Turbah Karbala

Left: Turbah Karbala made from the soil of Husayn ibn Ali's grave. Right: Shrine of Husayn ibn Ali, Karbala, Iraq.

Turbah Karbala (Arabic: تربة کربلاء, lit.'Soil of Karbala'),[1][2][3] or Khāk-e Shifā (Lisan al-Dawat, Persian, and Urdu: خاکِ شِفاء, lit. 'Medicinal Soil'),[4][5][6] or "Turbah of Imam Hussain"[7][8] is the soil taken from Hussain ibn Ali's grave in the city of Karbala. Shia Muslims use it to make turbah and misbaha.[9][10]

  1. ^ Prostration on the Soil of Karbala (Imam al-Husayn’s Martyrdom land) al-islam.org Retrieved 11 Dec 2018
  2. ^ Soil of Karbala hawzah.net Retrieved 9 Dec 2018
  3. ^ The soil of Karbala; traits of imam Hussain Turbah akairan.com Retrieved 11 Dec 2018
  4. ^ "Khak-e Shifa (Earth of Karbala)". Archived from the original on May 2, 2020.
  5. ^ "History of Islam: Khak-e Shifa (The Earth of Karbala)". December 19, 2010. Archived from the original on May 2, 2020.
  6. ^ "The History of Khak-e Shifa". December 20, 2017. Archived from the original on May 2, 2020.
  7. ^ Soil of Imam Hussain (a.s.) alalam.ir Retrieved 9 Dec 2018
  8. ^ The Turbah of Imam Hussain shia-news.com Retrieved 9 Dec 2018
  9. ^ The prostration of Shia on Turbah al-islam.org Retrieved 9 Dec 2018
  10. ^ Muhr and Tasbih smtnews.ir Retrieved 9 Dec 2018