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Najaf or An-Najaf or Al-Najaf (Arabic: ٱلنَّجَف) or An-Najaf al-Ashraf (Arabic: ٱلنَّجَف ٱلْأَشْرَف), is the capital city of Najaf Governorate in central
An Najaf-Najaf Governorate
Najaf Governorate (Arabic: محافظة النجف, romanized: Muḥāfażat an-Najaf) or Najaf Province is a governorate in central and southern Iraq. The capital is
An Najaf-Al-Najaf SC
Al-Najaf Sports Club (Arabic: نادي النجف الرياضي) is an Iraqi professional football club based in Najaf. They are members of the Iraq Stars League. Al-Najaf
An Najaf-Battle of Najaf (2004)
was fought between United States and forces on one side and the Mahdi Army led by Muqtada al-Sadr on the other in the city of
An Najaf-Al Najaf International Airport
Al Najaf International Airport (IATA: NJF; ICAO: ORNI) is an international airport serving Najaf, Iraq, and is located on the eastern side of the city
An Najaf-Battle of Najaf (2003)
The Battle of Najaf was a major battle in the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq. The first stage of the battle was fought when the U.S. 3rd Infantry Division
An Najaf-Siege of Najaf (1918)
The siege of Najaf was an engagement between the British Army and Iraqi rebels in the city of Najaf during the First World War. The city had fallen under
An Najaf-Battle of Najaf (2007)
The Battle of Najaf took place on 28 January 2007 at Zarqa (alt. Zarga) near Najaf, Iraq, between Iraqi Security Forces (later assisted by U.S. and UK
An Najaf-Durr Al Najaf
al-Salām, lit. 'Valley of Peace') in Najaf, Iraq. The gemstone is found along the west of Najaf close by the Najaf Sea. It stands out among other stones
An Najaf-Shia Islam in Iraq
Medina to Kufa (or Najaf) two decades after the death of Muhammad. Today, Shia Muslims make up around 55% of the Iraqi population. Iraq is the location of
An Najaf-1977 Shia uprising in Iraq
Shia protests in Iraq, or the Safar uprising, were a series of demonstrations and riots against the Iraqi government in Karbala and Najaf Governorates, the
An Najaf-Najaf District
Najaf District is a district of the Najaf Governorate, Iraq. v t e
An Najaf-Najaf (disambiguation)
Look up Najaf in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Najaf is a city in Iraq. Najaf may also refer to: Najaf Governorate, a province in Iraq Najaf, Iran,
An Najaf-Al-Najaf International Stadium
Al-Najaf International Stadium (Arabic: ملعب النجف الدولي) is a stadium in Najaf, Iraq, which opened on 5 May 2018. It is used mostly for football matches
An Najaf-Mohammad Baqir al-Hakim
al-Sadr, who had himself been assassinated in Najaf in 1999. Al-Hakim was assassinated in a bomb attack in Najaf in 2003 when aged 63 years old. At least 75
An Najaf-Polish zone in Iraq
region had a population of about 5 million spread over 65,632 km2. The Najaf Governorate was passed back to American control in 2004, due to reduction
An Najaf-2023–24 Iraq Stars League
Al-Naft Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Shorta Al-Talaba Al-Zawraa Amanat Baghdad Najaf teams Al-Najaf Naft Al-Wasat Basra teams Al-Minaa Naft Al-Basra Updated to match(es)
An Najaf-Tourism in Iraq
Retrieved 2015-11-18. "Iraq's holy cities enjoy boom in religious tourism". Al Arabiya. 4 April 2013. "Iraq's city of Najaf suffers as Iranian tourist
An Najaf-Mahdi Army
outside Najaf to "do their duty" and go home. US forces in Najaf were then replaced by Iraqi police. Al-Sadr told supporters not to attack Iraqi security
An Najaf-Islam in Iraq
Iraq. The city of Karbala has substantial prominence in Shia Islam as a result of the Battle of Karbala, fought in 10 October 680. Similarly, Najaf is
An Najaf-List of places in Iraq
(الكوت) Al Miqdadiyah (المقدادية) Mosul (الموصل) (Ninawa ܢܝܢܘܐ) An Najaf (النجف) An Nasiriyah (الناصرية) Al-Qa'im (القائم) As Samawah (السماوه) Samarra
An Najaf-Ahmad al-Hassan
was born in Iraq, publicly began his "religious call" in 2002. He has an official office in Najaf. Ahmad al-Hassan was born in Basra, Iraq. He is the son
An Najaf-Bashir al-Najafi
the Four Grand Ayatollahs of Najaf, Iraq. He was born in Jalandhar, a city in then-British India. He resides in Najaf, Iraq now. After the independence
An Najaf-1979–1980 Shia uprising in Iraq
thousands being tortured and killed in Najaf. The uprising subsided with the April 1980 arrest of the leader of Shia Iraqis, Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr and his subsequent
An Najaf-Naft Al-Wasat SC
'Midland Oil') is an Iraqi sports club based in Najaf. Its professional football team plays in the Iraq Stars League, the top tier of Iraqi football. The
An Najaf-Kufa
spelled Kufah, is a city in Iraq, about 170 kilometres (110 mi) south of Baghdad, and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of Najaf. It is located on the banks
An Najaf-2003 invasion of Iraq
fierce battle was at Najaf, where U.S. airborne and armored units with British air support fought an intense battle with Iraqi Regulars, Republican Guard
An Najaf-Dia Abdul Zahra Kadim
killed by Iraqi forces in late January 2007 in the "Battle of Najaf", as he and his group Jund al-Samaa marched towards the Shiite holy city of Najaf, reportedly
An Najaf-2021 visit by Pope Francis to Iraq
Iraqi population through a televised speech acknowledging the importance of Iraq as a cradle of civilizations. On the 6 March 2021 he visited Najaf,
An Najaf-An-Najaf Stadium
An-Najaf Stadium (Arabic: ستاد النجف) is a multi-use stadium located in Najaf, Iraq. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the
An Najaf-Transport in Iraq
underground lines A 37 km monorail is planned in Najaf, which would link three Shi'ite holy sites. The first Iraqi Republic Railways train to Basra since the
An Najaf-Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei
Around the age of 13, he moved to Iraq along with his older brother Abdullah and took up residence in the holy city of Najaf where he began studying Shia theology
An Najaf-Abdul-Majid al-Khoei
Ayatollah Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei. al-Khoei was born in Najaf. He lived and studied under his father in Najaf until 1991. During the Shia uprising of 1991 he
An Najaf-Occupation of Iraq (2003–2011)
Holy City of Najaf. Hostilities between the US and Iraq ended on June 28, 2004 when the CPA handed over Iraqi sovereignty to the Iraqi Interim government
An Najaf-Hawza Najaf
located near the Imam Ali Shrine in the city of Najaf in Iraq, and also operates a campus in Karbala, Iraq. It was established by Shaykh al-Tusi (385 AH/995
An Najaf-2023–24 Iraq FA Cup
and 22 teams from the Premier Division League (level 2). Naft Maysan, Al-Najaf, Karbala and Duhok received byes to the second round. Al-Naft (1) v Al-Hussein
An Najaf-Nabeel Abbas
1986 in Najaf, Iraq) is an Iraqi former footballer who last played as a defender for Naft Al-Wasat in the Iraqi Premier League. Naft Al-Wasat Iraqi Premier
An Najaf-UR Airlines
Airlines is an international airline based in Iraq. It operates a small narrow-body fleet, with its own services from Baghdad and Najaf, and services
An Najaf-Najafabad
Ali in the city of Najaf, Iraq, and (according to the legend) as the caravan of camels carrying the gift was traveling towards Najaf, it stopped at Dahan
An Najaf-Ali al-Sistani
Ayatollah Hossein Borujerdi. Later in 1951, Sistani traveled to Iraq to study in Najaf under Grand Ayatollah Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei. Sistani rose to the
An Najaf-2004 Iraq spring fighting
lives of our Armed Forces in Iraq that much more difficult and dangerous." The Mahdi Army forces began an offensive in Najaf, Kufa, Kut, and Sadr City on
An Najaf-Imam Ali Shrine
of 'Alī (Arabic: مَسْجِد عَلِيّ, romanized: Masjid ʿAlī), located in Najaf, Iraq, is a mausoleum which many Shia and Sunni Muslims believe contains the
An Najaf-Big Four (Najaf)
leading Grand Ayatollahs of Twelver Shia Islam based in the holy city of Najaf in Iraq. All orthodox Twelver Shia Muslims follow the Islamic rulings of a Grand
An Najaf-Islamic Dawa Party – Iraq Organisation
in the Iraqi holy City of Najaf. Their aim was to create a movement which would promote Islamic values and ethics, and which would become an instrument
An Najaf-Iraq Stars League
The Iraq Stars League (Arabic: دوري نجوم العراق, romanized: Dawrī Nujūm Al-'Irāq), is the highest level of the Iraqi football league system. Contested
An Najaf-Mandatory Iraq
Shia ulama, and Iraqi officers formed the Guardians of Independence (Harās al-istiqlāl). The Istiqlal had member groups in Karbala, Najaf, Kut, and Hillah
An Najaf-List of United States military installations in Iraq
New York Times. April 5, 2020. "POEMS – Najaf" (PDF). U.S. Army. April 5, 2020. "Danes plead not guilty to Iraq abuse". Al Jazeera. May 2, 2005. "Unprecedented
An Najaf-List of diplomatic missions in Iraq
diplomatic missions in Iraq. There are 57 embassies in Baghdad, and several other countries maintain consulates in Erbil, Basra, Mosul and Najaf. Afghanistan
An Najaf-Iraq
and Najaf. Mosul Museum is the second largest museum in Iraq after the Iraq Museum in Baghdad. It contains ancient Mesopotamian artifacts. Iraq has a
An Najaf-2004 Karbala and Najaf bombings
the original on 15 June 2006. Retrieved 29 December 2014. "62 Iraqis killed in Karbala-Najaf bombings". People's Daily Online. 21 December 2004. Archived
An Najaf-Iraqi Interim Government
al-Sadr's militia and joint US/Iraqi forces in Najaf ended when Allawi withdrew his emissary Mouwaffaq al-Rubaie on August 14. An al-Sadr spokesman alleged
An Najaf-Al-Hannanah Mosque
ٱلْحَنَّانَة, romanized: Masjid al-Ḥannānah) is a Shi'ite mosque in Najaf, Iraq. This mosque is also called Masjid ar-Raʾs (Arabic: مَسْجِد ٱلرَّأْس)
An Najaf-1956 riots in Iraq
King Faisal II of Iraq. Communists and Nationalists took to the streets in Najaf, and soon after the protests spread to Mosul and Sulaymaniyah. In November
An Najaf-List of universities in Iraq
College - Najaf Islamic University College - Najaf Madenat Alelem University College - Baghdad St. Clements University - Sulaimaniyah "Iraq universities"
An Najaf-Al-Atabat Al-Aliyat
doorsteps) are the shrines of six Shia Imams which are in four cities of Iraq, namely Najaf, Karbala, Kadhimiya and Samarra; and actually the whole of these Imams'
An Najaf-Islamic Dawa Party
Ruhollah Khomeini, the future dictator of Iran, during his exile in Najaf in Iraq. Widely viewed in the West as a terrorist organization at the time,
An Najaf-Muhammad Saeed al-Hakim
2021) was an Iraqi senior Shi'a marja, one of the Big Four Grand Ayatollahs of the Hawza of Najaf and one of the most senior Shia clerics in Iraq after Ayatollah
An Najaf-Kufa District
Kufa District is a district of the Najaf Governorate, Iraq. https://web.archive.org/web/20211120125829/https://www.geonames.org/9166629/kufa.html v t
An Najaf-8th Najaf Ashraf Division
was first officially organized as the 8th Najaf Ashraf Brigade (Persian: تیپ 8 نجف اشرف) during Iran–Iraq War, just after Operation Samen-ol-A'emeh.
