) ZIARAT IN IRAN Name : ZIARAT IN IRAN Publisher : As-Serat Tours Quantity : 1000 Compiled and Published by : Published : January 2005 AS-SERAT TOURS Address : Hazrat Abbas (a.s.) street, dongri, Mumbai - 9 www.asserattours.com 8. Method of Ziarat 100 INDEX 9. Ziarat of Imam Zadah Janab 110 1. History of the Shrine of 1 Hamzah. Imam Ali Reza (a.s.) 10. Ziarat of Imam Zadah Tahir. 125 2. Ziarat of Hazrat Imam Ali 31 Reza (a.s.) 3. Farewell (Wida) 81 4. Ziarat of Janab 83 Masooma-e-Qum (a.s.) 5. Method of Ziarat 83 6. Masjid-e-Jamkaran 94 7. Ziarat of Janab Abdul 99 Azeem Hasani (a.r.) Al-Reza. Astan-e- Qods-Razavi (the name History of the shrine of given to the physical buildings comp rising Imam Ali Reza (a.s.) the Haram) is one of the most beautiful and glorious religious places in Iran. The best of Islamic art and architecture can be seen in The History of Mashad the unique and significant monuments where Mashad is the capital of Khorasan Islamic art and faith is embedded. province in the North East of Iran, 892 km away from Tehran. History of the construction of It is located at the alt it ude of 985 Astan-Qods-Razavi Meter occupying an area of 204 sq. Km. Hamza ibne Qahtabah, the Abbasid and has a population of about 1.5 million. army commander who had led the war Mashad grew from a small village against the Ommayids was appointed by called Sanabad, 24 km away from T us. Mansur and Al-Mahdi, the Abbasid caliphs After the martyrdom of Imam Ali ibn Musa as the Governor of Khorasan. He made a Al-Reza and his burial there in 203 AH, the big garden between Noughan and Sanadan place came to be known as Mashad and erected a palace which stood up to the 1 2 beginning of the 4th century AH. Haroon, Saboktakin, a Ghaznavid king. But his son, who had come t o Tus t o supp ress t he Sultan Mahmoud ordered the shrine to be Khorasan rebellion, became ill and resided repaired and expanded in 428 AH. During in the garden during his ailment. But he died the invasion of Changis and his son, Tooly, in 193 H. And was buried inside the palace. the holy shrine was ruined again. Sultan Upon his tomb a shrine was built. Mohamed Khoda-Banda, a Shiite king of In 203 AH, Imam Al-Reza, peace be Moghol dynasty, who reigned from 703 to upon him, was poisoned by Mamoun, the 716 AH, had the holy shrine rebuilt. son of Haroon and Imam was buried Since the time of Safavids, Afshars alongside with Haroon. Since the and Qajars to date many of the martyrdom of Imam, his holy shrine became Astane-Qods buildings have been a place of pilgrimage for the world's Shias expanded. and the city spread so far as Noughan and Sanabad were annexed to it to become BASTS (Places of Refuge) Mashad Al-Reza, short ened over time to Basts were places of refuge from the Mashad. tyranny of dictators and provided the best The holy shrine was ruined by refuge for the people under persecution. In 3 4 Astane-Qods-Razavi there exist two large (East) upon which lies Naqqareh Khaneh, yards on each side of Sahne Enqelab Sa'at (Clock) (West) upon which is a big (Revolution Court) namely Baste Payeen clock. These balconies which attest to the Khiaban (Lower Bast) and Baste Bala best of archit ect ure are more than three Khiaban (Up per Bast). Today Basts are centuries old. There is a big rectangular used as two entrances to Imam Al-Reza's window in this court made of bronze and Holy Shrine. In recent years two new Basts steel. Tala, the golden balcony was built by have been built namely Baste Sheikh Bahai Amir Alishir Navaiee, Sultan Bighara's wise (between Gowharshad Mosque and Sahne vizier in 872 H. Jamburi Islami) and Baste Tabarsi (between The nort hern Abbasi balcony was the Islamic University and the new building const ruct ed during Shah Abbas's reign in of Astane-Qods Library). 