Mausoleum of Maytham al-Tammar

Mausoleum of Maytham al-Tammar
مرقد ميثم التمار
Religion
AffiliationShi'a
ProvinceNajaf province
RiteTwelver Shi'a
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusMosque and shrine
StatusActive
Location
LocationKufa, Iraq
Mausoleum of Maytham al-Tammar is located in Iraq
Mausoleum of Maytham al-Tammar
Location in Kufa, Iraq
Geographic coordinates32°1′35.391″N 44°23′41.973″E / 32.02649750°N 44.39499250°E / 32.02649750; 44.39499250
Architecture
Typemosque, mausoleum
CompletedUnknown, but present building is modern (2011)
Specifications
Dome(s)1
Dome dia. (outer)9 metres
Dome dia. (inner)9 metres
Minaret(s)2
Minaret height28 metres
Shrine(s)1

The Mausoleum of Maytham al-Tammar (Arabic: مرقد ميثم التمار) is a Shi'ite religious complex located in Kufa, Iraq. It is dedicated to Maytham ibn Yahya al-Tammar, a companion of Ali ibn Abi Talib who was killed by the Umayyad governor Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad.[1] The mosque and shrine complex is located to the west of the Great Mosque of Kufa.[1]

History

Maytham al-Tammar was executed in the year 680 by Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad.[1] He was buried at this spot. The date of construction of the mausoleum over his grave is not known. However, a structure already existed there in the twentieth century.[2]

The tomb of Maytham al-Tammar in the shrine after 2017

In 2011, the mausoleum was rebuilt and expanded. Subsequently, the structure was converted into a Shi'ite mosque.[2] Two minarets were added, and the dome over the shrine was replaced with a larger one which had more decorations on it.[2] Then in 2017, a new zarih was built around the grave of Maytham al-Tammar.[3] It was constructed from Isfahan and then shipped to Kufa, where it was reassembled around the grave.[3]

Architecture

The present mosque and mausoleum/shrine complex has one dome and two minarets.[2] The dome has a diameter of 9 metres, while the minarets have a length of 28 metres and a diameter of 2.5 metres.[2] The tomb of Maytham al-Tammar is located underneath the dome, and a zarih encloses it.[3] This zarih was built in Isfahan, and its area is 20 square metres.[3] It is made from wood, and inlaid with copper and silver attachments.[3]

Incidents

In 2006, a suicide bomber detonated a car bomb near the shrine of Maytham al-Tammar in Kufa, Iraq.[4] The bomb was detonated in between two vans carrying Iranian pilgrims to the shrine.[4] Twelve innocent civilians were killed and 37 more were injured as a result of the car bomb.[4] Out of the 12 killed, 8 of them were Iranians, and out of the 37 that were injured, 22 of them were Iranian.[4]

See also

List of mosques in Iraq

References

  1. ^ a b c "مرقد الصحابي ميثم التمار(عليه السلام) - العتبة العلوية المقدسة". 2017-12-16. Archived from the original on 2017-12-16. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  2. ^ a b c d e براثا, وكالة انباء (2014-02-16). "مراحل إعمار مرقد الصحابي الجليل ميثم بن يحيى التمار رضي الله عنه". وكالة أنباء براثا (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  3. ^ a b c d e Odezadeh, Ahmad (2017-03-18). "افتتاح شباك ضريح الصحابي "ميثم التمار" بحضور ممثل المرجعیة العلیا". شفقنا العراق (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  4. ^ a b c d Tempest Publishing, and IntelCenter. IntelCenter Terrorism Incident Reference (TIR): Iraq : 2006. Alexandra, VA: Tempest, 2008. Print. ISBN 1606760157 p. 149