| Shah Abdol-Azim Shrine | |
|---|---|
شاه عبدالعظیم | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Shia (Twelver) |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Mosque andimamzadeh complex |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Rey,Ray County,Tehran Province |
| Country | Iran |
  Location of the funerary complex inIran | |
 Interactive map of Shah Abdol-Azim Shrine | |
| Coordinates | 35°35′08″N51°26′07″E / 35.58556°N 51.43528°E /35.58556; 51.43528 |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Islamic architecture |
| Style | |
| Completed | 9th centuryCE |
| Specifications | |
| Dome | One |
| Minaret | Two |
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| Official name | Shāh Abdol-Azīm Shrine |
| Type | Built |
| Designated | 1942 |
| Reference no. | 406 |
| Conservation organization | Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran |
TheShāh Abdol-Azīm Shrine (Persian:شاه عبدالعظیم;Arabic:مرقد الشاه عبد العظيم الحسني)[a] is aTwelverShi'itefunerary monument and religious complex, located inRey, in the province ofTehran,Iran. The complex contains the tomb of‘Abdul ‘Adhīm ibn ‘Abdillāh al-Hasanī[4] (aka Shah Abdol Azim). Shah Abdol Azim was a fifth generation descendant ofHasan ibn ‘Alī[4] and a companion ofMuhammad al-Taqī.[4] He was entombed here after his death in the 9th centuryCE.
Adjacent to the shrine, within the complex, are themausolea ofImamzadeh Tahir (son of the fourthShia ImamSajjad) andImamzadeh Hamzeh (brother of the eighth Twelver Imām -Imām Reza).
The complex was added to theIran National Heritage List in 1942, administered by theCultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran. The complex is one of theholiest sites in Twelver Shi'ism.
Abdol Azim migrated to Ray out of persecution[4] and subsequently died there. A piece of paper was found in his pocket outlining his ancestry as being: ‘Abdul ‘Adhīm son of ‘Abdillāh son of ‘Alī son of Hasan son of Zayd son ofHasan ibn ‘Alī.[4] Shah Abdol Azim was sent to Ray (modern-day Tehran) by ImamReza.
Ibn Qūlawayh al-Qummī (d. 978 CE) "includes the shrine in his Kāmil al-Ziyārāt, one of the earliest pilgrimage guides for the Shiʿa, which suggests that the tomb of ʿAbd al-Aẓīm was already of some importance by the tenth century."[5][6] The tomb of Abdol-Azim had also come under the patronage of Sunni rulers at times, a notable example being the mausoleum constructed over Abdol-Azim's tomb in the 1090s CE by orders of the Seljuk vizier Majd al-Mulk Asʿad b. Muḥammad b. Mūsā.[7][8][9][10]
This door has an inscription inThuluth script.
In addition toAbdol-Azim al-Hassani, the shrine is the burial site for many notable individuals, including members of theQajar family, and many notable political figures, scholars, and clerics, from the Medieval period to contemporary times.
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