1021 AH. Sahne Enqelab Minarets This is one of the most beautiful and The two golden minaret s of Imam glorious buildings of Astane Qods Razavi. Reza's shrine have been specially built. The The four balconies in this court are Abbasi minarets are usually made on the two sides (North) , Tala (South), Naqqareh Khaneh 5 6 of the dome and near the dome. But these Naqqareh Khaneh (Place of two minarets have been built far from each Kettle Drums) ot her. One, close to the Dome, up on Naderi balcony in the southern section of In 860 H. When Baisonqor Sahne Enqelab and t he ot her far in t he Shahrokh's son came t o Mashad from nort hern section of Sahne Enqelab on Herat to Haram to seek remedy from Imam Abbasi balcony. Although lack of symmetry Reza kettledrums were beaten to announce can be clearly felt , it has been done on his p resence. Since then this practice has purpose so that when pilgrims enter Haram been p erformed every day before sunrise from Imam Reza Avenue they can see the and sunset except mourning period. The minarets and the Dome in the middle. The place where kettledrums are performed is minaret which is close to the Dome was on the eastern balcony of Sahne Enqelab. built by Shah Tahmasb Safavi and has a height of 40.5 meters and a circumference Saqqa Khaneh (Public Drinking of 13 meters. The other minaret on Abbasi Place) balcony was built at the time of Nader There is a public drinking place called Shah. hawze Ismail Talai in the middle of Sahne Enqelab with a gilded inscription belonging 7 8 to the time of Nader Shah Afshar's reign. Republic Court) That is why it is called Naderi drinking This Sahn which is 10,000 square place. The marble pool was brought from meters in size was built in recent years. It Her on Nader Shah's orders. The golden has two minarets at the back of the northern bricks with which the inscription has been and Sout hern gat es. Each minaret is 30 written was made by Ismail, an artist whose met ers high. This Sahn provides one name t he drinking p lace bears. It was approach from Ravaq of Dar-al-Valayeh to rebuilt in 1347 H. the holy Shrine of Imam. T he building Sa'at (the Clock) situated on the eastern part of this Sahn is called Dar-al-Rahmeh. There is a big clock on the western balcony of Sahne Enqelab. It dates back to Sahn Qods the period of M oz affar-al-Din Shah's This Sahn is recently built and 2500 period. Sq. M et ers in siz e is sit uated bet ween Sahne Jamhuri Islami (Islamic Sahne Imam Khomeini and Baste Shaykh Bahai. On the ground floor there are 28 chambers each six met ers high and one 9 10 veranda called Qebleh which is 50 Sq verandas, the most famous of which is Meters in size. At the centre of this Sahn is called Eivan Tala (golden Veranda) that is a newly built public drinking place. adjacent to the am. This veranda was gilded at the time of Nasir-al-Din Shah Qajar. Sahne Ayatullah Khomeini This Sahn is located at the left side of Gowharshad Mosque the Holy Shrine of Imam Reza (a.s.) and This mosque is one of the most faces Imam Reza Avenue. Its area is more reputed in Iran and is situated adjcent to the than 8300 sq Meters. Shaykh Bahai's tomb Holy Shrine of Imam Reza. It was built in is located between this Sahn and Sahne 821 AH. under the orders of Gowharshad Azadi. Khatun, Shahrokh Mirza's wife. Its area is 9410 Sq Meters and includes a courtyard, Sahne Azadi four porches and seven large prayer halls. This Sahn is located east of the Holy Two beautiful minarets, each 40 meters Shrine and dates back t o t he t ime of high, are located on both sides of Maqsureh Fath-Ali Shah Qajar. It is about 85 meters Porch. There is an inscription on the left on long and 54 met ers wide. It has four the margin of the porch written by Baisonqor, one of the best calligraphists of 11 12 the time. The Sahib-al Zaman Pulpit is in next ninety two centimeters are covered by Maqsureh porch. It was built in 1243 H exp ensive tiles known as Sult an Sanjari with walnut wood and wit hout using any tiles. Quranic verses and Ahadiths of the iron or nail. This mosque has a public libray Ahlul Bait (a.s.) have been carved on these with 34,650 volumes. tiles. The important inscription written round the walls is eighty cent imeters wide and Imam Reza (a.s.)'s Tomb writ ten by Ali Reza Abbasi, the famous It is locat ed beneat h t he Golden calligraphist of the Safavid period and bears Dome (The Golden Dome is the most Surah Jumah of the Holy Quran. prominent symbol of the city of Mashad with an alt itude of 31.20 meters) and Dar-al Hoffaz (the place of the surrounded by different porches each Reciters) bearing a separate name. The skilled artists This porch is located south of the have done their best in the creation of this Holy Shrine and northeast of the place.