Al-Atabat Al-Aliyat (Arabic: العتبات العالیاتKadhimiyah hawzah.net Retrieved 3 June 2018Al-Atabat Al-Aliyat yjc.ir Retrieved 3 June 2018 lit. sublime thresholds),Money, Religion, and Politics: The Oudh Bequest in Najaf and Karbala', 1850-1903 Retrieved 28 October 2021The Sunna and Shi'a in history, Ofra Bengio and Meir Litvak, P. 88 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;ArabKhani, Atabat Aliyat in Iran & Uthmani relationship (19th century), P. 23Atabat-i Aliyat in Iran-Ottoman Relations in The Nineteenth Century (in Persian) academia.edu Retrieved 3 June 2018Report image gitionline.ir Retrieved 3 June 2018 and actually the whole of these Imams' shrines (graves) are called Atabat Aliyat.Atabat Aliyat tasnimnews.com Retrieved 8 June 2018 The mentioned cities have significance due to shrines of those six Shia Imams who have been buried there.ArabKhani, Atabat Aliyat in Iran & Uthmani relationship (19th century), P. 23
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.Hundred women will preach the teachings of Islam during the walk from Najaf to Karbala en.shabestan.ir Retrieved 4 June 2018Al Najaf Intl en.hellowings.com Retrieved 4 June 2018 Ali ibn Abi Talib's shrine is thereHistory of the shrine of Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib, peace be upon him al-islam.org as a part of Atabat Aliyat.Najaf (Atabat Aliyat) farsnews.comAtabat Aliyat isna.ir
Karbala
Karbala is a city in Iraq,Karbala al-islam.org Retrieved 5 June 2018The Route of Imam Husayn from Makkah to Karbala al-islam.org Retrieved 5 June 2018 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.ArabKhani, Atabat Aliyat in Iran & Uthmani relationship (19th century), P. 23
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.ArabKhani, Atabat Aliyat in Iran & Uthmani relationship (19th century), P. 32
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,ArabKhani, Atabat Aliyat in Iran & Uthmani relationship (19th century), p. 34–36 and it is regarded as one of Atabat Aliyat destinations.Samarra – Atabat Aliyat yjc.ir Retrieved 6 June 2018Atabat Aliyat, Samarra tasnimnews.com Retrieved 6 June 2018
See also Battle of Karbala Family tree of Muhammad#Family tree linking prophets to Imams List of casualties in Husayn's army at the Battle of Karbala Sayyid Arbaʽeen Pilgrimage
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