In 198 A. H. (813 A. D.), the second construction was raised on the grave of Imam Hussain (A. S.) by the Abbasid Caliph al-Ma' moun. An elevated building of clay brick and gypsum was built above the grave and remained there until 236 A. H. (850 A. D.
When the Abbasid Caliph al-Mutawakil assumed power, he demolished the shrine of Imam Hussain (A. S.) Three times during his rule in the years 236 A. H. (850 A. D.), 237 A. H. (851 A. D.), and 247 A. H. (861 A. D.)'.
Source:
- Holy Shrines of Karbala: By Raouf Mohamed Ali Al-Ansari
[P. 119].
