Editing Samarra (section)

== Religious significance ==
{{See also|Iraq in the Quran}}
[[File:اثناء احياء احدى الشعائر الدينية في المدينة.jpg|thumb|[[Al-Askari Shrine]]]]
The city is also home to [[al-Askari Shrine]], containing the mausolea of the [[Imam]]s [[Ali al-Hadi]] and [[Hasan al-Askari]], the tenth and eleventh [[Imamah (Shia doctrine)#The Shi.27a Twelvers|Shiʿi Imams]], respectively, as well as the place from where [[Muhammad al-Mahdi]], known as the "Hidden Imam", reportedly went into [[The Occultation]] in the belief of the [[Twelver]] or [[Shias]]. This has made it an important pilgrimage centre for the Imami Shias.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last= |first= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n9WLDwAAQBAJ |title=The Shi'a of Samarra: The Heritage and Politics of a Community in Iraq |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |year=2012 |isbn=978-1-78672-982-8 |editor-last=Panjwani |editor-first=Imranali |language=en}}</ref> In addition, Hakimah and [[Narjis]], female relatives of the Prophet [[Muhammad]] and the Imams, held in high esteem by Muslims, are buried there, making this mosque one of the most significant sites of worship.<ref name=":0" />