Attributed Shrine of Sayyid Nur al-Hilal
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Marqad Sayyid Nur al-Hilal; Nur al-Hilal Shrine
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Introduction
The mapped point for this record lies near Al-Suwaira in Wasit Governorate, not within the published geographic range of Al-Hafriya. The site is therefore presented as an attributed shrine associated with the name Sayyid Nur al-Hilal, not as a confirmed grave. Regional visitation guides mention a shrine under this name in Wasit, but commonly place it in the governorate centre, whereas the protected coordinates are close to Al-Suwaira. No reliable source inspected securely proves that these two references describe the same physical site.
Regional shrine guides describe Sayyid Nur al-Hilal as a respected Sayyid and preserve a local attribution connecting him with the descendants of Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib, Peace Be Upon Him. They do not supply the intermediate generations of the lineage, an early inscription, a dated endowment deed, or a substantial biographical entry. The Alid connection must therefore remain a regional devotional attribution rather than a verified genealogy.
The accessible evidence does not establish his period, birthplace, education, travels, family, death, or burial history. The title Nur al-Hilal may be a personal name or a devotional epithet, but its origin cannot be determined safely from the sources used. The article consequently avoids attaching stories, offices, miracles, or family links belonging to other people with similar names.
The record remains useful because it preserves a living local name while exposing the exact questions that still require fieldwork. A photographed inscription, official shrine register, endowment record, caretaker testimony tied to the mapped point, or a coordinate-verified survey could determine whether the Al-Suwaira location is the shrine described by regional guides. Until such evidence appears, the identity, precise locality, lineage, and burial attribution must all remain Under Review.
Historical / Religious Importance
The record has local devotional and research value because it preserves the name Sayyid Nur al-Hilal within Wasit's visitation geography without turning an unresolved attribution into a historical certainty. Regional guides support the existence of a shrine under this name and a local Alid association, but not a complete biography or verified genealogy.
Its geographic correction is equally important. The protected point lies near Al-Suwaira and far outside the published range of Al-Hafriya, while the guidebook shrine is described in the governorate centre. Keeping the row visible but marking the identity-location match Under Review protects a genuine local memory and prevents the database from presenting an unverified grave or a demonstrably incorrect city.
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References
Primary source — Rahnamaye Amaken-e Ziyarti va Siyahati dar Iraq High
Notes: Page/Volume: Wasit shrine-guide entry; pagination varies by edition | Regional shrine guides preserve a Wasit shrine named Sayyid Nur al-Hilal and a local Alid attribution, but they place that shrine in the governorate centre, commonly understood as Kut. The protected coordinates in this row are approximately 1.2 km from the published centre of Al-Suwaira and about 67 km from the midpoint of the academic coordinate range for Al-Hafriya. The city fields were therefore corrected from Al-Hafriya to Al-Suwaira under the authorized geography-normalization rule. No source inspected securely proves that the mapped point is the same shrine listed in the guides, that it is a burial place, or that the claimed lineage is continuous. Exact locality, identity and burial attribution remain Under Review. | Page/Volume: Kufa Studies Center Journal, Issue 73, Part 1, June 2024, pp. 473–508; geographic location discussion pp. 477–479 | Regional shrine guides preserve a Wasit shrine named Sayyid Nur al-Hilal and a local Alid attribution, but they place that shrine in the governorate centre, commonly understood as Kut. The protected coordinates in this row are approximately 1.2 km from the published centre of Al-Suwaira and about 67 km from the midpoint of the academic coordinate range for Al-Hafriya. The city fields were therefore corrected from Al-Hafriya to Al-Suwaira under the authorized geography-normalization rule. No source inspected securely proves that the mapped point is the same shrine listed in the guides, that it is a burial place, or that the claimed lineage is continuous. Exact locality, identity and burial attribution remain Under Review. | Regional shrine guides preserve a Wasit shrine named Sayyid Nur al-Hilal and a local Alid attribution, but they place that shrine in the governorate centre, commonly understood as Kut. The protected coordinates in this row are approximately 1.2 km from the published centre of Al-Suwaira and about 67 km from the midpoint of the academic coordinate range for Al-Hafriya. The city fields were therefore corrected from Al-Hafriya to Al-Suwaira under the authorized geography-normalization rule. No source inspected securely proves that the mapped point is the same shrine listed in the guides, that it is a burial place, or that the claimed lineage is continuous. Exact locality, identity and burial attribution remain Under Review.