An Najaf-Visa policy of Iraq
Citizens of the following countries may obtain a visa on arrival at Al Najaf International Airport or Basra International Airport: Citizens of the following
An Najaf-COVID-19 pandemic in Iraq
(SARS-CoV-2). During the pandemic, Iraq reported its first confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 infections on 22 February 2020 in Najaf. By April, the number of confirmed
An Najaf-India–Iraq relations
like Najaf from India and Iran because western colonization did not touch Shi'i areas until the end of the 19th century. Mir Jafar was an Iraqi Shia Arab
An Najaf-Districts of Iraq
Saleh) Al-Manathera District (Al-Manathera) Kufa District (Kufa) Najaf District (Najaf) Najaf Abu Sakhir (Abu Sakhir) Note that northern Sinjar, northern Tel
An Najaf-Governorates of Iraq
قضاء الكوفة. najaf media. 29 June 2022. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022 – via YouTube. "Mosul, Iraq. 2nd July,
An Najaf-Gulf War
in Basra against the Iraqi government. The uprising spread within days to all of the largest Shia cities in southern Iraq: Najaf, Amarah, Diwaniya, Hilla
An Najaf-1999 Shia uprising in Iraq
meant his own death. He was later killed leaving the mosque in the Iraqi city of Najaf along with two of his sons as they drove through the town. Their
An Najaf-Abd al-A'la al-Sabziwari
al-Sabziwari]. Najaf, Iraq. p. 26. "Bil Suwar.. Masjid al-Sabziwari Fi al-Najaf al-Ashraf Bi al-Iraq" [In Images.. al-Sibzawari Mosque in Najaf in Iraq]. Al Alam
An Najaf-Abdul Aziz al-Hakim
Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq when Mohammed Baqir was assassinated in August 2003 in Najaf. Sayyid Abdul Aziz al-Hakim was a member of
An Najaf-Ruhollah Khomeini's life in exile
to Ankara and then to Bursa, Turkey. On 5 September 1965, he moved to Najaf, Iraq and stayed there until Saddam Hussein deported him. Finally, he was exiled
An Najaf-Iraq War
Iraq in the holy city of Najaf to lead the Sadrist movement after being in exile since 2007. On 15 January 2011, three US troops were killed in Iraq.
An Najaf-Imam Ali Shrine bombing
Mosque in Al Najaf, Iraq. They offered their condolences to the victims and their families and expressed their commitment to working with the Iraqi people to
An Najaf-2019–2021 Iraqi protests
clash in Iraq's Najaf". France 24. 2020-02-05. "Iraqi Officials: At Least 6 Shot Dead in Southern Iraq". The New York Times. "Eight killed in Iraq as cleric's
An Najaf-Mohammad Yaqoobi
University in Najaf, he established one of the largest women's Hawzas in Iraq, and oversees many charitable organisations within Iraq. He is an active figure
An Najaf-List of World Heritage Sites in Iraq
shrine to the prophet, an Ottoman-era marketplace, and a number of khans. Wadi Al-Salam Cemetery in Najaf: The cemetery in Najaf is among the largest in
An Najaf-Muhsin al-Hakim
الحكيم; 31 May 1889 – 2 June 1970) was an Iraqi Shia religious authority. He became the leading marja' of Najaf in 1946 after the death of Abu al-Hasan
An Najaf-Karbala
Shi'ites consider this verse of the Quran to refer to Iraq, land of the Shi'ite sacred sites of Kufah, Najaf, Karbala, Kadhimiyyah and Samarra, since the Monotheistic
An Najaf-Iran–Iraq relations
politics. On 27 November 2019, Iraqi protesters burned down the Iranian consulate in Najaf. Sargon of Akkad (r. 2334–2279 BC) was an Akkadian king who conquered
An Najaf-Baqir al-Irawani
taught in the Najaf seminary, sutooh 'ulya (advanced intermediate studies) until he emigrated from Iraq. Towards the end of the Iran-Iraq war, al-Irawani
An Najaf-Iranians in Iraq
Iraqi Persians (Persian: ایرانیان عراق, Arabic: إيرانيو العراق) or Iranians in Iraq (Persian: ایرانیان در عراق, Arabic: الإيرانيون في العراق) are Iraqi
An Najaf-Sadrist Movement
Damascus from Tehran, or from the Shiite holy city of Najaf, Iraq, claiming to protect Sayyida Zeinab, an important Shiite shrine in Damascus. Abu Mohamed
An Najaf-Hawza
Several senior Grand Ayatollahs constitute the hawza. The institutions in Najaf, Iraq and Qom, Iran, are the preeminent seminary centers for the education
An Najaf-2003–2006 phase of the Iraqi insurgency
Ali al-Sistani, aged 73, arrived in Iraq and began traveling towards Najaf to stop the bloodshed. By the next day, an agreement brokered by Sistani seemed
An Najaf-Hakim family
scholars from Najaf, Iraq who claim descent from the Alids. They belong to a Tabatabaei branch whose scholarly involvement has revolved around Iraq for centuries
An Najaf-Tishreen Movement
southern provinces of Iraq. Imtidad managed to win a total of nine seats in Nasriyah, south-central Babel and Najaf. Ishraqat Kanoon, an Islamist party associated
An Najaf-Popular Mobilization Forces
and Najaf. The Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq also swears allegiance to Sistani. After the Badr Organization left the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, its
An Najaf-2020–21 Iraqi Premier League
finishing ahead of Al-Zawraa and Al-Najaf. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya also won the Iraq FA Cup to become the first Iraqi club since the 2001–02 season to win
An Najaf-Casualties of the Iraq War
Estimates of the casualties from the Iraq War (beginning with the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and the ensuing occupation and insurgency and civil war) have
An Najaf-Mamluk dynasty (Iraq)
ISBN 1134294956. Litvak, Meir (2002), Shi'i Scholars of Nineteenth-Century Iraq: The 'Ulama' of Najaf and Karbala, pp. 16-17. Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-89296-1
An Najaf-Iraqi Revolt
1922. In 1918, an anti-British rebellion took place in the Iraqi city of Najaf, which is often seen as a precursor to the 1920 Iraqi revolt. After the
An Najaf-Iraq national under-23 football team
The Iraq national under-23 football team (also known as Iraq Olympic football team) represents Iraq in international under-23 football, Olympic Games
An Najaf-Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis
buried in Iraq's Najaf where hundreds of mourners gathered to pay their final respects. Funeral processions were also held in several Iraqi cities prior
An Najaf-Order of battle during the Iran–Iraq War
These are the orders of battle of the Iraqi and Iranian armies for the start of the Iran–Iraq War in 1980. The data is drawn from the Air Combat Information
An Najaf-Mohammad Bahr al-Uloom
Minister of Iraq). Bahr al-Uloom was born in Najaf in 1927 to Ali Bahr al-Uloom. He grew up and studied in Najaf, under his father, as well as other notable
An Najaf-Abdolkarim Haeri Yazdi
politicization from the Iranian Constitutional Revolution and moved back to Najaf, Iraq. When Najaf became political, he moved to Karbala until political excitement
An Najaf-Erbil SC
consecutive year after beating Najaf FC. They also won the league in 2012 with only one loss. Erbil Sport Club is the first Iraq team to qualify for the Asian
An Najaf-Al-Manathera District
Al-Manathera District is a district of the Najaf Governorate, Iraq. v t e
An Najaf-Muqtada al-Sadr
2021 Iraqi parliamentary elections. He belongs to the prominent al-Sadr family that hails from Jabal Amel in Lebanon, before later settling in Najaf. Sadr
An Najaf-Abdul-Ghani Shahad
division one year later. From 1987 onwards, Al Najaf slowly established itself as an important team in the Iraqi league, moving gradually from mid table towards
An Najaf-Christianity in Iraq
full defeat of ISIS in Iraq. Thousands have also fled to other parts of southern Iraq, such as the Shia-majority city of Najaf which housed thousands
An Najaf-2022 Iraq dust storms
dust storms have hit Iraq. One person has died and 5,000 people have been admitted to hospital. Flights from Baghdad and Najaf were grounded. Orange
An Najaf-Soldiers of Heaven
fighting in Najaf, is actually a Sunni pretending to be a Shiite, with an Iraqi general from the Babil Governorate telling the New York Times in an interview
An Najaf-Nasiriyah
Nasiriyah (Arabic: ٱلنَّاصِرِيَّة; BGN: An Nāşirīyah; also spelled Nassiriya or Nasiriya) is a city in Iraq. It is on the lower Euphrates, about 360 km
An Najaf-Timeline of the Iraq War
all 51 Filipino troops from Iraq were met. August 5–27: Forces loyal to Muqtada al-Sadr resist government authority in Najaf; the fighting is ended with
An Najaf-Mowaffak al-Rubaie
Pressure in Iraq, New York Times, 2004-09-14, accessed on 2007-02-25 Cease-fire talks underway in Najaf CNN, August 13, 2004 Iran’s Power Over Iraq | VICE
An Najaf-Daheen
Daheen (Arabic: دهين) is a popular dessert in Iraq. It is famous in the city of Najaf as this city is considered as its origin. Daheen literally means
An Najaf-List of largest cities of Iraq
of largest cities and towns in Iraq. This list includes the 80 most populous cities, towns, and sub-districts of Iraq, as of the most recent population
An Najaf-Iraqi conflict
then a coordinated assault, surprising coalition and Iraqi forces and seizing control of Najaf, Kufa, al-Kut, and parts of Baghdad and southern cities
An Najaf-Mandate for Mesopotamia
British officer in Najaf failed to restore order. British administration had yet to be established in the mountains of northern Iraq. The most striking
An Najaf-List of aviation shootdowns and accidents during the Iraq War
