It is the site of the Al-Abbas Mosque, which contains the tomb of a standard bearer who carried a bag of water in his teeth a ter his arms were cut o f.
Clay from this city is the preferred component of intricate tablets called "turbahs," which are placed below the head in prayer. A popular saying coined by Ali Shariati ends by noting that "every land is" this city. It is the site of the Al-Abbas Mosque, which contains the tomb of a standard bearer who carried a bag of water in his teeth a ter his arms were cut o f. An annual pilgrimage to this city takes its name from the Arabic for "fortieth day" and o ten ends with a 55-mile walk from Najaf. That pilgrimage, the Arbaeen, is the world's largest annual pilgrimage. This city is the heart of the Remembrance of Muharram, a series of rituals that culminates with mourning processions and mock battles on Ashura. For 10 points, name this Iraqi city which became a major Shi'ite pilgrimage site a ter Ali's son Hussein was martyred at a namesake battle in 680 AD.
Clay from this city is the preferred component of intricate tablets called "turbahs," which are placed below the head in prayer.
Karbala