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The Fatemeh Masoumeh (AS) Shrine in Qom is one of the most revered and important pilgrimage sites in Iran. The shrine has been built in memory of Fatemeh bint Musa al-Kadhim (790-816 CE) the sister of the eighth Shia Imam, Ali ibn Musa al-Reza (765-819 CE). She made the journey from Medina to Marv (modern day Mashhad) to see her brother but fell ill during her trip and after 17 days passed away in the city of Qom where she has been laid to rest.
Until the Safavid era (1501-1722) the shrine was a simple structure with hardly any decorations. In 1519, one of the wives of Safavid King Ismail I (1487-1524) embellished the Shrine with a Gold Iwan (a vaulted hall, walled on three sides and open on one side) and two minarets. She also renovated the octagonal tomb chamber and added a dome to it.
Shah Tahmasp I (1514-1576) added a lattice panel (Zarih) with seven-colored tiles and mo’arraq inscriptions to the tomb chamber in 1557. Qajar King Fath-Ali Shah (1772–1834) covered the Zarih with silver in 1814. In 1990, the Zarih was replaced with a new lattice panel incorporating more modern arts.
The shrine has three courtyards: Old or Atiq, built by the wife of Shah Ismail I, New or Atabaki built in 1885 and Saheb Al-Zaman built in 2006.
The Gold Iwan has two Safavid minarets, which are each 17 meters tall and 1.5 meters wide, adorned with Girih tiles, Kufic inscriptions and a gold cap. The Mirror Iwan of the shrine has two minarets, which are 28 meters tall and 3.5 meters wide, adorned with Girih tiles and inscriptions. The minarets in the New or Atabaki Courtyard are adorned with delicate tiles with octagonal patterns and inscriptions.
The religious significance of this shrine has resulted in a number of prominent burials on the grounds ranging from religious figures and scholars to monarchs to politicians. Some of the most notable figures buried here include Shia Sources of Emulation Sheikh Fazlollah Nouri (1843–1909),Hajj Sheikh Abdolkarim Haeri Yazdi (1859–1937), Shahab ad-Din Mohammad Hossein Maraashi Najafi (1897–1990), Mohammad-Reza Golpaygani (1898–1993) and Mohammad-Taqi Bahjat Foumani (1913–2009), cleric, philosopher and prolific writer Mohammad Hossein Tabatabaei (1904–1981), cleric, philosopher and Islamic Revolution figure Mohammad Mofatteh (1928-1979), journalist, translator and writer Yussef Etessami (1874–1938), poetess Parvin Etesami (1907-1941), Qajar prime minister Hassan Vosough-od-Dowleh (1873–1950), five-time prime minister of Iran Ahmad Qavam (1876–1955), and scholar, academic and prime minister Mehdi Bazargan (1907–1995).
Safavid rulers Shah Safi (1611–1642), Shah Abbas II (1632–1666), Shah Suleiman I (1647–1694), Shah Sultan Husayn (1668–1726) and Shah Abbas III (1732- 1739) as well as Qajar kings Fath-Ali Shah (1772–1834) and Mohammad Shah (1808–1848) are also buried within the Fatemeh Masoumeh (AS) Shrine.
Fatema Al Masooma Holy Shrine
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Qom Province, Qom, Eram St