shootdowns and accidents during the Iraq War includes incidents with Coalition and civilian aircraft during the Iraq War. According to media reports, 129
An Najaf-Kazem al-Haeri
seminars of Najaf, Iraq under Grand Ayatollah Sadeq al-Sadr. Haeri was born in Karbala, Iraq. He was a top leader of the Al-Da'wa Party in Iraq. His involvement
An Najaf-Religion in Iraq
Religion in Iraq dates back to Ancient Mesopotamia, particularly Sumer, Akkad, Assyria and Babylonia between circa 3500 BC and 400 AD, after which they
An Najaf-Syed Zafrul Hasan Rizvi
Ilmiya'h Najaf-al-Ashraf, Iraq) Ayatollah Syed Razauddin Iraqi(Hawzae Ilmiya'h Najaf-al-Ashraf, Iraq) Ayatollah Syed Jawad Tabrezi (Hawzae Ilmiya'h Najaf-al-Ashraf
An Najaf-Holiest sites in Shia Islam
Jerusalem), some of the most revered sites by Shias include Najaf and Karbala, in Iraq, and Qom and Mashhad, in Iran. Kaaba (Arabic: The Cube) is the
An Najaf-List of Iraqi Airways destinations
Routesonline. Retrieved 24 August 2021. "Iraqi Airways". timetableimages.com. Jim, Liu (30 April 2018). "Iraqi Airways adds Najaf – Bandar Abbas from April 2018"
An Najaf-Al-Hira
romanized: al-Ḥīra Middle Persian: Hērt ) was an ancient city in Mesopotamia located south of what is now Kufa in south-central Iraq. Al-Hirah was a significant city
An Najaf-Saad Natiq
team as a center back and defensive midfielder. Born in Najaf Saad went through the Al-Najaf FC youth system and made his senior debut with his home club
An Najaf-Muhammad Sa'id al-Habboubi
1915) was an Iraqi Poet, Faqīh, and a merchant, born in Najaf to a wealthy family. He studied Faqih and Arabic language in Hawza of the Najaf. Later, he
An Najaf-Circassians in Iraq
Circassians in Iraq refer to people born in or residing in Iraq, that are of Circassian origin. Like all Iraqis, Circassians in Iraq faced various hardships
An Najaf-Mostafa Khomeini
exile. Then he lived with his family in Najaf, Iraq, from October 1965. There he had contacts with the Iraqi Shia activist Hassan Shirazi. Mostafa and
An Najaf-Muhammad al-Sadr (jurist)
meant his own death. He was later killed leaving the mosque in the Iraqi city of Najaf along with two of his sons as they drove through the town. Their
An Najaf-Soda rosmarinus
Dead Sea, in Israel and Jordan, and in the Syrian desert, Central Iraq (near Najaf) and in the coastal regions of Saudi Arabia, the islands of Bahrain
An Najaf-Ishraqat Kanoon
the Al-Abbas Shrine in Karbala and is believed to be associated with the Najaf clergy. The party attempts to merge secular civil and Islamic values. It
An Najaf-Faiq Al Sheikh Ali
interview, his family were immediately arrested in Najaf and were then taken to Baghdad for five days by the Iraqi security forces. Later, they were released
An Najaf-2001–02 Iraq FA Cup
January 2002 Al-Shorta Stadium, Baghdad 28 January 2002 Al-Najaf Stadium, Najaf Al-Najaf won 2–1 on aggregate. 28 January 2002 Al-Shorta Stadium, Baghdad
An Najaf-Flag of Iraq
a Folk Hero to Iraqis". The New York Times. محافظ النجف الاشرف الدكتور المهندس ماجد الوائلي يستعرض اهم المشاريع في قضاء الكوفة. najaf media. 29 June 2022
An Najaf-Mohammed Ridha al-Sistani
Retrieved 2020-04-12. "Sistani's son welcomes Soleimani, Muhandis funeral in Najaf: Iraqi state TV". Reuters. 2020-01-04. Retrieved 2020-04-12. "Thikra Wafat al-Sayyid
An Najaf-Muhammad Husayn Kashif al-Ghita'
Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Muhammad-Husayn Kashif al-Ghita' (b. Najaf, 1877; d. Karand, 1954)) was a Shiite jurist, philosopher, author, teacher, and lecturer
An Najaf-IRR Southern Line
the city of Najaf to the rail network. The line was planned to be high-speed, allowing a top speed of 250 km/h (155 mph), but operates at an average speed
An Najaf-Faisal II
d'état overthrew the regent. The British responded by initiating an invasion of Iraq a month later and restored 'Abd al-Ilah to power. During the Second
An Najaf-2008 Iraq spring fighting
the Iraqi operations in Basrah. On 27 April, gunmen killed a police officer outside his home. Najaf: Four mortars landed in different parts of Najaf on
An Najaf-Great Mosque of Kufa
romanized: Masjid al-Muʿaẓẓam/al-ʾAʿaẓam), or Masjid al-Kufa, is located in Kufa, Iraq and is one of the earliest surviving mosques in the world. The mosque, built
An Najaf-Islamic University College
Islamic University College is a private university established in 2004 in Najaf, Iraq. The university was established in 2004 by Sadiruldeen Al-Gubanchi. The
An Najaf-Plus Ultra Brigade
Spaniards were based in Al-Qādisiyyah, and the Central Americans in Najaf, in south-central Iraq, near Dīwānīyah. Their objective was to relieve the U.S. Marine
An Najaf-1991 Iraqi uprisings
Bush's radio broadcasts encouraged the Iraqi people to revolt against the regime in the other towns and cities. In Najaf, a demonstration near the city's great
An Najaf-Outline of the Iraq War
following outline is provided as an overview of, and topical guide to, the Iraq War. Iraq War – a protracted armed conflict in Iraq lasting from 2003 to 2011
An Najaf-Politics of Iraq
(كربلاء) Najaf (النجف) Al-Anbar (الأنبار) Nineveh (نينوى) Dohūk (دهوك) Arbīl (أربيل) Kirkuk (كركوك) Sulaymāniyah (السليمانية) National Iraqi Alliance
An Najaf-Nayef Shindakh Thamer
a member of the Iraqi National Council as well as a party official in Najaf Governorate. His name was included in the list of Iraqis wanted by the United
An Najaf-Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service
(Arabic: جهاز مكافحة الارهاب) is an elite special operations force of Iraq. The Service’s operational arm is called the Iraqi Special Operations Forces (ISOF)
An Najaf-Iraqi Feyli Islamic Council
when the Iraqi government cracked down on the Feyli Kurds and other opposition groups. The group has since become an important player in Iraqi politics
An Najaf-Jafar al-Hakim
periods outside of Iraq, and in Baghdad and Najaf. He is currently a teacher of advanced religious studies in the seminaries of Najaf, and namely Dar al-Ilm
An Najaf-2004 in Iraq
of the Iraqi Police Services and Iraqi Civil Defense Corps. April 8 – The Mahdi army has taken full control in Kut and partial control of Najaf, Karbala
An Najaf-Telephone numbers in Iraq
Iraq area codes can be 1 or 2 digits (not counting the trunk prefix 0) and the subscriber numbers are usually 6 digits. In Baghdad and some other governorates
An Najaf-Fallujah
ٱلْفَلُّوجَة al-Fallūjah [el.fɐl.ˈluː.dʒɐ]) is a city in Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq. Situated on the Euphrates River, it is located roughly 69 kilometres (43 mi)
An Najaf-Ahmedabad Airport
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (IATA: AMD, ICAO: VAAH) is an international airport serving the twin cities of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar
An Najaf-List of bombings during the Iraq War
Bombing in Iraq remains carved in the collective memory of the United Nations family". Minurso.com. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2023. "Najaf bombing
An Najaf-Abbas Khalili
– 10 February 1972) was an Iraqi-born Iranian diplomat, newspaper publisher, poet and novelist. He was a pillar of the Najaf revolt over the British Mandate
An Najaf-Faisal I of Iraq
al-Ḥusayn bin ʻAlī al-Hāshimī; 20 May 1885 – 8 September 1933) was King of Iraq from 23 August 1921 until his death in 1933. A member of the Hashemite family
An Najaf-Al-Meshkhab
Al-Meshkhab is an Iraqi city and capital of the Al-Meshkhab district situated in the Najaf Governorate, 35 km south of Najaf and 230 km south west of
An Najaf-Veh-Kavat
least. It encompassed all of today's cities of Najaf and Kufa in Iraq. Morony, Michael G. (2005) [1984]. Iraq After The Muslim Conquest. Gorgias Press LLC
An Najaf-Multi-National Force – Iraq
Force – Iraq (MNF–I), often referred to as the Coalition forces, was a military command during the 2003 invasion of Iraq and much of the ensuing Iraq War
An Najaf-Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011)
An Iraqi insurgency began shortly after the 2003 American invasion deposed longtime leader Saddam Hussein. It is considered to have lasted until the end
An Najaf-Rationale for the Iraq War
There are various rationales for the Iraq War, both the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the subsequent hostilities. The George W. Bush administration began actively
An Najaf-Timeline of the 2003 invasion of Iraq
surrounding the United States-led invasion of Iraq in 2003. U.S. Special Operations Forces enter Iraq on long-range desert mobility missions to infiltrate
An Najaf-Ammar al-Hakim
is a political coalition in Iraq that was formed to contest the 2018 general election. Al-Hakim was born in 1971 in Najaf, to cleric, Abdul Aziz Al-Hakim
An Najaf-Imambaras of Lucknow
Ali is buried in the City of Najaf-e-Ashraf in Iraq, so the Rauza of Ali is called The Najaf. Imambara Shah Najaf. This is an Imambara associated with Ali
An Najaf-Iraq Museum
The Iraq Museum (Arabic: المتحف العراقي) is the national museum of Iraq, located in Baghdad. It is sometimes informally called the National Museum of
An Najaf-Alaa Al-Marjani
Alaa Al-Marjani (born 1967) is an Iraqi photojournalist from the city of Najaf who worked for Associated Press and is currently working with Reuters.
