Talha Bin Ubeydullah Shrine, Basra, Iraq

Talha Bin Ubeydullah Shrine

Basra, Iraq

The Talha bin Ubeydullah Shrine in Basra, Iraq, marks the burial site of Talha ibn Ubayd Allah, a prominent companion of Prophet Muhammad and one of the ten promised paradise in Sunni tradition, who embraced Islam early and fought valiantly in battles like Uhud, where he shielded the Prophet from arrows at great personal cost.

Killed by a poisoned arrow during the Battle of the Camel in 656 AD near Basra at age 64, amid tensions following Uthman's assassination, his tomb formed part of a grand two-domed mosque complex built in 1973, once Basra's largest Sunni mosque.

Destroyed by explosives in 2006 in a revenge attack linked to the al-Askari shrine bombing, the mausoleum survives amid reconstruction efforts as of recent years, symbolizing resilience in Iraq's sectarian landscape.

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9PXQ+HWH, Az Zubayr, Basra Governorate, Iraq

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