Also buried within the Mosque are: Hakimah Khātūn, sister of ‘Alī al-Hādī; and Narjis Khātūn, the mother of Muħammad al-Mahdī. Adjacent to this shrine is another mosque, built over the location where the Twelfth or "Hidden" Imām, Muħammad al-Mahdī first entered the Minor Occultation.
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