An Najaf-Iraq and weapons of mass destruction
Iraq actively researched and later employed weapons of mass destruction (WMD) from 1962 to 1991, when it destroyed its chemical weapons stockpile and halted
An Najaf-Iraqi Airways
Gulf-daily-news.com (3 September 2009). Iraqi Airways resumes Doha. Google.com (11 September 2009). Scheduled flights between Najaf and Karachi to start next week
An Najaf-Iraqi civil war (2006–2008)
The Iraqi civil war was an armed conflict from 2006 to 2008 between various sectarian Shia and Sunni armed groups, such as the Islamic State of Iraq and
An Najaf-Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi
Iranian Assembly of Experts' website opens with his education received in Najaf, Iraq from Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr, the Islamic Dawa Party Founder, and takes
An Najaf-2002–03 Iraqi First Division League
الموسم الرياضي 2003-2004". 25 September 2003. "Al-Najaf to participate in the Asian Champions League". Iraq Soccer. 14 October 2003. Archived from the original
An Najaf-Orphan Charity Foundation
major department had been established in Najaf governorate to sponsor the orphans of 11 governorates: ( Najaf, Kerbala, Babil, Diwaniyah, Muthanna, Thi
An Najaf-Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002
Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002, informally known as the Iraq Resolution, is a joint resolution passed by the
An Najaf-List of highways in Iraq
Iraq has a network of highways connecting it from the inside among the Iraq provinces and to the outside neighboring countries: Iran, Turkey, Syria, Jordan
An Najaf-Mirza Mahdi al-Shirazi
and one of the highest in Iraq, along with Muhsin al-Hakim and his second cousin once removed, Abd al-Hadi al-Shirazi in Najaf. Mirza Mahdi was the Imam
An Najaf-Financial cost of the Iraq War
of the 2003 Iraq War by the United States and the United Kingdom, the two largest non-Iraqi participants of the multinational force in Iraq. The costs
An Najaf-Kufa (disambiguation)
Kufa, Iraq Kufa FC, an Iraqi football team based in Kufa, Iraq Kufa District, a district of the Najaf Governorate, Iraq Kuphar, a Babylonian or Iraqi coracle
An Najaf-War against the Islamic State
Syrian Civil War and the War in Iraq (2013–2017), in response to its rapid territorial gains from its 2014 Northern Iraq offensives, universally condemned
An Najaf-Battle of Hillah (2003)
towards Najaf. Small pockets of resistance, composed mostly of Iraqi irregulars, continued to hold out in Al Hillah until 11 April, but nearly all Iraqi military
An Najaf-Nasrallah al-Haeri
Arabic). Najaf, Iraq: Matba'at al-Ghari al-Haditha. p. 162. Kirmani, Abbas (1954). Diwan al-Sayyid Nasrallah al-Haeri (in Arabic). Najaf, Iraq: Matba'at
An Najaf-Karrar Jassim
Iraqi Premier League and the Iraq national team. Impressive displays for Najaf FC in the 2007 AFC Champions League, where he scored two goals in six matches
An Najaf-Sport in Iraq
Some of Iraq's top clubs include Al-Shorta, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, Al-Zawraa, Erbil SC, Duhok SC, Al Talaba and Najaf FC. While most athletes in Iraq are men
An Najaf-Coalition Provisional Authority
romanized: Desteya Demkî ya Hevbendiyê, abbr. CPA) was a transitional government of Iraq established following the invasion of the country on 19 March 2003 by U.S
An Najaf-Al-Kufa SC
Sports Club (Arabic: نادي الكوفة الرياضي), is an Iraqi football team based in Kufa, Al-Najaf, that plays in Iraqi Premier Division League. It was founded in
An Najaf-Operation Iron Saber
Post-invasion Iraq, Operation Iron Saber was a coalition strike aimed at defeating the Mahdi Army under the control of Muqtada al-Sadr in Najaf, Al Kut and
An Najaf-Muhammad Mahdi al-Jawahiri
of Iraq. Muhammad Mahdi Al-Jawahiri was born in 1899 in Najaf in Iraq. His father, 'Abd al-Husayn was a religious scholar among the clergy in Najaf who
An Najaf-Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq
leader, Ayatollah al-Hakim, was killed in a car bomb attack in the Iraqi city of Najaf on August 29, 2003. The car bomb exploded as the ayatollah was leaving
An Najaf-2023 Iraqi Republic Championship
difference. Muthanna XI v Najaf XI Qadisiya XI v Karbala XI Babil XI v Muthanna XI Najaf XI v Qadisiya XI Karbala XI v Najaf XI Qadisiya XI v Babil XI
An Najaf-Multinational Division Central-South
cities in the area include Diwaniyah, Kut, Hillah, and Karbala and Najaf. The Najaf Governorate was passed back to American control in 2004, due to reduction
An Najaf-Withdrawal of United States troops from Iraq (2007–2011)
Iraq began in December 2007 with the end of the Iraq War troop surge of 2007 and was mostly completed by December 2011, bringing an end to the Iraq War
An Najaf-Ali al-Hakim
high-ranking Shiite Ayatollah in Najaf, Iraq. Al-Hakim is a member of the Hakim family of Shiite scholars. Al-Hakim was born in Najaf, the son of Ayatollah Sayyid
An Najaf-Foreign hostages in Iraq
Members of the Iraqi insurgency began taking foreign hostages in Iraq beginning in April 2004. Since then, in a dramatic instance of Islamist kidnapping
An Najaf-Kuwait International Airport
liberation of Kuwait, the airport became the scene of a tank battle between Iraqi forces and elements of the U.S. Army Special Forces.[citation needed] The
An Najaf-Kalima Center for Dialogue and Cooperation
(KCDC) is an academic and religious institution in the Shiite holy city of Najaf which represents the religious and scientific heritage of Najaf. The center
An Najaf-2004 Kufa mosque bombing
around Kufa, and Najaf. As a result of the shelling, the U.S. halted all operations around the area for 24 hours. "Dozens die in Iraq mosque bombing".
