Al-Kazimiyya Mosque
Al-Kadhimiyya Mosque (Arabic: مَسْجِد ٱلْكَاظِمِيَّة, romanized: Masjid al-Kāẓimiyya) is a Shi'a Islamic mosque and shrine located in the Kādhimiya suburb of Baghdad, Iraq. It contains the tombs of the seventh and ninth Twelver Shī'ī Imāms, respectively Mūsā al-Kādhim and his grandson Muhammad al-Jawad. Also buried within the premises of this mosque are the historical scholars Shaykh Mufīd and Shaykh Naṣīr ad-Dīn aṭ-Ṭūsi. Directly adjacent to the mosque are two smaller shrines, belonging to the brothers Sayyid Raḍī (who compiled Nahjul-Balāghah) and Sayyid Murtadā and Qadi Abu Yusuf al-Ansari.
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مَسْجِد ٱلْكَاظِمِيَّة | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Rite | Shia Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Mosque and shrine |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Kadhimiya, Baghdad, Iraq |
Location in Baghdad Al-Kazimiyya Mosque (Iraq) Al-Kazimiyya Mosque (Middle East) Al-Kazimiyya Mosque (Asia) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 33°22′48″N 44°20′17″E |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Iraqi architecture Qajar architecture |
| Shrine(s) | 6 |
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| Twelver Shi'ism |
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