Saheb ol Amr
Encyclopedia
Tabriz
Tabriz is the fourth largest city and one of the historical capitals of Iran and the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. Situated at an altitude of 1,350 meters at the junction of the Quri River and Aji River, it was the second largest city in Iran until the late 1960s, one of its former...
, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. The mosque was initially built in 1636 and has a history of destruction and repair. The name Sāheb ol Amr (Master of command) is one of the titles of the last Twelver Shī‘ah Imām
Muhammad al-Mahdi
Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan al-Mahdī is believed by Twelver Shī‘a Muslims to be the Mahdī, an ultimate savior of humankind and the final Imām of the Twelve Imams...
.
History
The mosque was originally built in 1636 by the Safavid king Tahmasp ITahmasp I
Tahmasp or Tahmasb I was an influential Shah of Iran, who enjoyed the longest reign of any member of the Safavid dynasty...
, on the east side of Saaheb Aabaad square in Tabriz. However the building was destroyed by the Ottaman ruler Murad IV
Murad IV
Murad IV Ghazi was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1623 to 1640, known both for restoring the authority of the state and for the brutality of his methods...
after invading Tabriz in 1638. Once Persian troops re-affirmed control over the city, the mosque was rebuilt but suffered great damage from an earthquake that struck the city soon after. Consequently the entire square along with the mosque was reconstructed and this task was carried out by Goli Khan Danbali. In favour of the people, the mosque was dubbed Sāheb ol Amr, a title of the last Twelver Shī‘ah Imām, Muhammad al-Mahdi
Muhammad al-Mahdi
Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan al-Mahdī is believed by Twelver Shī‘a Muslims to be the Mahdī, an ultimate savior of humankind and the final Imām of the Twelve Imams...
.
In 1850 Mirza Ali Akbar Khan who was the Russian
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
Consulate interpreter rebuilt some other parts of dome, and added mirrors to the corridor. A school was built a school in the front part of the dome which (Mira Ali Amber or Ambaries School).
The school yard was destroyed during the expansion of Daraiee Street by the city of Tabriz
Tabriz
Tabriz is the fourth largest city and one of the historical capitals of Iran and the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. Situated at an altitude of 1,350 meters at the junction of the Quri River and Aji River, it was the second largest city in Iran until the late 1960s, one of its former...
and only a part of school is now serrained.
See also
- List of Mosques in Iran
- Blue Mosque, Tabriz
- Shohada MosqueShohada MosqueThe Shohada mosque is a historical mosque at city center of Tabriz, Iran. It is dedicated to the martyrs of Islam....
- Madrasah AkbariehMadrasah AkbariehMadrasah Akbarieh was an old school in Tabriz, north-western Iran.- See also :* Madrasah* Saheb ol Amr mosque* House of Seghat ol Islam* The Amir Nezam House...
- Haidarzadeh houseHaidarzadeh houseHaidarzadeh’s house is a historical mansion situated in Maghsoudieh suburb of Tabriz, Iran, on the south side of Tabriz Municipality building. There is no document showing the date of construction of this historical house, but studies revealed that the house constructed about 1870 by Haji Habib Lak...
- House of Seghat ol IslamHouse of Seghat ol IslamHouse of Seghat ol Islam is a historical house in Tabriz, Iran, now a museum dedicated to Seghat ol Islam who was a local reformist of the Qajar era.- See also :* Seqat-ol-Eslam Tabrizi* The Amir Nezam House* Constitutional Revolution House of Tabriz...
External links
- Saheb ol Amr Mosque 360° Panorama
- Virtual Museum of Historical Buildings of Tabriz (School of Architecture, Tabriz Islamic Art University).
- Tabriz Islamic Art University (دانشگاه هنر اسلامی تبریز), Tabriz, Iran (in Persian). http://www.tabriziau.ac.ir/default.aspx
- Picture gallery, Tabriz Islamic Art University (دانشگاه هنر اسلامی تبریز), Tabriz, Iran (in Persian). http://www.tabriziau.ac.ir/picsgallery.aspx
- Iranian Student's Tourism & Traveling Agency, ISTTA. (English), (Persian)
- Tabriz virtual gallery