Al-Hannanah Mosque
The Al-Hannanah Mosque () is a Shi'ite mosque in Najaf, Iraq. This mosque is also called Masjid ar-Raʾs (), meaning "Mosque of the Head" (of Husayn ibn Ali), because Husain's head was kept in its middle, when being brought to his opponent Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, according to a hadith (narration) attributed to his descendant, Ja'far al-Sadiq.

Specifications
Al-Hannanah Mosque is located in the metropolis of Najaf and Kufah, near the grave of Kumayl ibn Ziyad. It has area of . According to Shaykh Al-Mufid, Sayyed Ibn Tawus and Shahid Awwal, when people arrived at Al-Hannanah Mosque, they should recite two unit prayers.

History
Jaafar Mahbouba believes that this mosque was built along with Imam Ali Shrine. Al-Buraqi believed that this mosque was built by order of Abbas I of Persia, and that because of this, he was known amongst the people of Najaf. According to Mohammad Hirz Eddin and Mirza Hadi el-Khurasani, Ghazan ibn Hulagu Khan ordered its construction.

According to a narration of Ja'far al-Sadiq, after Ali ibn Abi Talib died, his sons Hasan and Husayn, carried his body from Kufa to Najaf. As they were passing, the pillars of the mosque inclined towards the body. The name Al-Hannanah means "to cry twice." This refers to two events. First, when Ali's burial shroud was brought to the Mosque, and then when the head of his son Husayn was brought through the Mosque.

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See also

 Holiest sites in Shia Islam
 Lists of mosques
 List of mosques in Iraq
 Mesopotamia in the Quran

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Mosques in Iraq
Shia mosques in Iraq