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Page 1 Beneath the blue dome is the cellar (sardab) where Imam al-Mahdi [a] is said to have disappeared The mausoleum of the 10th Imam al-Naqi and 11th Imam al-Askari, peace be upon them. The mausoleum of the 10th Imam al-Naqi and 11th Imam al-Askari, peace be upon them. Maqam Ghaibat, Samarra (Iraq). The cellar where Imam Al-Mahdi [a] was last seen before going into occultation   Outside Masjid Sahla (Kufa, Iraq). The 12th Imam [a] is said to frequent this mosque Maqam Sahib al-Zamaan [a], inside Masjid Sahla Inside Maqam Sahib al-Zamaan [a] i.e. after opening the door seen in the previous picture Maqam Ghaibat, Samarra (Iraq). The cellar where Imam Al-Mahdi [a] was last seen before going into occultation     Ruins of the Great Mosque of Samarra. At the time it was built (842-852), it was the largest mosque in the world