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Destruction of Shrines in Samarra

In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful.
May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon Muhammad and his family.

The Ahlul Bayt DILP Team strongly condemns the Bombing of the Al-Askari Mosque, on the 22nd of Feburary 2006, causing the tragic destruction of the Holy Shrines. This crime comes as a shock to all Muslims, especially the Shia as the Al-Askari Mosque is one of the Holiest Shrines. It is the resting place of the 10th Imam (Ali Al-Naqi) and 11th Imam (Hassan Al-Askari), who are the descendants of the Prophet Muhammad (saw). It is also highly regarded that a place nearby is where the living 12th Imam went into occultation. In this time of difficulty we pray to Allah for unity in the muslim community, justice to be done, and patience to deal with this tragedy.

We have complied below a small collection of related links:

About Samarra & Al-Askari Mosque:

  • History of the Shrines
  • Samarra Photos
  • Pilgrimage sites in Samarra
  • Al Askari Mosque Wikipedia
  • Samarra Wikipedia
  • Factfile - Askaria Shrine MSNBC
  • Samarra: Shia pilgrimage centre BBC
  • About the 10th, 11th & 12th Imam:

  • Imam Al-Naqi (10th Imam) - Excerpt from the Book Story of the Holy Kaabah And its People.
  • Imam Al-Askari (11th Imam) - Excerpt from the Book Story of the Holy Kaabah And its People.
  • Life of the 10th Imam Lecture by Dr Hamid Algar at Berkeley University
  • Life of the 11th Imam Lecture by Dr Hamid Algar at Berkeley University
  • The 12th Imam Al-Mahdi Large Collection of resources from the Al-Islam.org's Online Library
  • A Brief Biography of the 10th Imam IslamicOccasions.com
  • A Brief Biography of the 11th Imam IslamicOccasions.com
  • Statements from the Offices of Scholars:

  • Al-Sayyid Al-Sistani
  • Al-Sayyid Ali Khamenei
  • Al-Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlullah
  • Al-Shaykh Fazel Lankarani
  • Media & News Clippings:

  • A Sit-in Denouncing the Loss of Human Lives & the Sacrilege of Holy Sites across Iraq University of Texas
  • News and Photos on the destruction of the Shrines IslamicOccasions.com
  • BBC Photos (before & after) BBC
  • Chicago-area Islamic community reacts Chicago Tribune
  • Bristol's Muslim community unites to condemn Bombing of Holy Shrine in Iraq MuslimNews.co.uk
  • What Was and Never Shall Be WashingtonPost.com