Places to Visit:

Najaf

Kufa

Karbala

Moosayab

Kadhmayn

Baghdad

Madain /Salman Pak

Hillah

Basra

Najaf

Pilgrimage sites

1 Mausoleum of 1st Imam Ali b. Abi Taalib, peace be upon him
There are 3 graves in one darih:
  • Grave of Imam Ali [a]
  • Grave of Prophet Adam [a] - 1st prophet and man on earth
  • Grave of Prophet Nuh [a]
2 Wadi-us Salaam
  • Tomb of Prophet Hud [a]
  • Tomb of Prophet Saleh [a]
  • Maqam of Saheb al-Asr, Imam Al-Mahdi [a]
  • Mosalla of Imam Ali Zayn al-Abidin [a]
3 Tomb of Hadrat Kumayl - companion of Imam Ali [a]
4 Tomb of Rashid Hijri - companion of Imam Ali [a]
5 Masjid Hannana

This mosque is between Kufa and Najaf. The significance of this mosque is that when Imam Hasan [a] and Imam Husayn [a] were carrying the janaza of Imam Ali [a] from Kufa to Najaf, they passed near this mosque, and as they were passing, the pillars of the mosque inclined towards Imam Ali [a] as if paying its last respects. It is also believed that some of the skin from Imam Husayn [a]'s head (that came off when Khul Mal'un was disrespecting the head of Imam Husayn [a] with a knife) is buried here.


Kufa

Pilgrimage sites

1 Masjid Kufa
  • The place where Imam Ali [a] was martyred
  • Court room of Imam Ali [a]
  • Mausoleum of Muslim ibn Aqil [a], cousin and ambassador of Imam Husayn [a] to Kufa
  • Mausoleum of Mukhtar, the avenger of Imam Husayn [a]'s massacre
  • Mausoleum of Hani ibn Urwa, companion of Imam Husayn [a] who was killed by Ubaydullah Ibn Ziyad for sheltering and supporting Muslim ibn Aqil
  • Mosalla of several prophets
  • Tanoor. The place from where the deluge (toofan) of Prophet Nuh [a] began
2 House of Imam Ali, peace be upon him
3 Mausoleum of Sayyida Khadijatul Sughra daughter of Imam Ali [a] - outside Masjid Kufa
4 Mausoleum of Prophet Yunus [a] - near the river
5 Masjid Sahla.
  • Mosalla of 6th Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq [a]
  • Mosalla of Prophet Ibrahim [a]
  • Mosalla of Prophet Idris [a]
  • Mosalla of Prophet Khidr [a]. Also called Maqam al-Saleheen
  • Maqam of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq [a]
6 Kooba of Ebrahim ibn Hasan al-Muthanna ibn Imam Hasan [a]
7 Mausoleum of Maytham al-Tammar, companion of Imam Ali [a]

Karbala

Pilgrimage sites

1 Mausoleum of 3rd Imam al-Husayn, peace be upon him
There are 3 graves in one darih:
  • Grave of Imam Husayn [a]
  • Grave of Ali Akbar, son of Imam Husayn [a]
  • Grave of Ali Asgher, son of Imam Husayn [a]
2 Mausoleum of Hadrat Abbas b. Ali [a]: Brother and Standard-bearer of Imam Husayn [a]
3 Ganj-e-Shohada - graves of the rest of the martyrs of Karbala
4 Qatl-ghah
5 Grave of Ibrahim son of 7th Imam Musa al-Kadhim, peace be upon him
6 Mausoleum of Hur (companion of Imam Husayn [a] in Karbala) - 3 miles from Karbala
7 Mausoleum of Aun, son of Sayyida Zaynab [a] 6 miles from Karbala.

Moosayab

Location

This place is on the way to Kadhmayn while going from Karbala.

Pilgrimage site

Mausoleum of the two sons of Muslim ibn Aqil [a]:-


Kadhmayn

Pilgrimage sites

1 Mausoleum of 7th and 9th Imams, Imam Musa al-Kadhim and Imam Muhammad al-Jawad, peace be upon them

Baghdad

Location

Baghdad and Madain are very close to Kadhmayn.

Pilgrimage sites

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Tomb, Roza , of our Master, the Sultan of the Awliya' of Allah, al-Ghawth al-A'zam Shaikh Muhyi'din 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani, al-Hasani, al-Husaini, may Allah perfume his resting place.


Madain/Salman Pak

Pilgrimage sites

1 Tomb of Salman Farsi, companion of the Holy Prophet [s]
2 Tomb of Hudhaifa al-Yamani, companion of the Holy Prophet [s]
3 Tomb of Jabir b. Abdullah  al-Ansari, companion of the Holy Prophet [s]
4 Masjid Jum'a - near the tomb of Salman Farsi

Historic site

Tak-e-Kisra, the palace of Nausherwan - part of ancient Babylonian civilization. When the Holy Prophet [s] was born in Makkah, this huge edifice is said to have developed cracks on its walls.

Hillah

Pilgrimage sites

1 Tomb of Hamza [a]
2 Tomb of Qasim b. Imam Musa al-Kadhim [a]
3 Tomb of Prophet Ayyub [a]
4 Tomb of Prophet Daniel [a]
5 Tomb of Prophet Dhul Kifl [a]. Known as "Chifl"
6 Maqam Sahib al-Zamaan [a]

Basra

Pilgrimage sites

Masjid Ali, peace be upon him