Al-Atabat Al-Aliyat Explained

Najaf
Native Name:Persian: نَجَف
Other Name:an-Najaf
Arabic: اَلـنَّـجَـف
Pushpin Map:Iraq
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Najaf within Iraq
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Iraq
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Najaf Governorate
Coordinates:32°N 44.3333°W

Al-Atabat Al-Aliyat (Arabic: العتبات العالیات[1] [2] lit. sublime thresholds),[3] [4] which is also known as Al-Atabat Al-Muqaddasa (literally: holy doorsteps) are the shrines of six Shia Imams which are in four cities of Iraq, namely Najaf, Karbala, Kadhimiya and Samarra;[5] [6] [7] and actually the whole of these Imams' shrines (graves) are called Atabat Aliyat.[8] The mentioned cities have significance due to shrines of those six Shia Imams who have been buried there.[9]

Najaf

Najaf is a city in central Iraq about 160 km (roughly 100 miles) south of Baghdad. Its estimated population in 2013 was 1,000,000 people.

Najaf (city) is the capital of Najaf Governorate. It is widely considered the third holiest city of Shi'a Islam, the Shia world's spiritual capital and the center of Shi'a political power in Iraq.[10] [11] Ali ibn Abi Talib's shrine is there[12] as a part of Atabat Aliyat.[13] [14]

Karbala

Karbala is a city in Iraq,[15] [16] that is considered as the place of happening Ashura event. The most significant shrines/graves of Karbala are related to Husayn ibn Ali and Abbas ibn Ali's shrine. There are also the graves of Husayn's son (Ali Akbar) and his other companions in his shrine.[17]

Kadhimiya

Kadhimiyyah or al-Kazimain is located tigris bank where is toward Baghdad as the capital of Iraq. There are the shrines of Musa al-Kadhim (the 7th Imam of Shia Islam) and Muhammad al-Jawad (as the 9th Imam of Shia Islam) in this city.[18]

Samarra

Samarra is a city in Iraq where stands on the north of Baghdad. The tenth Imam of Shia (Al-Hadi) and the eleventh Imam of Shia (Hassan Askari) are buried there,[19] and it is regarded as one of Atabat Aliyat destinations.[20] [21]

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://hawzah.net/fa/Magazine/View/6444/8156/107473/%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B8%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%87-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AA- Kadhimiyah
  2. https://www.yjc.ir/ar/tags/15499/1/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AA Al-Atabat Al-Aliyat
  3. https://www.jstor.org/stable/259477 Money, Religion, and Politics: The Oudh Bequest in Najaf and Karbala', 1850-1903 Retrieved 28 October 2021
  4. The Sunna and Shi'a in history, Ofra Bengio and Meir Litvak, P. 88
  5. ArabKhani, Atabat Aliyat in Iran & Uthmani relationship (19th century), P. 23
  6. https://www.academia.edu/29155091/%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%AF%D8%B1_%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B7_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%88_%D8%B9%D8%AB%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C_%D9%82%D8%B1%D9%86_%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%AF%D9%87%D9%85_Atabat-i_Aliyat_in_Iran-Ottoman_Relations_in_The_Nineteenth_Century_in_Persian_ Atabat-i Aliyat in Iran-Ottoman Relations in The Nineteenth Century (in Persian)
  7. http://gitionline.ir/fa/news/11459/%DA%AF%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B4-%D8%AA%D8%B5%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AA Report image
  8. https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/keyword/1934/%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AA Atabat Aliyat
  9. ArabKhani, Atabat Aliyat in Iran & Uthmani relationship (19th century), P. 23
  10. http://en.shabestan.ir/detail/News/40593 Hundred women will preach the teachings of Islam during the walk from Najaf to Karbala
  11. https://en.hellowings.com/travel-guide/airport/NJF%2Fcheap-flights-from-nadschaf-al-najaf-international-airport Al Najaf Intl
  12. https://www.al-islam.org/history-shrines/history-shrine-imam-ali-ibn-abi-talib-peace-be-upon-him History of the shrine of Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib, peace be upon him
  13. https://www.farsnews.com/news/13951211000160/%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%E2%80%8C%DA%AF%D8%B0%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%B5%D8%AD%D9%86-%D8%AD%D8%B6%D8%B1%D8%AA-%D8%B2%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%B3-%D9%88-%D9%86%D9%82%D8%B4-%D8%A2%DB%8C%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D9%BE%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%82%D9%81%E2%80%8C%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B2%DB%8C Najaf (Atabat Aliyat)
  14. https://www.isna.ir/news/97012709835/%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AD-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%87-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B2%DB%8C-%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84-%DB%B9%DB%B7 Atabat Aliyat
  15. https://www.al-islam.org/ziyarat/iraq.htm Karbala
  16. https://www.al-islam.org/articles/route-of-imam-husayn-from-makkah-to-karbala The Route of Imam Husayn from Makkah to Karbala
  17. ArabKhani, Atabat Aliyat in Iran & Uthmani relationship (19th century), P. 23
  18. ArabKhani, Atabat Aliyat in Iran & Uthmani relationship (19th century), P. 32
  19. ArabKhani, Atabat Aliyat in Iran & Uthmani relationship (19th century), p. 34–36
  20. https://www.yjc.ir/fa/news/6457132/%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2-97-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%81-%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF Samarra – Atabat Aliyat
  21. https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1395/10/07/1279814/%D8%B7%D8%B1%D8%AD-%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B9-%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%87-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1-%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B2%DB%8C-%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF Atabat Aliyat, Samarra

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