Shah Abdol-Azim shrine - Shahr-e Ray
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Shah Abdol-Azim shrine

in Shahr-e-Rey city | Tehran province
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Shah Abdol-Azim shrine

Related to Shahr-e-Rey city (Tehran Province) and Tehran city
Also known as: Hazrat Abdol Azim Shrine, Shaah Abdol-Azim Shrine, Shah Abdol Azim Al-Hasani, Shabdolazim, Holy shrine of Shah AbdolAzim
Shah Abdol-Azim shrine - Shahr-e Ray
Hazrat-e Abdol Azim embraces one of the important and largest places of pilgrimage for Shiite sect round the globe. This religious site is located in Shahr-e Ray. Hazrat Abdol Azim (AS) is one of the offspring of Imam Hassan (PBUH), who was martyred in the 3rd century AH. The tombs of Imamzadeh Hamzeh (brother of Imam Reza), Imamzadeh Taher (the offspring of Imam Sajad), the tombs of a few monarchs of the Qajar era, and tombs of a few of clergies are situated here. This structure dates back to 848 AH.

The whole construction consists of a portal with a lofty Iwan decorated with mirrors, several courtyards, a golden cupola, two tile minarets, a portico, a sepulcher, and a mosque.

The most historical and portable relic of this holy place, is its costly box which is made of betel-nut wood. On four sides of this precious box, a relief inscription in Nastaliq and Thuluth characters, is carved. The inscription ends with the date 1330 CE, and the name of the maker of the box, i.e., Yahya ibn Muhammad al-Isfahani.

An inlaid door near the mausoleum of Nasser al-Din Shah, (This place used to be called Masjid-i-Holaku, prior to its being turned into a tomb) which bears the date 1450 CE, i.e., the period of Shah-rokh Bahadur Timurid's reign, constitutes another historical relic of this structure.

Two antique iron doors which are engraved with Kufic inscriptions are to be found in the treasure-house of the (Astaneh), which seem to be the oldest remains of this structure and to belong to the Seljukid period. But, at present, these two doors and the concluding part of their inscriptions bear the date 1538. Further, there is an inlaid door which had formerly been installed in the northern part of the ivan of Imamzadeh Hamzeh.

This door has an inscription in Tulth calligraphy, dated 1512. The cupola of this structure has been built upon the order of Majd al-Mulk radestani Qomi, and later on has been plated with gold. The ivan, portico and portal of the building date from the reign of Shah Tahmasp I (Safavid king). The gold-threaded silk belonging to the Safavid period. The silver-plated sepulcher has been made and installed by the order of Fath Ali Shah Qajar. The mirror-work, paintings and gildings of the structure belong to the 19th century. Reparations are still being carried out in this complex of holy structures. Adjoining this holy tomb, there are some other tombs belonging to the Qajar monarchs, and the Ulamahs (religious scholars) and other personalities.
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Shah Abdol-Azim shrine - Shahr-e Ray
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Shah Abdol-Azim shrine - Shahr-e Ray
Shah Abdol-Azim shrine - Shahr-e Ray
Shah Abdol-Azim shrine - Shahr-e Ray
Shah Abdol-Azim shrine - Shahr-e Ray
Shah Abdol-Azim shrine - Shahr-e Ray
Shah Abdol-Azim shrine - Shahr-e Ray
Shah Abdol-Azim shrine - Shahr-e Ray
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