The following events are in chronological order, stating instances that widely involved the shrine, impressing its construction, renovation and series of extremist activities that reduced its structure and killed pilgrims from time to time. See also Arba'een Al-Abbas Mosque Bab al-Saghir Al Hussein Mosque, Cairo Mashhad Al Husayn, Ashkelon Holiest sites in Shia Islam Jannat al-Baqi' Jannat al-Mu'alla Notes References Aghaie, Kamran Scot (2004). The Martyrs of Karbala: Shi'i Symbols and Rituals in Modern Iran. University of Washington Press. Litvak, Meir (1998). Shi'i Scholars of Nineteenth-Century Iraq: The Ulama of Najaf and Karbala. Cambridge University Press. al Musawi, Muhsin (2006). Reading Iraq: Culture and Power and Conflict. I.B.Tauris. Shimoni, Yaacov & Levine, Evyatar (1974). Political Dictionary of the Middle East in the 20th Century. Quadrangle/New York Times Book Co. External links In pictures: Pilgrims in Karbala - BBC News Online. Shia Shrines of Karbala - Sacred Destinations Shia shrines Shia mosques in Iraq 7th-century mosques Dawoodi Bohras Buildings and structures in Karbala Safavid architecture Shrines in Iraq Karbala