Karbala
This shrine is honoured as the grave of Sayyiduna Awn ibn Abdullah ibn Ja'far, a grandson of Sayyiduna Ja'far al-Tayyar and, in many accounts, a son of…
This shrine is honoured as the grave of Sayyiduna Awn ibn Abdullah ibn Ja'far, a grandson of Sayyiduna Ja'far al-Tayyar and, in many accounts, a son of Sayyida Zaynab bint Ali. When Sayyiduna al-Husayn set out from Makkah for Iraq in 60 AH, his cousin Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Ja'far sent his sons Awn and Muhammad to go with him, and both were among those martyred at Karbala. A local account relates that Awn rode out with Habib ibn Mazahir to seek help from the Banu Asad, was killed on the way and was buried at this spot. He is also remembered among the martyrs laid to rest in the shrine of Sayyiduna al-Husayn. The shrine stands beside the Karbala–Baghdad road about 12 km north-east of Karbala, and the area around it is named after him. The older building occupied a walled plot of roughly 55 by 50 metres, entered through a long portico and crowned by a tiled dome. It has been under restoration in recent years, with new tiled minarets and a larger dome, and while the work continues the doors are not always open around the clock. It makes an easy stop for pilgrims travelling by road between Baghdad and Karbala.