An Najaf-List of Iraq Stars League hat-tricks
Stars League hat-tricks. The goals scored represent players who have scored three goals (a hat-trick) or more in a single league match in
An Najaf-List of hospitals in Iraq
Teaching General Hospitals Al-Furat Al-Awsat Teaching Najaf General Hospitals Al Najaf Teaching Najaf General Hospitals Al zahraa Teaching Al-manatherah
An Najaf-Luay al-Yassiry
Luay al-Yassiry (Arabic: لؤي الياسري; ) is an Iraqi politician who was the Governor of Najaf in 2016-2022. "A source in the Islamic call denies al-Yasiri's
An Najaf-United States Forces – Iraq
United States Forces – Iraq (USF-I) was an American military sub-unified command, part of U.S. Central Command. It was stationed in Iraq as agreed with the
An Najaf-Muhammad bin Fadlallah al-Sarawi
religious educations with his father then moved to Ottoman Iraq and studied from ulema of Najaf and Samarra, such as Mirza Shirazi. His efforts to promote
An Najaf-Bahrain–Iraq relations
general in Najaf, while Iraq is represented through its embassy in Manama. Embassy of the Kingdom of Bahrain in Iraq - Official website Iraqi Embassy to
An Najaf-Marja'
ones being Karbala (Iraq), Isfahan (Iran) and Mashhad (Iran). There are 56 maraji living worldwide as of 2023, mostly residing in Najaf and Qom. The most
An Najaf-Opposition to the Iraq War
Opposition to the Iraq War significantly occurred worldwide, both before and during the initial 2003 invasion of Iraq by a United States–led coalition
An Najaf-Oudh Bequest
History of Iraq. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. pp. 30–59. Litvak, Meir (1 January 2000). "The Finances of the 'ulamā' Communities of Najaf and Karbalā
An Najaf-Musa al-Sadr
the honorific title Sayyid. He left Qom for Najaf to study theology and returned to Iran after the 1958 Iraqi coup d'état. Some years later, Sadr went to
An Najaf-List of kidnappings
(57–58), American businessman, philanthropist, diplomat was the target of an aborted kidnapped plan that was to take place in 1966. Cindy Birdsong: A member
An Najaf-Ahmad Khomeini
secretly joined his father, Ruhollah Khomeini, after his father was exiled to Najaf. Ahmad was regarded as Khomeini's "right-hand man", the "torch-bearer for
An Najaf-Mirza Najaf Khan
Mīrzā Najaf Khān Bahādur, simply known as Mirza Najaf Khan (1723 – 26 April 1782) was an adventurer of Safavid lineage who came to Delhi around 1740 from
An Najaf-Muhammad Hussain Najafi
interview to the Hawza Elmiye Qom's monthly magazine "Hawza", he was asked: Hawza Team: Hazrat, tell us about your education at Hawza Elmiye
An Najaf-Veh-Kavat
the 9th century AD at the least. It encompassed all of today's cities of Najaf and Kufa in Iraq. Morony, Michael G. (2005) [1984]. Iraq After The Muslim
An Najaf-War on terror
stronger. The U.S. launched offensives on insurgent strongholds in cities like Najaf and Fallujah. In January 2007, President Bush presented a new strategy for
An Najaf-Muffakham Jah
Jah had an older brother, Mukarram Jah. His cousin is Najaf Ali Khan.[citation needed] Muffakham Jah College of Engineering and Technology – an engineering
An Najaf-Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'i
twenty set out for the great Shiite university of Najaf to continue more advanced studies. He studied at Najaf, under masters such as Ali Tabatabaei (in gnosis)
An Najaf-1st Marine Division
1969 Division units conducted Operation Taylor Common in the An Hoa Basin west of Hội An.: 437–42 : 88–94 From 31 March to 29 May 1969 Division and ARVN
An Najaf-List of diplomatic missions in Iraq
several other countries maintain consulates in Erbil, Basra, Mosul and Najaf. Afghanistan Algeria Armenia Austria Australia Azerbaijan Bahrain
An Najaf-2004 Karbala and Najaf bombings
The 2004 Karbala and Najaf bombings were car bombings that tore through a funeral procession in Najaf and through the main bus station in nearby Karbala—two
An Najaf-Hossein Borujerdi
age of 30, Burujerdi moved from Isfahan to the theological seminary of Najaf, Iraq to continue his education. In his youth, Borujerdi studied under a
An Najaf-Iran
Chibli Mallat (2004). The Renewal of Islamic Law: Muhammad Baqer As-Sadr, Najaf and the Shi'i International. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-53122-1
An Najaf-Ghorbanali Dorri-Najafabadi
Dorri-Najafabadi (Persian: قربانعلی دری نجفآبادی; born 3 December 1950) is an Iranian politician and cleric. He is currently a member of the Assembly of
An Najaf-Ibn Battuta
Gabès Tripoli Sfax Alexandria Cairo Damascus Jerusalem Bethlehem Medina Najaf Baghdad Tigris Basra Zagros Mountains Shiraz Tabriz Mosul Cizre Mardin Jeddah
An Najaf-Islamic eschatology
hierarchy as well. In Najaf, in late January 2007, at least 200 were killed in the Battle of Najaf, when several hundred members of an armed Iraqi Shi'a messianic
An Najaf-Murtadha al-Ansari
confirmation of Najaf's standing as center of Shiah learning. In spite of the tremendous prestige attached to his position, Ansari lived the life of an ascetic
An Najaf-Mohammed Kazem Yazdi
(Persian: محمد کاظم یزدی; 1831–1919) was a Twelver Shia Marja' based in Najaf, most famous for compiling a collection of religious rulings, al-Urwa al-wuthqa
An Najaf-Qasem Soleimani
Soleimani's remains were taken to the holy Shia cities of Karbala and Najaf. On 5 January, the remains of the bodies arrived in Ahvaz, and then Mashhad
An Najaf-Federated state
Baghdad Basra Dhi Qar Diyala Dohuk Halabja Karbala Kirkuk Maysan Muthanna Najaf Nineveh Al-Qādisiyyah Saladin Sulaymaniyah Wasit 1 autonomous region: Iraqi
An Najaf-Mohaqiq Kabuli
Iran. In the Solar year 1332, he went to Najaf Iraq to study. His higher education started in 1332 (solar) in Najaf. His teachers were Ayatollah Abdul Ali
An Najaf-Siege of Lucknow
British command. Fifty Highlanders were dispatched to seek an alternate access route to the Shah Najaf. Discovering a breach in the wall on the opposite side
An Najaf-Gulf War
cities in southern Iraq: Najaf, Amarah, Diwaniya, Hilla, Karbala, Kut, Nasiriyah and Samawah. The rebellions were encouraged by an airing of "The Voice of
An Najaf-Twelver Shi'ism
scholars and jurists from an early period of Shia history. The most popular destinations for Shi'a pilgrims include Najaf and Karbala in Iraq, Qum and
An Najaf-Al Najaf International Airport
Al Najaf International Airport (IATA: NJF; ICAO: ORNI) is an international airport serving Najaf, Iraq, and is located on the eastern side of the city
An Najaf-Battle of Najaf (2003)
The Battle of Najaf was a major battle in the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq. The first stage of the battle was fought when the U.S. 3rd Infantry Division
An Najaf-Shah Alam II
Mirza Najaf Khan had restored a sense of order to the Mughal finances and administration and particularly reformed the Mughal Army. In 1777 Mirza Najaf Khan
An Najaf-Baran (film)
they must hide. An Afghan worker, Najaf, falls, breaks his leg and is taken to hospital. Soltan, another Afghani, brings in Rahmat, Najaf's son, who is around
An Najaf-Najaf Governorate
Najaf Governorate (Arabic: محافظة النجف, romanized: Muḥāfażat an-Najaf) or Najaf Province is a governorate in central and southern Iraq. The capital is
An Najaf-Karbala
only to be partly destroyed by fire in 1086 and rebuilt yet again. Like Najaf, the city suffered from severe water shortages that were only resolved in
An Najaf-Hussain Bakhsh Jarra
of ijtihad from Hawza Elmiye Najaf, Iraq. He wrote famous tafsir (exegesis) of Quran named by Anwar Najaf fi Asrar Najaf. It has 15 volumes. The 13 volumes
An Najaf-Aziz Saleh Al-Numan
1991. He previously served as Governor of Karbala (1976–1979), Governor of Najaf (1979–1986) and Minister of Agriculture (1986–1991). Aziz Saleh al-Numan
An Najaf-Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah
prominent Lebanese-Iraqi Twelver Shia cleric. Born in Najaf, Iraq, Fadlallah studied Islam in Najaf before moving to Lebanon in 1952. In the following decades
An Najaf-Holiest sites in Shia Islam
(Mecca, Medina, Jerusalem), some of the most revered sites by Shias include Najaf and Karbala, in Iraq, and Qom and Mashhad, in Iran. Kaaba (Arabic: The Cube)
An Najaf-Abbas al-Musawi
school in Najaf, Iraq, where he was deeply influenced by the views of Iranian Ruhollah Khomeini. Al-Musawi was a student, at the hawza in Najaf, of Grand
An Najaf-Shia Islam in Iraq
