Editing Maqam Ra’s al-Hussain

[[File:Maqam Ra’s al-Hussain.jpg|thumb|Maqam Ra’s al-Hussain in Hannana Mosque]]
'''Maqam Ra’s al-Hussain''' (Arabic: مقام رأسُ الحُسَین) refers to various sites that have been claimed to house [[Hussain ibn Ali|Imam Hussain]]’s head. Although there is consensus that the body of Imam Hussain is buried in [[Karbala]], the burial of the head is open to debate. However, according to majority of [[Shiʿa|Shi’a]] sources, Imam Hussain’s head was eventually returned from Damascus and attached to his torso in Karbala and buried there. 

== Various Accounts ==
There are various accounts about where Imam Hussain’s head was buried; among others: Aleppo, Ashkelon, Baalbek, Cairo, Damascus, Homs, Merv, and Medina.

=== Maqam Ra’s al-Hussain in Cairo ===
Famous Muslim traveler Ibn Batuta wrote that the head of Imam Hussain was buried in the Umayyad Mosque of Damascus but later it was brought to Palestine for re-burial. Ibn Batuta went on to say that the head was brought to Cairo to save it from the Crusaders.

== Sources ==

* [https://www.islamichistoryandtravel.com/head-of-imam-hussain-burial-mosque-cairo/ Islamic history and travel website]

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