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The Masjid al-Nuqtah (Arabic: مسجد النقطة‎ – Mosque of the Drop [of the blood of Husayn]) is a mosque located on Mount Jawshan in Aleppo Syria. The main feature of the mosque is a stone believed to be stained with the blood of Husayn ibn ‘Alī by Shī‘ah Muslims.Also located near this mosque on Mount Jawshan is a mashad (shrine) known as Mashad al-Siqt (Arabic: مشهد السقط‎ – Place of miscarriage). As the prisoners of Karbalā were passing through Aleppo one of wives of Husayn had a miscarriage.

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