Imam Collection

Iraq - Tomb of Husayn Ibn Ali at Karbala
Karbala (Karbala al-Muqaddasah) in Iraq - the Tomb/Shrine of Husayn ibn Ali - a holy site of Shiah Islam. It stands on the site of the grave of Husayn ibn Ali, the second grandson of Muhammad

Shrine of Husayn ibn Ali - Karbala
Karbala (Karbala al-Muqaddasah) in Iraq - the Tomb/Shrine of Husayn ibn Ali - a holy site of Shiah Islam. It stands on the site of the grave of Husayn ibn Ali, the second grandson of Muhammad

Imam Shamil (possibly someone dressed up to represent him as he died in 1871) - Political and religious leader of the Muslim tribes of the Northern Caucasus

SAID BIN TAIMUR Sultan of Muscat (later renamed Oman), when Regent. He was Sultan from 1932 to 1970. He wanted to modernise Oman, but the imam opposed this. Date: 1910 - 1972

Islamic adventurer known as Mahdi meditating in a cave from a Persian manuscript. Mehhdy. Mehhedi. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by L

Baghdad, Iraq - Entrance to the Al-Kadhimiya Mosque
Date: early 1950s

Imam - Sierra Leone - Praying
Imam (High Priest) - Sierra Leone - Praying Date: 1902

Baghdad, Iraq - The Al-Kadhimiya Mosque
The Al-Kadhimiya Mosque is a shrine located in the Kadhimayn suburb of Baghdad, Iraq. It contains the tombs of the seventh Twelver Shi ah Imam Musa al-Kadhim

Islamic Art. Safavid period. 17th century. Great Mosque. Det
Islamic Art. Safavid period. 17th century. Imam Mosque or Great Mosque (Masjed-e-Imam). Built between 1612-1638 during the reign of Shah Abbas I (1587-1629)

Tomb of Imam Ali, Najaf, Iraq
Najaf is renowned as the site of the tomb of Ali ibn Abi Talib (also known as Imam Ali ), the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad whom the Shia consider to be the righteous caliph

Procession of the Taziya, India
The Procession of the Taziya. Chup Tazia is the name in India and Pakistan given to an annual religious procession held by Twelver Shia Muslims to commemorate the martyrdom of the Prophets grandson

Iran. Isfahan. Iman Mosque Isfahan or The Shah Mosque. Safavi period (Shah Abbas I of Persia). 17th century

Islamic Republic of Iran. Isfahan. Imam Khomeini Square, built in 1612 by order of Shah Abbas I. In 1979 he was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO

Aga Khan III - Sir Sultan Muhammed Shah
Sir Sultan Muhammed Shah, Aga Khan III (18771957) - the 48th Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims. Date: 1926

Imam upon the minaret calling believers to prayer - Syria
The Imam the minaret calling the believers to prayer - Syria. Date: circa 1910s

Al-Kadhimiya Mosque, Baghdad, Iraq - WWI Xmas card
A rather unusual Christmas Greetings postcard, featuring a World War One era soldier (serving on the Mesopotamian front) in patriotic pose before an inset view of the Al-Kadhimiya Mosque, Baghdad

Turkman Mullah at Hazar, Turkemistan
A Turkman Mullah at Hazar, Turkemistan on the Caspian Sea. The Balkan Province of Celeken (Cheleken). Date: circa 1906

Isfanan, Iran - Imperial Palace
Isfahan (or Esfahan) - The Shah Mosque (Masjed-e Shah), recently known as Imam Mosque - standing on the south side of the Naghsh-i Jahan Square. Date: circa 1910s

Iran, Isfahan - Imam Mosque
The Imam Mosque or Masjed-e Imam, formally known as the Shah Mosque, Isfahan, Iran (standing at the southern edge of the Naghsh-i Jahan Square)

The Kaza Main Mosque, Baghdad, Iraq
The Al-Kadhimiya Mosque - a shrine located in the Kadhimayn suburb of Baghdad, Iraq. The shrine contains the tombs of the seventh Twelver Shi ah Imam Musa al-Kadhim

The Al-Kadhimiya Mosque, Baghdad, Iraq, a shrine containing the tombs of the seventh Twelver Shi ah Imam Musa al-Kadhim and the ninth Twelver Shi ah Imam Muhammad at-Taqi

Imams in Iran
Image of two Imams chatting man to man in Iran Date: circa 1910s

Iraq - Al-Kazimiyyah
The Al-Kadhimiya Mosque, Baghdad, Iraq, a shrine containing the tombs of the seventh Twelver Shi ah Imam Musa al-Kadhim and the ninth Twelver Shi ah Imam Muhammad at-Taqi

Iraq - The Al-Kadhimiya Mosque, The Sahan
Iraq - The Al-Kadhimiya Mosque in the Kadhimayn suburb of Baghdad, Iraq. The Mosque contains the tombs of the seventh Twelver Shi ah Imam Musa al-Kadhim

Tombs of Sultans - Constantinople
Constantinople - The Tombs of Sultan Aziz and Sultan Mahmud. Two Imams sit before the sarcophagi (flanked by some impressive candles) reciting the Koran

British Soldiers at Muslim Burial - Gallipoli
A group of British and Australian allied forces at Gallipoli in the Dardanelles witness a Muslim burial conducted by the local Imam (possibly the burial of a local assistant to their cause?)

Trabzon, Turkey - Exhibition Inauguration
The inauguration of the Exhibition of Commerce and Arts at Trabzon on the Black Sea coast in north-eastern Turkey. The capital of Trabzon Province

Uskudar - Street scene with small minaret
Bosphorus - Asian side - Uskudar (Scutari) - Street scene with a small neighbourhood Mosque. The Imam and Muezzin approach the building

Imam at prayer inside the Ayasofya
Imam at prayer inside the famed Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya) in Constantinople. Architects of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul were Anthemius of Tralles and Isadorus of Miletus

Turkey proclaims the Holy War
Tukey pronounces the Holy War in front of the Fatih Camii Mosque (built by Atik Sinan under instruction from Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror) in Istanbul

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