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Summary
The al-Askari shrine at Samarra, holding the graves of Ali al-Hadi and Hasan al-Askari 1.
Building history
The Mawsu'at al-Atabat al-Muqaddasa (Samarra section), citing Tarikh Shaykh al-Sarra, records that Nasir al-Dawla the Hamdanid covered the grave with curtains in 333; Mu'izz al-Dawla the Buyid then raised the dome and sirdab and appointed caretakers; Adud al-Dawla fenced the rawda in teak in 368; Amir Arslan restored dome and grave in 445; Barkyaruq the Seljuk renewed the doors in 495; and the Abbasid al-Nasir rebuilt dome and minarets, inscribing the Twelve Imams' names on the arch ring in 606 — followed by the Jalayirid Abu Uways Hasan (748–750), the Safavid Shah Husayn (1106) and Ahmad al-Dunbuli al-Barmaki (1200) 1.
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- Samarra
People and things also explored
Dome of Redress of al-Muhtadi· The Killing of Abu Faqqas by Flogging· Death of al-Wathiq· The Founding of al-Mutawakkiliyya· The Garrisoning of Sur man Ra'a (Samarra)· Ibn Sinina al-Samiri· Samarra
Sources
- Mawsu'at al-Atabat al-Muqaddasa — Ja'far al-Khalili (Samarra section)
- Muʼjam al-Buldan — Yaqut
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islam.museum contributors. “al-Askari shrine (Samarra)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/building/al-askari-shrine/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.