Imam Hussein Shrine... The Seventh Construction
In 767 A. H. (13 66 A. D.), Imam Hussain shrine was renewed for the seventh time by Sultan Uwais ibn Sheikh Hassan al-Jalairi.
He put up a lofty building over the grave built of local clay brick (a'jur) and gypsum and raised a dome, also built of ajur, and two minarets at the forefront of the hadhra.
He also built the frontal gallery (Iwan) of the hadhret, which is also known as the iwan al-Dahab (The Golden Gallery).
In 786 A. H. (1384 A. D. ), his two sons, Sultan Hussain and Sultan Ahmad, completed the work started by their father. This is now basically the building standing today.
Source:
- Holy Shrines of Karbala: By Raouf Mohamed Ali Al-Ansari
[P. 122].
