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Historic site · Samarra

Sardab of Imam al-Mahdi (ajtf)

Imam al-Mahdi (ajtf), the twelfth Imam

A lower chamber in the house of the Imams in Samarra, beside the al-Askariyyayn shrine, which Twelver Shia tradition associates with Imam al-Mahdi (ajtf) and his occultation (ghayba). It is a place of prayer, not a grave.

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  • A large golden dome and two minarets above the shrine walls, with visitors crossing a marble courtyard under a cloudy sky

    Shrine · Samarra

    Shrine of al-Askariyyayn

    The shrine in Samarra where Imam Ali al-Hadi (as) and his son Imam Hasan al-Askari (as) are buried, in what was their home. Narjis, mother of Imam al-Mahdi (ajtf), and Hakima, daughter of Imam al-Jawad (as), are also buried here. The dome was destroyed in bombings in 2006 and 2007 and has since been rebuilt.

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Sources referred to

  1. WikiShia, “Shrine of al-ʿAskariyyayn”, en.wikishia.net, accessed 14 October 2026. Draws on Dhabih Allah Mahallati, Maʾāthir al-kubarāʾ fī tārīkh Sāmarrāʾ.

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