Imam Husayn Shrine

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Shia Islamic holy site mausoleum mosque pilgrimage site shrine

The Imam Husayn Shrine is a major Shia Islamic holy site in Karbala, Iraq, revered as the burial place of Husayn ibn Ali and a central destination for religious pilgrimage.

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All labels observed (10)

Label Occurrences
Imam Husayn Shrine canonical 17
Imam Husayn Shrine in Karbala 3
Shrine of Imam Husayn 3

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Shia Islamic holy site ⓘ
mausoleum ⓘ
mosque ⓘ
pilgrimage site ⓘ
shrine ⓘ
architecturalStyle Islamic architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Karbala Governorate ⓘ
Grand Ayatollah ⓘ
surface form: Sayyid Ali al-Sistani (through religious authority)

Twelver Shia ⓘ
surface form: Twelver Shia Islam
burialPlaceOf Al-Abbas Shrine in Karbala ⓘ
surface form: Abbas ibn Ali (in adjacent shrine complex)

Ali al-Akbar ibn Husayn ⓘ
Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
city Karbala ⓘ
country Iraq ⓘ
culturalSignificance major center of Shia religious culture ⓘ
site of mass religious gatherings ⓘ
denomination Shia Islam ⓘ
eventAssociatedWith Arbaeen pilgrimage ⓘ
Ashura commemorations ⓘ
Battle of Karbala ⓘ
function place of mourning rituals ⓘ
place of prayer ⓘ
place of religious education ⓘ
governingBody Shia religious authorities in Iraq ⓘ
hasFeature calligraphic inscriptions ⓘ
courtyard ⓘ
gilded zarih (tomb enclosure) ⓘ
golden dome ⓘ
marble floors ⓘ
minarets ⓘ
tile decoration ⓘ
tomb chamber ⓘ
ziyarat hall ⓘ
hasRole central destination for Shia pilgrimage ⓘ
commemoration site of Battle of Karbala ⓘ
hasTitle Haram al-Imam al-Husayn ⓘ
Imam Husayn Shrine self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Sanctuary of Imam Husayn
languageOfInscriptions Arabic ⓘ
locatedIn Iraq ⓘ
Karbala ⓘ
namedAfter Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
near Euphrates ⓘ
surface form: Euphrates River

Al-Abbas Shrine in Karbala ⓘ
surface form: Imam Abbas Shrine
pilgrimageType Arbaeen ⓘ
Ziyarat ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
significance one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam ⓘ
symbol of martyrdom and resistance in Shia tradition ⓘ
visitedBy Shia Muslims from around the world ⓘ
millions of pilgrims annually ⓘ

Referenced by (31)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Islamic world → hasPilgrimageSite → Imam Husayn Shrine ⓘ
Battle of Karbala → associatedWith → Imam Husayn Shrine ⓘ
this entity surface form: Imam Husayn shrine in Karbala
southern Iraq → containsReligiousSite → Imam Husayn Shrine ⓘ
subject surface form: Southern Iraq
this entity surface form: Imam Husayn Shrine in Karbala
Husayn ibn Ali → burialPlace → Imam Husayn Shrine ⓘ
Husayn ibn Ali → hasShrine → Imam Husayn Shrine ⓘ
this entity surface form: Imam Husayn Shrine in Karbala
Karbala → notableFor → Imam Husayn Shrine ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shrine of Imam Husayn
Karbala → hasPlaceOfWorship → Imam Husayn Shrine ⓘ
Imam Husayn Shrine → hasTitle → Imam Husayn Shrine self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sanctuary of Imam Husayn
Karbala Governorate → contains → Imam Husayn Shrine ⓘ
Karbala Governorate → knownFor → Imam Husayn Shrine ⓘ
Karbala Governorate → hasPilgrimageSite → Imam Husayn Shrine ⓘ
Tadjah festival → symbolizes → Imam Husayn Shrine ⓘ
this entity surface form: tombs of Husayn ibn Ali and his companions
Ali al-Akbar ibn Husayn → burialSite → Imam Husayn Shrine ⓘ
this entity surface form: Imam Husayn Shrine complex
Ali al-Asghar ibn Husayn → burialSite → Imam Husayn Shrine ⓘ
Abbas ibn Ali → associatedWith → Imam Husayn Shrine ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shrine of Imam Husayn
Al-Abbas Shrine in Karbala → adjacentTo → Imam Husayn Shrine ⓘ
Qasim ibn al-Hassan → burialPlace → Imam Husayn Shrine ⓘ
this entity surface form: Imam Husayn Shrine, Karbala
Arbaeen pilgrimage → destination → Imam Husayn Shrine ⓘ
Arbaeen pilgrimage → associatedWith → Imam Husayn Shrine ⓘ
Atabat Al-Muqaddasa (Holy Thresholds) → hasPart → Imam Husayn Shrine ⓘ
subject surface form: Atabat Al-Muqaddasa
Shia Arabs → pilgrimageSite → Imam Husayn Shrine ⓘ
Arbaeen → centralShrine → Imam Husayn Shrine ⓘ
Arbaeen (40th day after Ashura) → associatedShrine → Imam Husayn Shrine ⓘ
Imam Husayn → burialPlace → Imam Husayn Shrine ⓘ
Imam Husayn → pilgrimageSite → Imam Husayn Shrine ⓘ
this entity surface form: Imam Husayn Shrine in Karbala
Shrine of Abbas ibn Ali → associatedWith → Imam Husayn Shrine ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shrine of Husayn ibn Ali
Shrine of Abbas ibn Ali → locatedNear → Imam Husayn Shrine ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shrine of Husayn ibn Ali
Shrine of Abbas ibn Ali → locatedNear → Imam Husayn Shrine ⓘ
Haram al-Imam al-Husayn → alsoKnownAs → Imam Husayn Shrine ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shrine of Imam Husayn
Haram al-Imam al-Husayn → alsoKnownAs → Imam Husayn Shrine ⓘ
Haram al-Imam al-Husayn → governedBy → Imam Husayn Shrine ⓘ
this entity surface form: Imam Husayn Holy Shrine administration