Imamzadeh Saleh, Shemiran

Imamzadeh Saleh (Persian: امامزاده صالح, romanized: Imāmzādeh Ṣāleh) is a imamzadeh mosque in Iran. The mosque is located at Tajrish Square in Tehran's northern Shemiran district. The mosque entombs the remains of Saleh, a son of the Twelver Shia Imam, Musa al-Kadhim, and is one of the most popular Shia shrines in northern Tehran.[1][2][3]

Imāmzādeh Sāleh
امامزاده صالح
Religion
AffiliationShia Islam
ProvinceTehran Province
Location
LocationShemiran, Iran
MunicipalityShemiranat County
Imamzadeh Saleh, Shemiran is located in Iran
Imamzadeh Saleh, Shemiran
Shown within Iran
Geographic coordinates35°48′18.43″N 51°25′47.4″E
Architecture
TypeMosque

Design

The main mausoleum building includes a large rectangular building with thick walls and solid inner space of almost 5.6 square meters.[4][5]

Imam Zadeh Saleh's large wooden box inside the tomb probably belonged to the era of the late Safavid or Afsharid dynasties.

Silver enshrines the eastern and northeastern and western sides, decorated with silver and wood lattice south side of the endowment of the late Mirza Saeed Khan foreign minister for the late Qajar.[6] The shrine is located on the north side entrance porch and the porch of the sanctuary. The tablet is rectangular adobe tile.

History

In 700 AH Imam Zadeh Saleh an inscription appears in the repair and alteration of entries according to which the Kingdom of Ghazan Khan was at the same time.

In 1210 AH and the name of Fath-Ali Shah Qajar has been engraved on it.[7]

Notable burials

Memorial Day

The custodians of Saleh Imamzadeh appointed 5 Dhiqaadah (24 March) on the day of commemoration of this Imamzadeh. The commemoration ceremony of Imamzadeh is held every year in 24 March in Astan

Ghavi Sisters Tomb

Masoumeh Ghavi with her sister, Mahdieh Ghavi, rest in the yard of Imamzadeh Saleh – Tajrish. The sisters were killed in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps's (IRGC) attack on Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 on the morning of January 8th.[9]

See also

References


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