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successive chief Mujtaliids of the Gulf Akhbaris seem all to have
belonged to the same Asfur family as the celebrated Shaikh Yusuf;
but their influence has greatly declined during the last few generations.
History of The Shaikhis take their name from Shaikh Ahmad-bin-Zain-ud-Din,
the Shaikhis. who flourished in Hasa between 1785 and 1825 ; Shaikh Kadhim^ liis
successor^ died at Karbala about 1843; and after Shaikh Kadhim a
certain Shaikh Muhammad Karim Khan became prominent, who was
born about 1810 and died about 1871. Another leading Shaikln was
Haji Muhammad Khan, whose son, also named Haji Muhammad Khan,
is said to be the principal expounder of the Shara ; at the present time
at Kirman and to belong to the royal Qajar family. There is strong
opposition between the Usulis and the Shaikhis, but the nature ot t eir
differences has not been satisfactorily explained. On the Persian coas
of the Gulf there are onlv about 50 Shaikhis at Bushehr and a veiy ew
at Bandar 'Abbas and Lingeh, but they are understood to be more
numerous in other parts of Persia.
Shi'ali shrines in 'Iraq.
The Slii'ah shrines of 'Iraq may he divided into three poups: first,
those connected with the death of ^ Ali; second, those connecte wi
battle of Karbala; third, those connected with Imams later an i
Sacred places The spot where 'Ali was mortally wounded is shown in g ^
connected mosque of Kufah ; and his reputed tomb is the sole object ot m e r
Wlthtlie the town of Najaf, which has grown up around it m the midst oi in
hospitable deserts. These sacred places are described m t e ar
deatk of 'Ali.
Kufah and Najaf in the Geographical Volume of this Gazet ee1, ,
Sacred places The tombs of Husain and his party are shown at K^rba a,
connected authenticity is not disputed. Of the buildings there, fully _ esci
geographical notice of the town, the most important is
Karbala, Hazrat Husain; it contains the grave of Husain and it is
with the
najZinL xiusam ; it coiiimiis mc gitive ui ^ f his own.
place of most of his companions. 'Abbas has a sepuic ie 0 . ^
The tomb of Hurr is situated 7 miles to the north-east, an ? i a | g0
31 miles to the north-west of Karbala. Here may be men
though not immediately connected with the Karbala inciden '
of MLUslim-bin-''A qil, Husain's emissary to Kufah, and o ^
Amwah who harboured him, both at Kufah. Muhammad- m 11 a gy
the Aulad Muslim, who are buried to the east of Hillah, were }
of Muslim's family. descriptio 11
Sacred places , At Kadhimain, in the geographical article^ on , Mll i iamm ad-
connected will be found, is the burial place of Musa-bin-Ja tar ana ^
with the^ bin-'Ali, the seventh and ninth Imams; the title of Kadhim,
ater Imams. res trained," has been extended to both, but originally it _ ^^H-bin-
former alone. The tombs of the tenth and eleventh Imams, a | g0
Muhammad and Hasan-bin-'Ali, are to be seen at Samarrah, w ^ ec ted
is exhibited a well, situated in a subterranean apartment and 1-. p ea .
by a silver grating,—the scene, according to tradition, of tlie 1
ranee of Muhammad-bin-Hasan-al-M ahdi, the twelfth Imam. 1
is said, however, to show himself at intervals at the Masjid -as