Sheikh Ahmad-e Jami mausoleum complex

Sheikh Ahmad-e Jami mausoleum complex (Persian: مجموعهٔ آرامگاهی شیخ احمد جامی) is a collection of religious buildings, mosques, houses and tombstones all around the central tombstone of Sheikh Ahmad-e Jami, Iranian Muslim sufi who lived between 1048 and 1141 in Torbat-e Jam, Khorasan, Iran.[1] The shrine and its Sufi shaykhs secured patronage from Mongols, Kartids, Tamerlane, and Timurids.

Mausoleum Complex of
Sheikh Ahmad-e Jami
The Iwan of Sheikh Ahmad-e Jami's Mausoleum in Torbat-e Jam
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Location
LocationIran Torbat-e Jam, Iran
Sheikh Ahmad-e Jami mausoleum complex is located in Iran
Sheikh Ahmad-e Jami mausoleum complex
Shown within Iran
Geographic coordinates35.247315°N 60.629470°E / 35.247315; 60.629470
Detail of the left wall of Ivan with an Islamic calligraphy of Al-Mulk, 67th chapter (sura) of the Quran

Entering to the mausoleum is through a wooden door beautifully decorated in Kufic script.[2] The mausoleum complex is over 800 years old.[3]

The mausoleum has been in the favor of the city. Pilgrims and mystics still practicing ʿirfan ('gnosticism') and travellers visit the city, which is a source of income for the population.

The shrine complex has now been renovated with private and public funds from Iran's Cultural Heritage Organization. As a shrine for a Sunni Sufi cult, the shrine-complex started sliding into decline when Iran's Shahs took the Shiʿi path in 1501, but is today enjoying a renaissance. Two seminaries (madrasa) that teach Sunni curricula to males and females have also been added.[4]

References

  1. Iran. Lonely Planet Publications. 2008. p. 368.
  2. "Jami mausoleum | Torbat-e Jam Attractions | Travel to Iran". alaedin.travel. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
  3. "A must-see historical site - Review of Sheikh Ahmad-e Jami Mausoleum Complex, Torbat-e Jam, Iran". Tripadvisor. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
  4. Mahendrarajah, Shivan (2021). The Sufi saint of Jam : history, religion and politics of a Sunni shrine in Shi'i Iran. New York. ISBN 978-1-108-83969-3. OCLC 1195815515.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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