Ali-ibn-Sahl mausoleum
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| place | Toqchi district , Isfahan , Iran | |
| Architectural style | Khorassani | |
| Coordinates | 32 ° 40 ′ 47 " N , 51 ° 41 ′ 29" E | |
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The Ali-ibn-Sahl mausoleum ( Persian آرامگاه علی ابن سهل, DMG Arāmgāh [-e] ʿAlī ibn [-e] Sahl , IPA : ɑɾɑmɡɑh ɛ æli ɛbn ɛ sæhl ) is a historic mausoleum in Isfahan , Iran . The mystic Ali ibn Sahl lived in the era of al-Mu'tadid bi-'llah of the Abbasid caliphs . He had a tekke and school in the north of the Toqtschi cemetery. He died in Isfahan in 894 (or 919) and was buried in his tekke.
The Ali-ibn-Sahl mausoleum developed into a meeting place for mystics and dervishes . The mausoleum currently belongs to the Chakssarie dervishes. It has a big garden . Most of the garden is now owned by the charity organization.
description
In the middle of the cross-shaped building is the grave of Ali ibn Sahl. The tombstone is square with a side length of 2 meters and a height of about 120 cm. It is decorated with yellow, white, blue and black ceramic tiles . The names " Ali " and " Mohammed " can be read on the ceramic tiles.
There are more tombstones in the area. The mausoleum is open to the public every day except Thursday afternoons.