Secondary source — Residential Land Uses for the City of Al-Hafriya Medium
Notes: Page/Volume: Wasit shrine-guide entry; pagination varies by edition | Regional shrine guides preserve a Wasit shrine named Sayyid Nur al-Hilal and a local Alid attribution, but they place that shrine in the governorate centre, commonly understood as Kut. The protected coordinates in this row are approximately 1.2 km from the published centre of Al-Suwaira and about 67 km from the midpoint of the academic coordinate range for Al-Hafriya. The city fields were therefore corrected from Al-Hafriya to Al-Suwaira under the authorized geography-normalization rule. No source inspected securely proves that the mapped point is the same shrine listed in the guides, that it is a burial place, or that the claimed lineage is continuous. Exact locality, identity and burial attribution remain Under Review. | Page/Volume: Kufa Studies Center Journal, Issue 73, Part 1, June 2024, pp. 473–508; geographic location discussion pp. 477–479 | Regional shrine guides preserve a Wasit shrine named Sayyid Nur al-Hilal and a local Alid attribution, but they place that shrine in the governorate centre, commonly understood as Kut. The protected coordinates in this row are approximately 1.2 km from the published centre of Al-Suwaira and about 67 km from the midpoint of the academic coordinate range for Al-Hafriya. The city fields were therefore corrected from Al-Hafriya to Al-Suwaira under the authorized geography-normalization rule. No source inspected securely proves that the mapped point is the same shrine listed in the guides, that it is a burial place, or that the claimed lineage is continuous. Exact locality, identity and burial attribution remain Under Review. | Regional shrine guides preserve a Wasit shrine named Sayyid Nur al-Hilal and a local Alid attribution, but they place that shrine in the governorate centre, commonly understood as Kut. The protected coordinates in this row are approximately 1.2 km from the published centre of Al-Suwaira and about 67 km from the midpoint of the academic coordinate range for Al-Hafriya. The city fields were therefore corrected from Al-Hafriya to Al-Suwaira under the authorized geography-normalization rule. No source inspected securely proves that the mapped point is the same shrine listed in the guides, that it is a burial place, or that the claimed lineage is continuous. Exact locality, identity and burial attribution remain Under Review.
Website source — www.ghbook.ir Medium
Notes: Page/Volume: Wasit shrine-guide entry; pagination varies by edition | Regional shrine guides preserve a Wasit shrine named Sayyid Nur al-Hilal and a local Alid attribution, but they place that shrine in the governorate centre, commonly understood as Kut. The protected coordinates in this row are approximately 1.2 km from the published centre of Al-Suwaira and about 67 km from the midpoint of the academic coordinate range for Al-Hafriya. The city fields were therefore corrected from Al-Hafriya to Al-Suwaira under the authorized geography-normalization rule. No source inspected securely proves that the mapped point is the same shrine listed in the guides, that it is a burial place, or that the claimed lineage is continuous. Exact locality, identity and burial attribution remain Under Review. | Page/Volume: Kufa Studies Center Journal, Issue 73, Part 1, June 2024, pp. 473–508; geographic location discussion pp. 477–479 | Regional shrine guides preserve a Wasit shrine named Sayyid Nur al-Hilal and a local Alid attribution, but they place that shrine in the governorate centre, commonly understood as Kut. The protected coordinates in this row are approximately 1.2 km from the published centre of Al-Suwaira and about 67 km from the midpoint of the academic coordinate range for Al-Hafriya. The city fields were therefore corrected from Al-Hafriya to Al-Suwaira under the authorized geography-normalization rule. No source inspected securely proves that the mapped point is the same shrine listed in the guides, that it is a burial place, or that the claimed lineage is continuous. Exact locality, identity and burial attribution remain Under Review. | Regional shrine guides preserve a Wasit shrine named Sayyid Nur al-Hilal and a local Alid attribution, but they place that shrine in the governorate centre, commonly understood as Kut. The protected coordinates in this row are approximately 1.2 km from the published centre of Al-Suwaira and about 67 km from the midpoint of the academic coordinate range for Al-Hafriya. The city fields were therefore corrected from Al-Hafriya to Al-Suwaira under the authorized geography-normalization rule. No source inspected securely proves that the mapped point is the same shrine listed in the guides, that it is a burial place, or that the claimed lineage is continuous. Exact locality, identity and burial attribution remain Under Review.
Website source — www.yabeyrouth.com Medium
Notes: Page/Volume: Wasit shrine-guide entry; pagination varies by edition | Regional shrine guides preserve a Wasit shrine named Sayyid Nur al-Hilal and a local Alid attribution, but they place that shrine in the governorate centre, commonly understood as Kut. The protected coordinates in this row are approximately 1.2 km from the published centre of Al-Suwaira and about 67 km from the midpoint of the academic coordinate range for Al-Hafriya. The city fields were therefore corrected from Al-Hafriya to Al-Suwaira under the authorized geography-normalization rule. No source inspected securely proves that the mapped point is the same shrine listed in the guides, that it is a burial place, or that the claimed lineage is continuous. Exact locality, identity and burial attribution remain Under Review. | Page/Volume: Kufa Studies Center Journal, Issue 73, Part 1, June 2024, pp. 473–508; geographic location discussion pp. 477–479 | Regional shrine guides preserve a Wasit shrine named Sayyid Nur al-Hilal and a local Alid attribution, but they place that shrine in the governorate centre, commonly understood as Kut. The protected coordinates in this row are approximately 1.2 km from the published centre of Al-Suwaira and about 67 km from the midpoint of the academic coordinate range for Al-Hafriya. The city fields were therefore corrected from Al-Hafriya to Al-Suwaira under the authorized geography-normalization rule. No source inspected securely proves that the mapped point is the same shrine listed in the guides, that it is a burial place, or that the claimed lineage is continuous. Exact locality, identity and burial attribution remain Under Review. | Regional shrine guides preserve a Wasit shrine named Sayyid Nur al-Hilal and a local Alid attribution, but they place that shrine in the governorate centre, commonly understood as Kut. The protected coordinates in this row are approximately 1.2 km from the published centre of Al-Suwaira and about 67 km from the midpoint of the academic coordinate range for Al-Hafriya. The city fields were therefore corrected from Al-Hafriya to Al-Suwaira under the authorized geography-normalization rule. No source inspected securely proves that the mapped point is the same shrine listed in the guides, that it is a burial place, or that the claimed lineage is continuous. Exact locality, identity and burial attribution remain Under Review.
