Shia Collection

Al-Kadhimiya Mosque, Baghdad, Iraq
Al-Kadhimiya Mosque (Masjid Al-Kazimiyyah) or Al-Kadhimayn Shrine (Ḥaram Al-Kazimayn) - a Shi'ite Islamic mosque and shrine located in the Kadhimayn suburb of Baghdad, Iraq

Shia Moslem leader, Southern Arabia
Shia Moslem leader, Seyid Mustapha el Idrisi, Southern Arabia. He is claimed to be a descendant of Fatima, Mahomets daughter, who married the martyred Ali. 1922

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

Beirut, Lebanon - Metwalli women at the Fountain
Beirut, Lebanon - Metwalli (a derogatory term for Shi as / Shi ites) Women at the Fountain. Date: circa 1910s

Haydar Khana 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-Haydar Khana Mosque, Baghdad

The Gateway to the Chota Imambara, Lucknow, India
The Gateway to the Chota Imambara (Hussainabad Imambara) - an imposing monument located in the city of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

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

Chota Imambara, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Chota Imambara (Imambara Hussainabad Mubarak), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, built as a congregation hall for Shia Moslems in 1838. Date: circa 1920

Syria. Damascus. Sayyidah Zaynab Mosque. Shia Muslim tradition. Architect, Rida Mourtada. Near East. Photo before Syrian civil war

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

Iran. Isfahan. Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque. 17th century. Reigh of Shah Abbas I. Safavid dynastry

Bara Imambara, Lucknow, India
Bara (Great) Imambara, Lucknow, India. It is a shrine built by Shia Muslims. Date: circa 1890s

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

Iran - Qom - Lady Fatima Ma-Sumah (Mosque)
Iran - Qom - The spectacular Lady Fatima Ma-Sumah Mosque. Date: circa 1920

Lucknow - Bara Imambara
Bara Imambara complex in Lucknow, India, built by Asaf-ud-daulah, Nawab of Lucknow in 1784. It is also called the Asafi Imambara

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

Khoja from Uzbekistan
A Khojeh of Uzbek Tartary. The Khojas are an ethnic group of Shia Muslims.This plate, according to Elphinstone, depicts Mahommed Hussun, a native of Wurdaunzye near Bokhaura

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

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