Who rests here
Ahl al-Bayt · died 40 AH · Mezar-ı Şerif
Ali ibn Abi Talib was the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet, the fourth Rashidun caliph and the first Shia Imam, assassinated in Kufa in 40 AH/661 CE. A 12th-century Afghan tradition holds that his body was secretly carried to Balkh and rests at this Mazar-i-Sharif shrine.
Full biography of Ali ibn Abi Talib (Mazar-i-Sharif — disputed) →(the text above is quoted from the person's record)
How to get there
Located in: Mezar-ı Şerif
Coordinates: 36.70830, 67.11110
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