Islam who moved the capital of the early caliphate from Medina to Kufa (or Najaf) two decades after the death of Muhammad. Today, Shia Muslims make up around
An Najaf-Occupation of Iraq (2003–2011)
the center of the "Mohammed's Army of Al-Ansar", and another on Najaf, home of an important mosque, which had become the focal point for the Mahdi Army
An Najaf-Najaf (disambiguation)
Look up Najaf in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Najaf is a city in Iraq. Najaf may also refer to: Najaf Governorate, a province in Iraq Najaf, Iran,
An Najaf-Bharatpur State
later defeated by the Mughal army under the command of Mirza Najaf Khan in 1774. Mirza Najaf Khan re-captured most of the Jat lands including Agra and Aligarh
An Najaf-Battle of Buxar
allies was responsible for their decisive defeat.[citation needed] Mirza Najaf Khan commanded the right flank of the Mughal imperial army and was the first
An Najaf-Ali Safi Golpaygani
1913 – 3 January 2010) was an Iranian Twelver Shi'a Marja. He was born in Golpayegan, Iran. He has studied in seminaries of Najaf, Iraq under Grand Ayatollah
An Najaf-Mohammad Rahmati Sirjani
(Persian: محمد رحمتی سیرجانی; born 1928) is an Iranian Twelver Shi'a Marja'. He has studied in seminaries of Najaf, Iraq under Grand Ayatollah Muhsin al-Hakim
An Najaf-Mohammad Taher Khaqani
طاهــــر آل شبيـر الخاقانـــــي) (born 1940) is an Iraqi Twelver Shi'a Marja. He has studied in seminaries of Najaf, Iraq under Grand Ayatollah Abul-Qassim Khoei
An Najaf-Shamsodin Vaezi
(Arabic: شمس الدين الواعظي) (born 1936) is an Iraqi Twelver Shi'a Marja'. He has studied in seminaries of Najaf, Iraq under Grand Ayatollah Abul-Qassim Khoei
An Najaf-Mohammad Yaqoobi
University in Najaf, he established one of the largest women's Hawzas in Iraq, and oversees many charitable organisations within Iraq. He is an active figure
An Najaf-Ruhollah Khomeini
state-sponsored expulsion to Bursa in 1964. Nearly a year later, he moved to Najaf, where speeches he gave outlining his religiopolitical theory of Guardianship
An Najaf-Najaf-Qoli Khan Bakhtiari
Najaf-Qoli Khan Bakhtiari (Persian: نجفقلیخان بختیاری) also known Saad al-Dowleh and Samsam al-Saltane (1846–1930), was a Persian Prime Minister and
An Najaf-Shia Islam
emerge as an extraordinary force". 18 March 2017. Archived from the original on 25 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018. "Karbala and Najaf: Shia holy
An Najaf-Islamic Dawa Party
and in which city - Najaf, or Karbala - it was founded. A twin party was also founded in Lebanon by clerics who had studied in Najaf and supported Muhammad
An Najaf-Saddam Hussein
from Iran in 1964, took up residence in Iraq, at the Shi'ite holy city of Najaf. There he involved himself with Iraqi Shi'ites and developed a strong religious
An Najaf-Bequest and devise
rupees from the Indian kingdom of Oudh (Awadh) to the Shia holy cities of Najaf and Karbala between 1850 and 1903. The bequest first reached the cities
An Najaf-Ali Al-Kourani
cleric. He was born in 1944 in Yater (Lebanon) In Jabal Amel, migrating to Najaf, Iraq to study in a hawza in 1958. In 1967, Grand Ayatollah Muhsin al-Hakim
An Najaf-Ahmad Hindi
permanently left India, initially on a pilgrimage to the tomb of Ali in Najaf, Iraq. According to Moin, this movement was to escape colonial rule. He
An Najaf-Usuli
the Usuli to dominance and "completely routed the Akhbaris at Karbala and Najaf", so that "only a handful of Shi'i ulama have remained Akhbari to the present
An Najaf-Imam Ali Shrine
Mosque of 'Alī (Arabic: مَسْجِد عَلِيّ, romanized: Masjid ʿAlī), located in Najaf, Iraq, is a mausoleum which Shia and Sunni Muslims believe contains the
An Najaf-Kumayl ibn Ziyad
Kumayl bin Ziyad an-Nakha'i (Arabic: كُميل بن زياد النخعي, romanized: Kumayl ibn Ziyād an-Nakhaʿī) was among the most loyal companions of Imam Ali Ibn
An Najaf-Najaf District
Najaf District is a district of the Najaf Governorate, Iraq. v t e
An Najaf-Azmet Jah
family and instead chose Raunaq Yar Khan as the ninth Nizam of Hyderabad. Najaf Ali Khan - Uncle of Azmet Jah Nizam of Hyderabad Asaf Jahi dynasty Hyderabad
An Najaf-Qom Seminary
Davani Hassan Hassanzadeh Amoli Sadegh Khalkhali Ali Khamenei Esmaeil Khatib Najaf Lakzaee Mohammad Fazel Lankarani Mahmoud Mar'ashi Najafi Hossein Modarressi
An Najaf-Mohammad Beheshti
Shah's secret police, the SAVAK. Beheshti joined Ayatollah Khomeini in Najaf, Iraq, where the latter was in exile. There he became part of Khomeini's
An Najaf-Najaf Shahr
Najaf Shahr (Persian: نجف شهر) is a city in the Central District of Sirjan County, Kerman province, Iran, and serves as the administrative center for
An Najaf-Nasiriyah
Nasiriyah (Arabic: ٱلنَّاصِرِيَّة; BGN: An Nāşirīyah; also spelled Nassiriya or Nasiriya) is a city in Iraq. It is on the lower Euphrates, about 360 km
An Najaf-Najaf Qoli, Lorestan
Najaf Qoli (Persian: نجفقلي, also Romanized as Najaf Qolī; also known as Najaf Golī and Najafī) is a village in Doab Rural District, in the Central District
An Najaf-Iranian Revolution
re-arrested and sent into exile where he remained for 15 years (mostly in Najaf, Iraq), until the revolution. In this interim period of "disaffected calm
An Najaf-Maratha Confederacy
intent of territorial encroachment, however, Shah Alam ordered his general Najaf Khan to drive them out. In retaliation, Tukoji Rao Holkar and Visaji Krushna
An Najaf-Al-Najaf International Stadium
Al-Najaf International Stadium (Arabic: ملعب النجف الدولي) is a stadium in Najaf, Iraq, which opened on 5 May 2018. It is used mostly for football matches
An Najaf-Muqtada al-Sadr
from Jabal Amel in Lebanon, before later settling in Najaf. Sadr is the son of Muhammad al-Sadr, an Iraqi religious figure and politician who stood against
An Najaf-Najaf, Iran
Najaf (Persian: نجف; also known as Najaf-e Bālā, Najaf-e ‘Olyā, and Najaf ‘Olyā) is a village in Howmeh Rural District, in the Central District of Maneh
An Najaf-Thattathin Marayathu
taking part in. He asks a friend, Najaf, to train him for this. Even though they have a bitter past between them, Najaf agrees to train Vinod. During the
An Najaf-Kalateh Najaf
Kalateh-ye Najaf (Persian: كلاته نجف, also Romanized as Kalāteh-ye Najaf; also known as Kalāteh-ye Najafābād) is a village in Doruneh Rural District,
An Najaf-Twelve Imams
without access to divine guidance. According to Twelvers, there is at all times an Imam of the era who is the divinely appointed authority on all matters of
An Najaf-Najaf bey Vazirov
Najaf bey Fatali oglu Vazirov (Azerbaijani: Nəcəf-bəy Vəzirov) (17 February 1854 – 9 July 1926) was an Azerbaijani playwright and journalist. Vazirov was
An Najaf-Najaf Daryabandari
Najaf Daryabandari (Persian: نجف دریابندری; 23 August 1929 – 4 May 2020) was an Iranian writer and translator of works from English into Persian. Najaf
An Najaf-M1 Abrams
Wayback Machine. USA Today, 29 March 2005. Green & Stewart 2005, p. 99. "Najaf fighting "heaviest so far"". 26 March 2003. Archived from the original on
An Najaf-Adam
Cross in Jerusalem; according to Christian tradition Imam Ali Mosque in Najaf; according to Shia tradition, after Noah buried him there following the
An Najaf-Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk
for new missions and roles, including mine laying and medical evacuation. An EH-60 variant was developed to conduct electronic warfare and special operations
An Najaf-Abdul Aziz al-Hakim
Revolution in Iraq when Mohammed Baqir was assassinated in August 2003 in Najaf. Sayyid Abdul Aziz al-Hakim was a member of the Hakim family of Shiite scholars
An Najaf-Ali Khamenei
weapons of mass destruction. Born to Seyed Javad Khamenei, an Alim and Mujtahid born in Najaf, and Khadijeh Mirdamadi [fa] (daughter of Hashem Mirdamadi [fa])
An Najaf-Shah Najaf
Shah Najaf (Persian: شاه نجف) is a village in Poshtkuh Rural District of Emamzadeh Hasan District, Falard County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province,
An Najaf-Lucknow
Asifi), Chota Imambara (Imambara Husainabad), Dargah Hazrat Abbas, Shah Najaf and Imambara Ghufran Ma'ab. The ban was partially lifted in 1997 and Shias
An Najaf-Naft Al-Wasat SC
(Arabic: نادي نفط الوسط الرياضي, lit. 'Midland Oil') is an Iraqi sports club based in Najaf. Its professional football team plays in the Iraq Stars League
An Najaf-Rizvand-e Najaf
