Aimmah
Kazimayn — Shrines of Imam Musa al-Kazim and Imam Muhammad al-Jawad
الكَاظِمَيْن — مَرْقَدُ الإِمَامَيْن المُوسَى وَالجَوَاد
Baghdad (Kazimayn), Iraq
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The Kazimayn shrine in northern Baghdad houses the graves of two Imams: Imam Musa ibn Jafar al-Kazim (AS) — the seventh Imam, known for his extraordinary patience (hence al-Kazim, 'the restrainer of anger') — and Imam Muhammad ibn Ali al-Jawad (AS) — the ninth Imam, who ascended to the Imamate at age 9. Both have magnificent golden domes that dominate the Kazimayn skyline.
Why it Matters
For the Bohra community, visiting Kazimayn is part of the sacred Iraq ziyarat circuit. The Imams in the Fatimi silsila — the chain of knowledge — all hold supreme spiritual stations. Imam al-Kazim's patience under persecution and imprisonment is held as a model of tawakkul (trust in Allah).
Also in this region
4- Karbala al-Mualla — Shrine of Imam Husain (AS) Karbala Aimmah كَرْبَلاَء المُقَدَّ
- Shrine of Hazrat Abbas ibn Ali (AS) Karbala Ahl al-Bayt مَرْقَدُ العَبَّاسِ
- Najaf al-Ashraf — Shrine of Imam Ali (AS) Najaf Aimmah النَّجَفُ الأَشْرَف
- Samarra — Shrines of Imam al-Hadi and Imam al-Askari Samarra Aimmah سَامَرَّاء