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Shah Cheragh: the Most Important Pilgrimage Centre of Iran's Shiraz Tomorrow is ours Today’s Weather Call to prayer time in Isfahan Isfahan Tehran Morning call to prayer : 4 ° c 14 ° c 05:40:37 Noon call to prayer : Zanjan 12:12:23 ° ° Evening call to prayer: -2 c 13 c 17:38:02 Qibla Direction Ahvaz 7 ° c 24 ° c - 1 ° c 15 ° c NasPro-environment e NewspaperFarda Sunday|13January 2018|No.5592 naslfarda naslefardanews 30007232 WWW.NASLEFARDA.NET Page:19 Shah Cheragh: The Most Important Pilgrimage Centre of Iran’s Shiraz The most important pilgrimage center of is Shrine of Seyyed Amir Ahmad (also called 200 years before further work was initiated Shiraz, in the Iranian southern province of Ahmad ibn Musa). by Tashi Khatun (the mother of Inju king, Abu Fars, is the Mausoleum of Mir Seyyed Ahmad, Amir Ahmad and his brother Mir Mohammad Es’haq) during the years 1344-1349 CE. She the son of the seventh Shiite Imam known as ― both of whom brothers of Imam Reza carried out essential repairs, constructed an Shah Cheragh (the Shrine of the lord of the (AS) ― took refuge in Shiraz following edifice, a hall of audience, a fine college, and a light). Abbasid persecution of the Shiite sect (Amir tomb for herself on the southern side. Mir Seyyed Ahmad (AS) came to Shiraz at Ahmad died or was murdered in 835 CE). She also presented a unique 30-volume the beginning of the ninth century CE and laid The brothers’ tombs, originally only simple Qur’an, written in golden Sols characters with to rest there. After the shrines of Imam Reza mausoleums, became celebrated pilgrimage gold decoration, in the style of the calligraphist (AS) in Iran’s northeastern city of Mashhad, destinations in the 14th century CE when the of that period, Yahya Jamali. The date written Khorasan Razavi province, and shrine of pious and art-loving Queen Tashi Khatun on the Qur’an indicates that it was written Hazrat Masoumeh (SA), sister of Imam erected a mosque and theological school by during 1344-1345 CE. The buildings set up by Reza (AS) in Qom, the third most venerated the tombs. Queen Tashi Khatun have not remained, but pilgrimage destination in Iran is Shrine of Shah Known locally as Shah Cheragh or the ‘King the volumes of Qur’an have remained and are Cheragh in Shiraz, irangazette.com reported. of Light’, the exquisite tomb of Amir Ahmad is preserved in Pars Museum. Archeological excavation indicates a a place of truly stunning beauty. The enormous The mosque again underwent necessary settlement on the site of Shiraz in prehistoric dome above the shrine is inlaid with hundreds repairs under the reign of Safavid king, period and cuneiform records from the of thousands of pieces of finely crafted tile and Shah Ismaeil I, in 1506 CE. The repairs were great ceremonial capital of Persepolis, 57 the interior walls are likewise covered with initiated by the guardian of the mosque at the kilometers to the north, showing that it was myriad pieces of dazzling cut glass intermixed time, Mirza Habibollah Sharifi. The mosque dome, but on account of the numerous cracks, of mirror glass, the inscriptions in stucco, the a significant town in Achaemenid times. As with multi-colored tiles. Mausoleum of Mir was again repaired in 1588 CE when half of the the whole dome was removed in 1958, and an ornamentation, the doors covered with panels a city, it was founded in 684 CE, after Arab Mohammad is in the same complex. structure collapsed as a result of an earthquake. iron structure, which was lighter and likely of silver, the portico, and the wide courtyard armies conquered the Sassanid army. During the 19th century, the mosque was to last longer, was made in the shape of the are most attractive. Al-e Bouyeh rulers (945-1055 CE) made The site is the most important place of damaged several times and was subsequently original dome and put in its place at the cost of The tomb, with its latticed railing, is in an Shiraz their capital — building mosques, pilgrimage within the city of Shiraz. During repaired. Qajar king, Fathali Shah, presented the people of Shiraz. alcove between the space beneath the dome palaces, and a great city wall. The 13th and the rule of Atabak Abubakr Sa’d bin Zangi an ornamental railing for the tomb in 1827. The present building consists of the original and the mosque. Two short minarets, situated 14th centuries saw Shiraz as a