7th imam musa kazim shrine
Imam reza!
History of the Shrine of Imam Musa al-Kazim (A.S.) and Imam Muhammad Taqi (A.S.)
Anyone approaching Baghdad from the north or the west will be impressed by the sight of the four golden minarets at Kadhmayn, the Shrine of the Two Imams, Imam Musa al-Kadhim (A.S.) and Imam Muhammad Taqi al-Jawad (A.S.).
7th imam musa kazim shrine
They are respectively the Seventh and the Ninth of the Twelve Imams, at whose tombs we are accustomed to seek healing and to invoke their intercession for the forgiveness of our sins and the fulfillment of our needs.
The present building dates back only to the beginning of the sixteenth century and has been kept in excellent repair.
This building represents the restoration of Shah lsmail I Safavi (1502 - 24), though when the Turkish Sultan, Suleiman the Great, captured Baghdad and remained there for four months in 1534, he visited this sacred place, and is said to have contributed to the further ornamentation of the Shrine at Kadhmayn.
The tiles for the double cupola, however,