Najaf
This shrine near the Imam Ali shrine in Najaf is honoured as the grave of Athib al-Yamani, known as Safi Safa, a devout man from Yemen who came to Kufa in the…
This shrine near the Imam Ali shrine in Najaf is honoured as the grave of Athib al-Yamani, known as Safi Safa, a devout man from Yemen who came to Kufa in the time of Sayyiduna Ali ibn Abi Talib. Local tradition holds that Sayyiduna Ali buried him here himself during his caliphate. The grave stands in a small, well-kept mosque beside the Fatimah courtyard, a short walk from the Imam Ali shrine, and it is open day and night. Pilgrims often stop here on their way to or from the shrine.