literary center (1130 CE) of Zangid dynasty, the chief Another earthquake shook the mosque in portico, with its 10 columns, on the eastern at each end of the columned portico, add especially famous for its poets Sa’di and minister to the monarch by the name of Amir 1852, and repairs were carried out by side, a spacious sanctuary with lofty alcoves impressiveness to the mausoleum, and to the Hafez, both of whom are buried in the city. Muqarrabeddin Badreddin built the tomb Mohammad Nasser Zahiroddoleh — one of on four sides, a mosque on the western side spacious courtyard, which surrounds it on There are many splendid Islamic monuments chamber, the dome, as well as a colonnaded the Qajar figures. of the sanctuary, and various rooms. There three sides.Shah Cheragh Mausoleum was in Shiraz, especially its enormous Safavid porch. Finally, Mirza Hassan Ali Nasir-ol-Molk, one are also numerous tombs contiguous to the registered as No. 363 on the National Heritage mosque, but the most notable religious site The mosque remained this way for roughly of the rulers of Qajar dynasty, repaired the mausoleum.The decorative work in a mosaic List in 1939. Cultural interaction prerequisite Senior MP: Iran’s Response to US Photo of the day What’s News Violation of N. Deal to Surprise World World Wide for sustainable development Iran’s Minister of culture and Islamic guidance attended the first conference of Asian An Iranian parliament presiding board member blasted US President Donald Trump’s Cultural Dialogues where he said that creating an optimal atmosphere for cultural move to set up conditions for Washington’s commitment to the 2015 nuclear deal, Myanmar’s civilian leader Aung San Suu interaction in Asia is a prerequisite for sustainable development.“Experience shows including extension of sunset clauses, and warned that Tehran’s response to the Kyi has welcomed an unprecedented army that whenever relations between nations have been formed with a cultural focus, violation of the deal would astonish the international community.“The nuclear deal admission that security forces carried out they have turned out to be stable, peaceful and developing,” he added.Minister is an international agreement that not only Trump but also none of the Group 5+1 extra-judicial killings of Rohingya Muslims of culture and Islamic guidance stressed the necessity of arriving at a common members (the US, Russia, China, Britain and France plus Germany) can violate it as a “positive step”, state-backed media understanding concerning mutual concerns and replacing monologue with dialogue, unilaterally,” Rapporteur of the parliament’s Presiding Board Behrouz Nemati said reported Saturday. and called tolerance and welcoming different opinions the major mechanisms for on Saturday.He referred to Trump’s conditions that there should be no sunset clauses multilateralism in cultural interaction. or endgame date for the nuclear deal. The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) forces in Iran’s southeastern Russia, as well as the European Union, remains committed cannot be amended and we will oppose any attempts province of Sistan and Balouchestan Russia’s Deputy to the Iran nuclear deal, despite the recent US waiver of to hamper it,” Ryabkov said. The minister went on by confiscated a consignment of explosives FM: US Likely sanctions against the country.Moscow would oppose any saying that Trump’s move raises questions concerning and suicide belts smuggled into the Took Course to attempts to undermine the existing nuclear agreement his negotiability on international issues, adding that Khalkhal-Asalem Region country for terrorist attacks. between P5+1 countries and Iran, Russian Deputy Foreign Moscow will insistently explain to Washington the Miles from the Caspian Sea, Khalkhal- Demolish Iran Minister Sergei Ryabkov has stated. viciousness of its sanction policy towards both Tehran and Asalem region in north Iran’s Gilan Nuclear Deal “The JCPOA [Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action] Pyongyang. province, with beautiful scenes of nature, Iranian Foreign minister called cultural attracts many visitors every year. dialogue a vital necessity for maintaining security in the world and condemned the US President for using an unacceptable and even unbelievable foul language to refer to the nations of the world. 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