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Great Mosque of Kufa
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The Great Mosque of Kufa is one of the earliest surviving mosques in the world, located in Kufa, Iraq. The mosque was founded in 638 AD and later rebuilt and expanded. A holy site in Shia Islam, it is
The mosque in 2014
The mosque in 2014
The mosque in 1915
The mosque in 1915
Kufa mosque in 2016
Kufa mosque in 2016
One of the entrances and outer walls of the historic mosque
One of the entrances and outer walls of the historic mosque
Ali
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Ali ibn Abi Talib was the fourth Rashidun caliph who ruled from 656 CE until his assassination in 661, as well as the first Shia Imam. He was the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Great Mosque of Kufa
…in the world, located in Kufa, Iraq. The mosque was founded in 638 AD and later rebuilt and expanded. A holy site in Shia Islam, it is the place where Ali, the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, the first Shia Imam and the fourth Sunni Rashidun caliph, lived and led prayers. He was…
Gouache illustration of Ali (centre) and his sons, Hasan and Husayn, 1838, by an unknown painter
Gouache illustration of Ali (centre) and his sons, Hasan and Husayn, 1838, by an unknown painter
Istanbul Santa Sofia Medalló
Istanbul Santa Sofia Medalló
Fonds Christian Bromberger Affiches de la période de la Révolution islamique Au premier plan Ali ibn Abi Talib, premier imam chiite, se tient derrière
Fonds Christian Bromberger Affiches de la période de la Révolution islamique Au premier plan Ali ibn Abi Talib, premier imam chiite, se tient derrière un lion, un sabre à la main et un paysa
Sasanid style coins during the Rashidun period, featuring a crescent-star, fire altar, depictions of Khosrow II, and an Arabic bismillāh in the margin
Sasanid style coins during the Rashidun period, featuring a crescent-star, fire altar, depictions of Khosrow II, and an Arabic bismillāh in the margin). Unlike known historical figures such as Ibn Zubayr and Mu'awiya I, there are no coins minted in the name of these caliphs that could be evidence of political sovereignty.