Sayyida Zaynab Mosque, Syria
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The Sayyida Zaynab Mosque (Arabic: مَسْجِد ٱلسَّيِّدَة زَيْنَب, romanized: Masjid as-Sayyidah Zaynab) is a mosque located in al-Sitt near the capital city of Damascus, Syria. Twelver Shia tradition considers the mosque to contain the grave of Zaynab bint Ali, the daughter of Ali and Fatima, and granddaughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Sayyida Zaynab Mosqueمَسْجِد ٱلسَّيِّدَة زَيْنَب | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Twelver Shia Islam |
Location | |
Location | Al-Sitt, Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria |
Geographic coordinates | 33°26′40″N 36°20′27″E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Rida Mourtada |
Type | Mosque |
Completed | 1990 |
Dome(s) | 1 |
Isma'ili Shia tradition place Zaynab's tomb in the mosque of the same name in Cairo, Egypt. The tomb became a centre of Twelver religious studies in Syria and a destination of mass pilgrimage by Twelver Shia Muslims from across the Muslim world, beginning in the 1980s. The zenith of visitation normally occurs in the summer. The present-day mosque that hosts the tomb was built in 1990.[1]