
InIran, the wordtakyeh (Iranian Persian:تکیه,romanized: takye[1]) is mostly used as a synonym ofhusayniyya (orhoseyniyeh in Iranian Persian; building whereShia Muslims gather tomourn the death of Husayn ibn Ali in the month of Muharram),[2][3][4] although some takyehs also include a zaynabiyya (orzeynabiyeh, in honor of Husayn's sisterZaynab bint Ali)[5] or an abbasiyya (orabbasiyeh, in honor of Husayn's paternal half-brotherAbbas ibn Ali), like theTakyeh Moaven-ol-Molk.[6] Many takyehs are found inIran,[7] where there are takyehs in almost every city.[citation needed]

In Classical Persian, atakya in the religious sense was originally a place forSufi gatherings; Sufis were calledتکیهنشینtakya-nishīn orتکیهدارtakya-dār. Following theSafavid conversion of Iran to Shia Islam, existing takyas became used ashusayniyyas,[8] and the majority of takyehs built in Iran since Iran's conversion have been built to be used as husayniyyas, like theTakyeh Dowlat built byNaser al-Din Shah Qajar.Tehran alone is said to have had up to 50 takyehs under theQajar dynasty.[3]
Takyehs throughout Iran are usually designed with observable elements ofPersian architecture.
Takyehs usually hostta'ziyeh performances.
بناء الحسينية كان حديث العهد بإيران، وأما التكايا فكانت معروفة ومنتشرة في أنحاء إيران وكانت تقام فيها بعض الشعائر الحسينية أيضا قبل أن تنتقل إلى الحسينيات التي تخصصت بالشعائر الحسينية.
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