Rizvand-e Najaf (Persian: ريزوندنجف) is a village in, and the capital of, Beshiva Pataq Rural District of the Central District of Sarpol-e Zahab County
An Najaf-Hussein-Ali Montazeri
of the Shah and his support for Ali Shariati’s and for Nematollah Salehi Najaf Abadi's works. Montazeri's leadership qualifications were further hurt by
An Najaf-Mostafa Khomeini
Bursa, Turkey, where he was in exile. Then he lived with his family in Najaf, Iraq, from October 1965. There he had contacts with the Iraqi Shia activist
An Najaf-Najaf Qoli Qeshlaqi
Najaf Qoli Qeshlaqi (Persian: نجفقلي قشلاقي, also Romanized as Najaf Qolī Qeshlāqī; also known as Najaf ‘Alī Kandī and Najaf Qolī Kandī) is a village in
An Najaf-Imambara Shah Najaf
Shah Najaf Imambara is one of the several imambaras in Lucknow. Shah Najaf Imambara was constructed by Nawab Ghazi-ud-Din Haider in 1818, the last nawab
An Najaf-Ali
be second only to Muhammad in Shia Muslim culture. The shrine of Ali in Najaf, Iraq, is a major destination for Shia pilgrimage. The legacy of Ali is
An Najaf-Najaf-e Tarakomeh
Najaf-e Tarakomeh (Persian: نجف تراكمه) is a village in Abish Ahmad Rural District of Abish Ahmad District, Kaleybar County, East Azerbaijan province
An Najaf-Ali Reza Khan Azod-ol-Molk
1870 and 1871, and accompanied him on his pilgrimages to the holy sites in Najaf and Karbala, and in 1873 and 1878 during his travels to Europe. Ali Reza
An Najaf-Hakim family
The Hakim family is a prominent family of Shiite Islam scholars from Najaf, Iraq who claim descent from the Alids. They belong to a Tabatabaei branch
An Najaf-Muhammad al-Fayadh
the village cleric when he was five. When he was 10 his family moved to Najaf, where he studied various Islamic studies including Arabic language, rhetoric
An Najaf-Mohammad Hadi al-Milani
was born to Sayyid Jafar al-Milani (d. 1907) and Bibi Khanum Mamaqani, in Najaf. Both of his parents were ulama. He was the eldest of three sons and three
An Najaf-Mohammad Hasan Mamaqani
1822–March 15, 1905) was a leading mujtahid of Najaf in the 19th century. He was born and educated in Najaf . He studied with the highest religious authority
An Najaf-Muhammad al-Sadr (jurist)
own death. He was later killed leaving the mosque in the Iraqi city of Najaf along with two of his sons as they drove through the town. Their car was
An Najaf-Syed Zafrul Hasan Rizvi
Sultanul Madaris in 1935. In 1937, Zafrul Millat went to Hawzae-ilmiya Najaf-al-Ashraf and joined the darsi-kharij of Ayatollah Abdul Hussain Rushti
An Najaf-Najafabad, Abadeh
as Najafābād and Nejafābād; also known as Najafābād-e Pā’īn, Najaf Abad ‘Olya, and Najaf Abad Sofla) is a village in Bidak Rural District, in the Central
An Najaf-Ali al-Rida
hadiths, such as Uyun Akhbar al-Rida. The following is an excerpt from a debate between al-Rida and an unbeliever (zindiq). Al-Rida said to a zindiq, "Dost
An Najaf-Muhammad al-Mahdi
instance, during the Russo-Iranian war of 1804–1813, the eminent clerics of Najaf and Isfahan issued a declaration of jihad against the Russians to support
An Najaf-Abdul Hosein Amini
Sarab near the Ardabil. His father Mirza Ahmad Amini, and his grandfather Najaf Ali were jurists of the city. His teachers included Abul Hasan Esfahani
An Najaf-Oudh State
system of fixed payments by the British paid to the Shia holy cities of Najaf and Karbala. These payments, along with lifelong stipends to the wives and
An Najaf-Big Four (Najaf)
leading Grand Ayatollahs of Twelver Shia Islam based in the holy city of Najaf in Iraq. All orthodox Twelver Shia Muslims follow the Islamic rulings of
An Najaf-Najaf Abbas Sial
Najaf Abbas Sial (Urdu: نجف عباس سیال; 22 May 1959 – 11 November 2018) was a Pakistani politician who was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
An Najaf-Popular Mobilization Forces
Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq. There are four major groups organized by Najaf: Saraya al-Ataba al-Abbasiya, Saraya al-Ataba al-Hussainiya, Saraya al-Ataba
An Najaf-Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis
Iraq's Najaf where hundreds of mourners gathered to pay their final respects. Funeral processions were also held in several Iraqi cities prior to Najaf, including
An Najaf-Khomeini family
(1800-1869) was the son of Din Ali Shah, he was an alim. He left India, escaping colonial rule in 1830, migrating to Najaf, and then finally settling in Khomeyn
An Najaf-Muhammad Sa'id al-Habboubi
1915) was an Iraqi Poet, Faqīh, and a merchant, born in Najaf to a wealthy family. He studied Faqih and Arabic language in Hawza of the Najaf. Later, he
An Najaf-Ruhollah Khomeini's return to Iran
exile for his opposition to the last Shah, mostly in the holy Shia city of Najaf, Iraq. At first, he was sent to Bursa, Turkey on 4 November 1964 where he
An Najaf-Kufa
northeast of Najaf. It is located on the banks of the Euphrates River. The estimated population in 2003 was 110,000. Currently, Kufa and Najaf are joined
An Najaf-Ahmad ibn Muhammad Ardabili
of Najaf. He gave up teaching intellectual subjects during the last years of his life and taught narrative sciences at Najaf. The seminary of Najaf thrived
An Najaf-Najafabad
and improper use of water resources play an important role in the recent drought in Isfahan province. Najaf Abad plain is one of the basins located in
An Najaf-Ashura
Mashhad, Iran, 20 June, 20 people killed. 2004: Bomb explosions, Karbala and Najaf, Iraq, 2 March, over 180 Shia worshipers killed and 5000 injured. 2008:
An Najaf-2016 in aviation
expected in May 2017.[citation needed] Turkish Airlines suspended services to Najaf, Sulaymaniyah, and Basrah, Iraq, because of military offensives.[citation
An Najaf-Ali Fadavi
includes intelligence assignments as the Chief of Intelligence for the Najaf, Nooh, and Hamzeh Seyyed Ol-Shohada Headquarters respectively, Chief of
An Najaf-Imambaras of Lucknow
Ali is buried in the City of Najaf-e-Ashraf in Iraq, so the Rauza of Ali is called The Najaf. Imambara Shah Najaf. This is an Imambara associated with Ali
An Najaf-List of ayatollahs
Emad-ul-Adab, Emad-ul-Kalam and Fazil-ul-Adab moved to Najaf and received for Ijtihad. During his stay in Najaf Seminary learned from the best teachers of Hawzah
An Najaf-Daheen
(Arabic: دهين) is a popular dessert in Iraq. It is famous in the city of Najaf as this city is considered as its origin. Daheen literally means 'oily'
An Najaf-8th Najaf Ashraf Division
8th Najaf Ashraf Armored Division (Persian: لشکر 8 نجف اشرف) is a division of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. It was first officially organized
An Najaf-Assembly of Experts
of the Assembly, resulting in that member's arrest and an end to their time on the Assembly -- an example being Khamenei's denouncing of then-member of
An Najaf-Ali al-Sistani
Hossein Borujerdi. Later in 1951, Sistani traveled to Iraq to study in Najaf under Grand Ayatollah Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei. Sistani rose to the rank of
An Najaf-Muhammad Hasan al-Najafi
persons contributed. The Najaf seminary was the place where Akhbarism first appeared at the time when Muhammad Hasan lived in Najaf. In fact, after the establishment
An Najaf-Javad Khamenei
ethnic Iranian Azeri from the city of Khameneh. He attended seminary in Najaf, Qom and Mashhad. After finishing his studies, he settled in the vicinity
An Najaf-Sadrist Movement
Damascus from Tehran, or from the Shiite holy city of Najaf, Iraq, claiming to protect Sayyida Zeinab, an important Shiite shrine in Damascus. Abu Mohamed
An Najaf-Mohsen Araki
guilty of “corruption on earth.” He was born in Najaf, Iraq. He benefited from the Islamic seminary in Najaf and Qom. He speaks fluent Arabic and English
An Najaf-Ahsas
serial aired on Urdu1. Produced by Ice Media & Entertainment and directed by Najaf Bilgarami. The series premiered on 19 October 2016. Adil, a successful businessman
An Najaf-Abd al-Husayn Najafi Lari
Lari (Persian: آیت الله سید عبدالحسین موسوی دزفولی نجفی لاری) (1226 in SH, Najaf – 1303 in SH, Jahrom), was one of the clergymen and jurists from South Iran
An Najaf-Abdolkarim Haeri Yazdi
politicization from the Iranian Constitutional Revolution and moved back to Najaf, Iraq. When Najaf became political, he moved to Karbala until political excitement
An Najaf-Marja'
ayatollahs preside over hawzas (religious seminaries). The hawzas of Qom and Najaf are the preeminent seminary centers for the training of Shia clergymen.
