Shrine of Fatima Masuma

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Golden dome of the sanctuary
Aerial view

The Shrine of Fatima Masuma ( Persian حرم فاطمهٔ معصومه, DMG Haram-e-ye Fateme Ma'ṣūme ) of 817 deceased daughter of the seventh and sister of the eighth Imam of the Twelver Shiites , Reza , is located in the Iranian city of Qom (Qom). It is a complex of more than 25,000 square meters with a large mosque . After the Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad , it is the second most important Shiite pilgrimage site in Iran; its golden dome is a symbol of the city.

Fatima al-Masuma (Arabic; DMG Fāṭima al-Maʿṣūma , "the sinless") had herself taken to the Shiite center of Qom to die after falling ill on the trip to her brother Ali ar-Rida in Saveh .

The mosque has a total of three domes and six minarets . One of the largest Shiite training centers for clergy, the Islamic Theological College ( Hauwza ) of Qom , which became known in Europe primarily through Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini , was built on the site of the shrine complex . Many buildings - including the Shrine of Fatima Masuma - were erected under Shah Abbas I in the early 17th century, supplemented by Fath Ali Shah in the 19th century . Three daughters of the ninth Twelve Shiite imam Muhammad at-Taqi are also buried within the shrine .

Web links

Commons : Shrine of Fatima Masuma  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Christopher de Bellaigue: In the rose garden of the martyrs. A portrait of Iran. Translated from the English by Sigrid Langhaeuser, Verlag CH Beck, Munich 2006 (English original edition: London 2004), pp. 110–114

Coordinates: 34 ° 38 ′ 30.5 ″  N , 50 ° 52 ′ 45.1 ″  E