Sayyidah Ruqayya Mosque
Also known as: مقام السيدة رقية بنت الحسين
Mosque in Damascus, Syria
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Overview
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The Sayyidah Ruqayya Mosque is a mosque and mausoleum complex in Damascus, Syria. It contains the grave of Ruqayya bint Husayn, the young daughter of Husayn, and is regarded as a holy site in Shia Islam. The complex stands in the Amara Jowaniyyeh neighbourhood, on Naqib Al Ashraf Lane. Locally it is known as the shrine of Sayyidah Ruqayya bint al-Husayn. It receives religious visitors from many parts of the world and is counted among the pilgrimage sites of the city.
History
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According to Shia belief, Ruqayya bint Husayn was the youngest daughter of Imam Husayn ibn Ali. She is said to have been present at the Battle of Karbala, to have died afterwards in Damascus, and to have been buried in a ruined site near the palace of Yazid ibn Muawiya.
During the Ayyubid period a shrine chamber (rawda) was built around her grave. Over the following centuries a succession of buildings was raised over the burial place. The shrine was renovated for the first time in 1125 AH, again in 1323 AH, and most recently in 1399 AH.
From Wikipedia
The Sayyida Ruqayya Mosque (Arabic: مَسْجِد ٱلسَّيِّدة رُقَيَّة, romanized: Masjid as-Sayyida Ruqayya) is a Shia mosque and mausoleum complex, located in Damascus, Syria. The complex contains the grave of Ruqayya bint Husayn, the young daughter of Husayn. It is a holy site in Shia Islam.
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