Website source — journal.uokufa.edu.iq Medium
Notes: Page/Volume: Wasit shrine-guide entry; pagination varies by edition | Regional shrine guides preserve a Wasit shrine named Sayyid Nur al-Hilal and a local Alid attribution, but they place that shrine in the governorate centre, commonly understood as Kut. The protected coordinates in this row are approximately 1.2 km from the published centre of Al-Suwaira and about 67 km from the midpoint of the academic coordinate range for Al-Hafriya. The city fields were therefore corrected from Al-Hafriya to Al-Suwaira under the authorized geography-normalization rule. No source inspected securely proves that the mapped point is the same shrine listed in the guides, that it is a burial place, or that the claimed lineage is continuous. Exact locality, identity and burial attribution remain Under Review. | Page/Volume: Kufa Studies Center Journal, Issue 73, Part 1, June 2024, pp. 473–508; geographic location discussion pp. 477–479 | Regional shrine guides preserve a Wasit shrine named Sayyid Nur al-Hilal and a local Alid attribution, but they place that shrine in the governorate centre, commonly understood as Kut. The protected coordinates in this row are approximately 1.2 km from the published centre of Al-Suwaira and about 67 km from the midpoint of the academic coordinate range for Al-Hafriya. The city fields were therefore corrected from Al-Hafriya to Al-Suwaira under the authorized geography-normalization rule. No source inspected securely proves that the mapped point is the same shrine listed in the guides, that it is a burial place, or that the claimed lineage is continuous. Exact locality, identity and burial attribution remain Under Review. | Regional shrine guides preserve a Wasit shrine named Sayyid Nur al-Hilal and a local Alid attribution, but they place that shrine in the governorate centre, commonly understood as Kut. The protected coordinates in this row are approximately 1.2 km from the published centre of Al-Suwaira and about 67 km from the midpoint of the academic coordinate range for Al-Hafriya. The city fields were therefore corrected from Al-Hafriya to Al-Suwaira under the authorized geography-normalization rule. No source inspected securely proves that the mapped point is the same shrine listed in the guides, that it is a burial place, or that the claimed lineage is continuous. Exact locality, identity and burial attribution remain Under Review.
Website source — www.wikidata.org Medium
Notes: Page/Volume: Wasit shrine-guide entry; pagination varies by edition | Regional shrine guides preserve a Wasit shrine named Sayyid Nur al-Hilal and a local Alid attribution, but they place that shrine in the governorate centre, commonly understood as Kut. The protected coordinates in this row are approximately 1.2 km from the published centre of Al-Suwaira and about 67 km from the midpoint of the academic coordinate range for Al-Hafriya. The city fields were therefore corrected from Al-Hafriya to Al-Suwaira under the authorized geography-normalization rule. No source inspected securely proves that the mapped point is the same shrine listed in the guides, that it is a burial place, or that the claimed lineage is continuous. Exact locality, identity and burial attribution remain Under Review. | Page/Volume: Kufa Studies Center Journal, Issue 73, Part 1, June 2024, pp. 473–508; geographic location discussion pp. 477–479 | Regional shrine guides preserve a Wasit shrine named Sayyid Nur al-Hilal and a local Alid attribution, but they place that shrine in the governorate centre, commonly understood as Kut. The protected coordinates in this row are approximately 1.2 km from the published centre of Al-Suwaira and about 67 km from the midpoint of the academic coordinate range for Al-Hafriya. The city fields were therefore corrected from Al-Hafriya to Al-Suwaira under the authorized geography-normalization rule. No source inspected securely proves that the mapped point is the same shrine listed in the guides, that it is a burial place, or that the claimed lineage is continuous. Exact locality, identity and burial attribution remain Under Review. | Regional shrine guides preserve a Wasit shrine named Sayyid Nur al-Hilal and a local Alid attribution, but they place that shrine in the governorate centre, commonly understood as Kut. The protected coordinates in this row are approximately 1.2 km from the published centre of Al-Suwaira and about 67 km from the midpoint of the academic coordinate range for Al-Hafriya. The city fields were therefore corrected from Al-Hafriya to Al-Suwaira under the authorized geography-normalization rule. No source inspected securely proves that the mapped point is the same shrine listed in the guides, that it is a burial place, or that the claimed lineage is continuous. Exact locality, identity and burial attribution remain Under Review.
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