The martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hassan al-Askari (AS) is observed on the 8th day of the lunar Islamic month of Rabi' al-Awwal, which falls on Friday this year.
Iranian city of Qom is home to a mosque called Imam Hassan al-Askari (AS) Mosque.
Imam Hassan al-Askari (AS) Mosque was founded more than 1180 years ago.
It was established near the holy shrine of Hazrat Fatemeh Masumeh (AS) in Qom upon order of Imam Hassan al-Askari (AS) himself.
Over the past years, the mosque has been expanded and renovate many times.
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