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Saad Ibn Aqeel Shrine facts for kids

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Saad ibn Aqeel Shrine was a mausoleum and husseiniya in Tal Afar in Iraq. It was close to the Sheikh Jawad Mosque.

The shrine had a golden dome over the mausoleum of Saad Ibn Aqeel. One of his ancestors was Aqeel ibn Abi Talib. The grave of Saad Ibn Aqeel was in a zarih.

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  • Gateway-to-Imam-Saad-bin-Aqil-Shrine

    The fence and outer entrance to the complex.

  • Imam-Saad-Ibn-Aqeel-Shrine-interior

    People praying at the shrine.

  • Imam-saad-bin-ibn-aqeel-shrine

    The shrine before the ISIL deliberate destruction in 2014, photo taken 2011

  • Qaddo-Mosque-And-Imam-Saad-Shrine-Tal-Afar

    The dome of the shrine (middle) with Qaddo Mosque dome over to the left.

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