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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/BENJAMIN KRAIN 11-2-03
The Shrine of Hazrat Ali in Mazar-I-Sharif contains the tomb of one of the four Muslim prophets. While the Muslim world as a whole contends that Ali is buried at Najaf in Iraq, Afghan tradition places his burial spot here. According to local legend, a small brick tomb was uncovered in the 12th century containing a Koran, sword, and the perfectly preserved body of Ali. The site immediately became a place of pilgrimage, and the Seljuk Sultan Sanjar raised a tomb over the site.

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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/BENJAMIN KRAIN 11-2-03<br />
The Shrine of Hazrat Ali in Mazar-I-Sharif contains the tomb of one of the four Muslim prophets. While the Muslim world as a whole contends that Ali is buried at Najaf in Iraq, Afghan tradition places his burial spot here. According to local legend, a small brick tomb was uncovered in the 12th century containing a Koran, sword, and the perfectly preserved body of Ali. The site immediately became a place of pilgrimage, and the Seljuk Sultan Sanjar raised a tomb over the site.