Recommended acts, prayers and visitations at the holy shrines.

What ziyārah is, the manners and etiquette that surround it, and the words for seeking permission to enter.

Al-Najaf al-Ashraf, where the shrine of Imām ʿAlī (a) stands. Residential before Islam, it grew into a thriving city once the Imām's mausoleum was built in the 2nd century.

One of four cities chosen by Allāh, and home to Masjid al-Kūfa — where a single obligatory prayer carries the reward of an accepted Ḥajj.

Masjid al-Sahla, the mosque of the prophets and the future dwelling of Imām al-Mahdī (a) — its merits, its map, and the acts performed there.

The place of the martyrdom of Imām al-Ḥusayn (a) and his companions in 61/680, and of the shrines of al-Ḥusayn (a) and al-ʿAbbās (a).

The resting place of Imām Mūsā al-Kāẓim (a) and Imām Muḥammad al-Jawād (a), in the north of Baghdad.

The shrine of Imām ʿAlī al-Hādī (a) and Imām al-Ḥasan al-ʿAskarī (a), and the site of the sacred cellar.

The place of martyrdom of Imām al-Riḍā (a). Once Sanabad, renamed Mashhad al-Riḍā after his burial there.

The shrine of Shāh ʿAbd al-ʿAẓīm al-Ḥasanī, in Rayy.

The shrine of Sayyeda Maʿsūma (a), and the mosque of Jamkarān with its prayers for the Lord of the Age (a).

The twelfth Imām and the promised saviour, in occultation since the early years of his life. Supplications, ziyārah, and the duty of praying for his return.

Visitations not tied to a single place, including al-Zīyārah al-Jāmiʿa al-Kabīra.