An Najaf-Gujarat
2021. Retrieved 8 August 2020. Haider, Irfan Habib with contributions from Najaf; Khan, Iqtidar Alam; Moosvi, Shireen; Prasad, Pushpa (2011). Economic history
An Najaf-Bashir al-Najafi
of the Four Grand Ayatollahs of Najaf, Iraq. He was born in Jalandhar, a city in then-British India. He resides in Najaf, Iraq now. After the independence
An Najaf-Naser Makarem Shirazi
Seyyed Kazem Shariatmadari. In 1950, he made his way to the seminary of Najaf, Iraq. Here, he was able to take part in classes of teachers such as Ayatollah
An Najaf-Najaf Lakzaee
Najaf Lakzaee (born 1969) is a researcher of religious and political sciences. He holds a PhD in political studies from Imam Sadiq University. He has
An Najaf-List of anthropogenic disasters by death toll
book The King Incorporated, although he notes that it is "almost certainly an underestimate". For other sources, see each respective leader's death toll
An Najaf-Blackwater (company)
Blackwater Bridge", Chapter 6, "Under Siege", which discusses Blackwater at An Najaf, Chapter 7, "The Dog Track and the Swamp", which chronicles Pelton's visits
An Najaf-Gustakh Ishq
Mamu's place, Najaf is mistreated by her Mami, Kinza who sees Najaf as an extra mouth to feed. Kinza's son Zubair takes a liking to Najaf. Sikandar is
An Najaf-Mahdi Army
militiamen, fully underway by April 4. The Mahdi Army forces began an offensive in Najaf, Kufa, Kut, and Sadr City, seizing control of public buildings and
An Najaf-Mir Najaf Ali Khan
Nawab Mir Najaf Ali Khan is a grandson of the last Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan and is a prominent figure known for heritage conservation, social
An Najaf-Ruhollah Khomeini's life in exile
taken to Ankara and then to Bursa, Turkey. On 5 September 1965, he moved to Najaf, Iraq and stayed there until Saddam Hussein deported him. Finally, he was
An Najaf-Dil Nawaz
Dilnawaz is a 2017 Pakistani supernatural romantic drama serial directed Najaf Billgrami, produced by Aijaz Aslam and written by Syed Nabeel. The series
An Najaf-Hawza Najaf
The Najaf Seminary (Arabic: حوزة النجف), also known as the al-Hawza Al-Ilmiyya (الحوزة العلمية), is the oldest and one of the most important Shia seminaries
An Najaf-Sayyid
Arabic plural: سادة sādah; feminine: سيدة sayyidah; Persian: [sejˈjede]) is an honorific title of Hasanids and Husaynids Muslims, recognized as descendants
An Najaf-Minneapolis
(2000) Harbin, China (1992) Ibaraki, Japan (1980) Kuopio, Finland (1972) Najaf, Iraq (2009) Novosibirsk, Russia (1988) Santiago, Chile (1961) Tours, France
An Najaf-Khamenei family
"Khamenei family tree". Their dwelling place(s) were/are in Azerbaijan (Iran), Najaf, Tafresh, etc. Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran, is the most
An Najaf-Siege of Najaf (1918)
The siege of Najaf was an engagement between the British Army and Iraqi rebels in the city of Najaf during the First World War. The city had fallen under
An Najaf-Assassination of Qasem Soleimani
Baghdad, the procession moved to the Shia holy city of Karbala and on to Najaf, where al-Muhandis and the other Iraqis were buried, while the coffins of
An Najaf-A Clean Break: A New Strategy for Securing the Realm
Shi'a leadership in Najaf, Iraq, rather than Iran. Were the Hashemites to control Iraq, they could use their influence over Najaf to help Israel wean
An Najaf-Dur-e Najaf Dara
Dur-e Najaf Dara OAM (born 18 September 1945) is an Australian restaurateur and businesswoman. Dara was born on 18 September 1945 in Ipoh, Malaysia, in
An Najaf-Muhammad Kazim Khurasani
with him to Najaf and left her in Mashhad, due to lack of finances. He was informed of the death of his first child soon after arriving in Najaf. His wife
An Najaf-Plus Ultra Brigade
The Spaniards were based in Al-Qādisiyyah, and the Central Americans in Najaf, in south-central Iraq, near Dīwānīyah. Their objective was to relieve the
An Najaf-Abd al-A'la al-Sabziwari
a contemporary of Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei. He was briefly the head of the Najaf seminary after the death of al-Khoei in 1992. After al-Sabzawari's death
An Najaf-Abdel Mohsen Shalash
Aboud Saeed Hajim Shalash (December 22, 1882 – 1948) was an Iraqi politician who was born in Najaf and held various positions during the monarchy in Iraq
An Najaf-Mohammed Ridha al-Sistani
oversees the financial and administrative work. Al-Sistani was born in Najaf, Iraq, to Sayyid Ali al-Sistani, and the daughter of Sayyid Muhammad-Hassan
An Najaf-Ayatollah
Usulis as an attempt to promote their status. Mirza Ali Aqa Tabrizi was the first one to use the term Ayatullah for the sources of emulation in Najaf, especially
An Najaf-Al-Najaf SC
Al-Najaf Sports Club (Arabic: نادي النجف الرياضي) is an Iraqi professional football club based in Najaf. They are members of the Iraq Stars League. Al-Najaf
An Najaf-Erbil SC
champion of Iraq's super league for the third consecutive year after beating Najaf FC. They also won the league in 2012 with only one loss. Erbil Sport Club
An Najaf-Seyyed Ali Shafiei
city of Ahwaz. Then, Seyyed-Ali departed to the Seminary of Najaf, in Iraq. After Najaf, he came back to Ahwaz; and was appointed as a/the Imam of Jama'ah
An Najaf-Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist
continuing their teaching and religious duties". Najaf religious leaders present an even greater problem as Najaf is outside the border of Iran and so its marjaʿ
An Najaf-Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse
detainees at Abu Ghraib. An Abu Ghraib detainee told investigators that he heard an Iraqi teenage boy screaming, and saw an Army translator raping him
An Najaf-An-Najaf Stadium
An-Najaf Stadium (Arabic: ستاد النجف) is a multi-use stadium located in Najaf, Iraq. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the
An Najaf-List of last words (20th century)
Jaza'iri, Iraqi cleric, one of the ringleaders of the anti-British uprising in Najaf (May 1918); final lines of poem written prior to his execution "Don't bother
An Najaf-Muhsin al-Hakim
الحكيم; 31 May 1889 – 2 June 1970) was an Iraqi Shia religious authority. He became the leading marja' of Najaf in 1946 after the death of Abu al-Hasan
An Najaf-Hawza
Several senior Grand Ayatollahs constitute the hawza. The institutions in Najaf, Iraq and Qom, Iran, are the preeminent seminary centers for the education
An Najaf-UR Airlines
Airlines is an international airline based in Iraq. It operates a small narrow-body fleet, with its own services from Baghdad and Najaf, and services
An Najaf-Holiest sites in Islam
Imam Ali Masjid in Najaf as the holiest site of only Shia Muslims, followed by Imam Husayn Shrine in Karbala. Imam Ali Mosque in Najaf, Iraq is the holiest
An Najaf-Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr
leaving the family destitute. In 1945, the family moved to the holy city of Najaf, where al-Sadr would spend the rest of his life. He was a child prodigy
An Najaf-Baqir al-Irawani
for the grand religious authority in Najaf after grand Ayatollah, Sayyid Ali al-Sistani. Al-Irawani was born in Najaf in 1949 to Sheikh Muhammad-Taqi al-Irawani
An Najaf-Sikh attacks on Delhi
dying in battle. On March 28, 1782, Najaf Khan ordered Shafi to march against the Sikh with an army of 10,000. Najaf Khan would die soon after giving the
An Najaf-Ahmad Mohseni Garakani
Khomeini, and Mohaghegh. He travelled to Najaf and attended the Hawza Najaf for around a year. While in Najaf, he was taught by Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei,
An Najaf-Durr Al Najaf
Durr Al Najaf (Arabic: دُر ٱلنَّجَف) is a glossy and clear gemstone from the quartz family. The name means "pearl of Najaf" as it can only be sourced from
An Najaf-Najaf Quli
Rafiyev Najaf-Qoli Khan Bakhtiari Najafqoli, Khuzestan Najaf Qoli, Lorestan This page or section lists people that share the same given name. If an internal
An Najaf-Muhammad bin Fadlallah al-Sarawi
ulema of Najaf and Samarra, such as Mirza Shirazi. His efforts to promote da'wah in Iran failed. As a Twelver Shia mujtahid, he settled in Najaf from 1901
An Najaf-Kazem al-Haeri
1938) is a prominent Twelver Shi'a Marja. He has studied in seminars of Najaf, Iraq under Grand Ayatollah Sadeq al-Sadr. Haeri was born in Karbala, Iraq
An Najaf-Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei
with his older brother Abdullah and took up residence in the holy city of Najaf where he began studying Shia theology with the scholars of that city. He
An Najaf-Agha Najaf Ali
Agha Najaf Ali (Persian: آقا نجف علی; fl. 1815 – c. 1860) was an Iranian painter from the Agha Najaf family of Isfahan. Agha Najaf Ali studied under Ali
An Najaf-Iraq
Kirkuk Sulaymaniyah Saladin Al Anbar Baghdad Diyala Karbala Babylon Wasit Najaf Al-Qādisiyyah Maysan Muthanna Dhi Qar Basra Halabja Iraq's economy is dominated
An Najaf-Battle of Najaf (2004)
was fought between United States and Iraqi forces on one side and the Mahdi Army led by Muqtada al-Sadr on the other in the Iraqi city of
An Najaf-Hassan Mortazavi Shahroudi
Hossein Shahroudi. At the age of 25, Shahroudi left to Najaf to study in the Najaf Seminary. While in Najaf, Shahroudi was able to complete his advanced Islamic
An Najaf-Galayeri
Mukhtarov, Najaf Museibli 2017, The ancient metallurgy in Azerbaijan from the end of the Neolithic to the Early Bronze Age (6th-3rd millennium BCE): an overview
An Najaf-Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light
in 2015 and again on 18 April 2023, the followers of Ahmad al-Hassan in Najaf, Iraq, also known as the "White Banners", publicly denounced AROPL (also
An Najaf-Arabic
dialect) is the dialect spoken in southern Iraq, such as Basra, Dhi Qar and Najaf. Khuzestani Arabic is the dialect spoken in the Iranian province of Khuzestan
An Najaf-2004 Iraq spring fighting
much more difficult and dangerous." The Mahdi Army forces began an offensive in Najaf, Kufa, Kut, and Sadr City on April 4, 2004. They began by taking
An Najaf-Sadeq Larijani
(1963) in Najaf, to Iranian parents. His father, the Ayatollah Mirza Hashem Amoli, was an eminent Mujtahid of his time who worked in Najaf after being
An Najaf-Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi
Iranian Assembly of Experts' website opens with his education received in Najaf, Iraq from Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr, the Islamic Dawa Party's founder, and
An Najaf-Ebrahim Amini
was born in 1925 in Najafabad city. He completed his primary education in Najaf Abad and entered Isfahan seminary in 1943 and studied Arabic literature
An Najaf-Battle of Najaf
Najaf or Siege of Najaf may refer to several battles or sieges: Siege of Najaf (1918) Battle of Najaf (2003) Battle of Najaf (2004) Battle of Najaf (2007)
An Najaf-Ahmad al-Hassan
in Iraq, publicly began his "religious call" in 2002. He has an official office in Najaf. Ahmad al-Hassan was born in Basra, Iraq. He is the son of Ismael
An Najaf-Soldiers of Heaven
of Najaf", where "the main part" of the fighting took place (despite the battle being called the Battle of Najaf). The group has been described as an apocalyptic
An Najaf-Enzo Baldoni
Doonesbury comic strips. He was kidnapped near Najaf, Iraq, 19 August 2004 by the Islamic Army in Iraq, an Iraqi insurgent group, allegedly linked with
An Najaf-Battle of Najaf (2007)
The Battle of Najaf took place on 28 January 2007 at Zarqa (also spelled Zarga) near Najaf, Iraq, between Iraqi Security Forces (later assisted by U.S
An Najaf-Ezekiel
Reisebeschreibung nach Arabian, says he visited Al Kifl in Iraq, midway between Najaf and Hilla and said Kifl was the Arabic form of Ezekiel. He further explained
An Najaf-Najaf Shah
Najaf Shah (born 17 December 1984) is an international cricketer from Pakistan who now plays for Rawalpindi region and Pakistan International Airlines