Imam Qasim Shrine
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| Imam Qasim Shrine | |
|---|---|
مرقد الإمام القاسم | |
 The shrine in 2024 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Shia (Twelver) |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | |
| Ownership | Shiite Endowment Office |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Al-Qasim, Babylon Governorate |
| Country | Iraq |
  Location of the shrine in Iraq | |
 | |
| Geographic coordinates | 32°17′51″N 44°41′04″E / 32.2975231°N 44.6843127°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Style | Islamic architecture (Buyid, Ilkhanid, Safavid) |
| Completed | 10th century CE |
| Specifications | |
| Dome | One |
| Minaret | Two |
| Shrine | One: al-Qasim |
The Imam Qasim Shrine (Arabic: مرقد الإمام القاسم), also known as the Shrine of al-Qasim, is a Twelver Shi'ite mosque and shrine, located in the city of Al-Qasim, in the Babylon Governorate of Iraq. The structure contained the mausoleum of al-Qasim, one of the sons of Musa al-Kadhim, the seventh Imam of the Twelver Shi'ite religion.
The mosque and shrine complex is the burial place of al-Qasim ibn Musa al-Kadhim, who is buried in the room topped by the golden dome.[1][2] He was very deeply beloved to his father, Musa al-Kadhim who included his son in his will and testament. Musa al-Kadhim is known to have said, regarding the affairs of his son:[1][2]
If the matter were up to me, I would have made it [the will] to my son al-Qasim, because of my love for him and my compassion for him. But that is up to Allah Ta'ala, for He makes it where He wills.
al-Qasim is believed to have been born in 767 CE and died between 807 and 808 CE with an estimated age of 40–41 years at death.[1][2] The Shi'ite scholar Ibn Tawus emphasized the importance of visiting the grave of al-Qasim, saying:[3]
If you want to visit one of them, such as al-Qasim ibn [Musa] al-Kadhim, al-Abbas ibn Ali, or Ali ibn al-Husayn, who was killed in al-Taif, and whoever is similar to them, you will stand at the One whom you want to visit.
