Atabat Al-Muqaddasa (Holy Thresholds)

E322103

Shia holy site pilgrimage destination religious complex

Atabat Al-Muqaddasa (Holy Thresholds) refers to the revered Shia holy shrines and sanctuaries in Karbala, Iraq, particularly associated with Imam Husayn and other significant religious figures.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Al-Atabat al-Muqaddasa	1
Atabat Al-Muqaddasa (Holy Thresholds) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3068408 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Atabat Al-Muqaddasa (Holy Thresholds)
Context triple: [Karbala, hasTitle, Atabat Al-Muqaddasa (Holy Thresholds)]

A. Al-Ma‘ārij (the ways of ascent)
Al-Ma‘ārij (the ways of ascent) refers to the spiritual and cosmic pathways by which angels and human deeds ascend to God, symbolizing the stages of elevation and nearness to the Divine in Islamic belief.
B. Amud el-Sawari
Amud el-Sawari is a monumental Roman triumphal column in Alexandria, Egypt, commonly known in English as Pompey’s Pillar and noted as one of the largest ancient monolithic columns ever erected.
C. Status Quo of the Holy Places
The Status Quo of the Holy Places is a historic arrangement that regulates the shared control, usage, and maintenance of certain Christian holy sites in Jerusalem and Bethlehem among different religious communities.
D. Thurat Spires
Thurat Spires are striking, jagged rock formations popular with climbers and hikers in the rugged wilderness of Kanangra-Boyd National Park in New South Wales, Australia.
E. Al-Akhfash al-Akbar
Al-Akhfash al-Akbar was an early Arab grammarian and linguist associated with the Basra school, known for his contributions to the foundational study of Arabic grammar.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Atabat Al-Muqaddasa (Holy Thresholds)
Target entity description: Atabat Al-Muqaddasa (Holy Thresholds) refers to the revered Shia holy shrines and sanctuaries in Karbala, Iraq, particularly associated with Imam Husayn and other significant religious figures.

A. Al-Ma‘ārij (the ways of ascent)
Al-Ma‘ārij (the ways of ascent) refers to the spiritual and cosmic pathways by which angels and human deeds ascend to God, symbolizing the stages of elevation and nearness to the Divine in Islamic belief.
B. Amud el-Sawari
Amud el-Sawari is a monumental Roman triumphal column in Alexandria, Egypt, commonly known in English as Pompey’s Pillar and noted as one of the largest ancient monolithic columns ever erected.
C. Status Quo of the Holy Places
The Status Quo of the Holy Places is a historic arrangement that regulates the shared control, usage, and maintenance of certain Christian holy sites in Jerusalem and Bethlehem among different religious communities.
D. Thurat Spires
Thurat Spires are striking, jagged rock formations popular with climbers and hikers in the rugged wilderness of Kanangra-Boyd National Park in New South Wales, Australia.
E. Al-Akhfash al-Akbar
Al-Akhfash al-Akbar was an early Arab grammarian and linguist associated with the Basra school, known for his contributions to the foundational study of Arabic grammar.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Shia holy site ⓘ pilgrimage destination ⓘ religious complex ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Al-Atabat al-Muqaddasa ⓘ linked to: Atabat Al-Muqaddasa (Holy Thresholds) Holy Thresholds ⓘ
architecturalFeature	golden dome ⓘ tilework decorations ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Islamic architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	Ahl al-Bayt ⓘ Al-Abbas ibn Ali ⓘ linked to: Abbas ibn Ali Battle of Karbala ⓘ Imam Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ linked to: Imam Husayn
contains	courtyards ⓘ domes ⓘ mausoleums ⓘ minarets ⓘ mosques ⓘ
country	Iraq ⓘ
culturalRole	center of Shia ritual mourning ⓘ center of religious education ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Al-Abbas ibn Ali ⓘ linked to: Abbas ibn Ali Imam Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ linked to: Imam Husayn
devotionalPractice	processions ⓘ recitation of elegies ⓘ ziyarah ⓘ
governedBy	Shia religious authorities ⓘ
hasPart	Al-Abbas Shrine ⓘ linked to: Al-Abbas Shrine in Karbala Imam Husayn Shrine ⓘ
hasType	sanctuary ⓘ shrine complex ⓘ
historicalContext	Karbala tragedy of 680 CE ⓘ
honors	martyrs of Karbala ⓘ linked to: massacre of Husayn ibn Ali and his companions
languageOfName	Arabic ⓘ
locatedIn	Iraq ⓘ Karbala ⓘ
managedAs	waqf endowment ⓘ
pilgrimageEvent	Arbaeen pilgrimage ⓘ Ashura commemoration ⓘ
regionalImportance	one of the most important Shia sites in Iraq ⓘ
religion	Islam ⓘ Shia Islam ⓘ
significance	commemoration of Karbala martyrs ⓘ major Shia pilgrimage site ⓘ
visitedBy	Muslim pilgrims ⓘ Shia Muslims ⓘ linked to: Shia Islam