Masjid of Kufa

[Faruk 1,342]

Salam,

According to Shia Islam there are not three but four sacred mosques.

The two in Hejaz, the one in Al-Quds and the one in Kufa.

The last one however didn't even exist during the life of Rasulullah and Kufa was build under the reign of Umar.

Then how come that this Masjid is considered sacred?

My second question is; What are the proofs for the Masjid in Medina and the one in Al-Quds to be sacred accoring to Quranic and ahaadith texts?

[Chaotic Muslem 5,780]

there you go, a book about masjid al kufa

The Inclusive Mosque In Kufa The History, the Identity and the Big Role

 

Edited June 25, 2016 by Chaotic Muslem

[mahmoodvesali 12]

salam. dear brother building of mosque Kufa under the reign of Umar doesn't mean that was his order as we have lots of mosques in the kings time but those mosque established and built under the command of Islamic scholars

[mahmoodvesali 12]

 

إنّ الصًلاةَ فی مَسْجِدی هَذا أفْضَلُ مِنْ ألْفِ صَلاةٍ فی ما سِواهُ إلّا الْمَسْجِدَ الحَرامَ وَالمَسْجِدَ الأقْصَی (من لایحضره الفقیه، ج۴، ص ۵۰۴)

 

Holy prophet p.b.u.h said.

A prayer in my Mosque ( Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ) is better than a thousand prayers 
in other mosques except the Al Haram Mosque and the Aqsa Mosque

 

 

Man la yahduruhu al-Faqih , vol. 4 , p. 504 ; Commentary attributed to Imam Hasan Askari ,
 pg 661

[amirhosein_88 577]

3 hours ago, Faruk said:

My second question is; What are the proofs for the Masjid in Medina and the one in Al-Quds to be sacred accoring to Quranic and ahaadith texts?

Salamun alaykum.

As for Majid al-Nabi in Medina:

Shaykh Saduq in his Thawab al-A'mal, p. 30
 أبي ره عن عبد الله بن جعفر عن هارون بن مسلم عن مسعدة بن صدقة عن الصادق جعفر بن محمد عن آبائه ع قال قال رسول الله ص صلاة في مسجدي تعدل عند الله عشرة آلاف صلاة في غيره من المساجد إلا المسجد الحرام فإن الصلاة فيه تعدل مائة ألف صلاة

Prohpet Muhammad (pbuh): A prayer in my mosque  is equal to 10000 prayers 
in other mosques except for Masji al-Haram where a prayer is equal to 100000 prayer.

As for Masjid al-Aqsa:

Shaykh Saduq in his Thawab al-A'mal, p. 30-31:

 أبي ره قال حدثني أحمد بن إدريس عن محمد بن أحمد عن محمد بن حسان الرازي عن النوفلي عن السكوني عن جعفر بن محمد عن آبائه‏
عن علي ع قال صلاة في البيت المقدس تعدل ألف صلاة

Imam Ali (as): A prayer in Masjid al-Aqsa is equal to 1000 prayers.

 

 

[Faruk 1,342]

2 hours ago, mahmoodvesali said:

salam. dear brother building of mosque Kufa under the reign of Umar doesn't mean that was his order as we have lots of mosques in the kings time but those mosque established and built under the command of Islamic scholars

But there can be diffirences. Ahl al-Bayt a.s. themselves? Shia scholars or Sunni scholars?

The scholars under the reing of Umar for example. I dot consider them the same as someone who was a scholar following Imam Ali a.s.

Edited June 25, 2016 by Faruk

[amirhosein_88 577]

3 hours ago, Faruk said:

Salam,

According to Shia Islam there are not three but four sacred mosques.

The two in Hejaz, the one in Al-Quds and the one in Kufa.

The last one however didn't even exist during the life of Rasulullah and Kufa was build under the reign of Umar.

Then how come that this Masjid is considered sacred?

 

Salamun alaykum.

According to some narration, the mosque of Kufa was built by Prophet Adam and rebuilt by Prophet Noah:

Shaykh Saduq in Man la Yahzuruhu al-Faqih, vol. 1 p. 230:

وَ قَالَ الصَّادِقُ ع حَدُّ مَسْجِدِ الْكُوفَةِ آخِرُ السَّرَّاجِينَ خَطَّهُ آدَمُ ع وَ أَنَا أَكْرَهُ أَنْ أَدْخُلَهُ رَاكِباً قِيلَ لَهُ فَمَنْ غَيَّرَهُ عَنْ خِطَّتِهِ قَالَ أَمَّا أَوَّلُ ذَلِكَ فَالطُّوفَانُ فِي زَمَنِ نُوحٍ ع ثُمَّ غَيَّرَهُ أَصْحَابُ كِسْرَى وَ النُّعْمَانِ ثُمَّ غَيَّرَهُ زِيَادُ بْنُ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ

and some narrations tell us that many Prophets have said prayers in this mosque:

Al-kafi, vol. 3 p. 492:

عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ نِعْمَ الْمَسْجِدُ مَسْجِدُ الْكُوفَةِ صَلَّى فِيهِ أَلْفُ نَبِيٍّ وَ أَلْفُ وَصِيٍّ وَ مِنْهُ فَارَ التَّنُّورُ وَ فِيهِ نُجِرَتِ السَّفِينَةُ مَيْمَنَتُهُ رِضْوَانُ اللَّهِ وَ وَسَطُهُ رَوْضَةٌ مِنْ رِيَاضِ الْجَنَّةِ وَ مَيْسَرَتُهُ مَكْرٌ

 

 

[Chaotic Muslem 5,780]

26 minutes ago, Faruk said:

But there can be diffirences. Ahl al-Bayt a.s. themselves? Shia scholars or Sunni scholars?

The scholars under the reing of Umar for example. I dot consider them the same as someone who was a scholar following Imam Ali a.s.

If Im not mistaken, it was Salman Al Farsi who chose the spot of Kufa to build a city for Arab militants. He was asked to choose a spot that is suites Arabs.

Kufa is an ancient spot that was called Kutha.. it is where prophet Ibrahim was born and according to narration attributed to imam Ali, the origin of Quraish clans ( including Bani Hashim) was from Kutha in Iraq.

 

[mahmoodvesali 12]

 

In some Sunni Hadith Al-Aqsa mosque is the third- Haram al-Sharif 
after Nabawi and Al Haram mosque in Mecca and Medina  
Musnad Abi Dawud, Page 192

[mahmoodvesali 12]

 

In some Sunni Hadith Al-Aqsa mosque is the third- Haram al-Sharif 
after Nabawi and Al Haram mosque in Mecca and Medina  
Musnad Abi Dawud, Page 192

[mahmoodvesali 12]

 

In some Sunni Hadith Al-Aqsa mosque is the third- Haram al-Sharif 
after Nabawi and Al Haram mosque in Mecca and Medina  
Musnad Abi Dawud, Page 192