Imāmzādeh Hamzah is an Imamzadeh

Imamzadeh

An Imāmzādeh is a word found in both the Persian and Urdu languages, that refers to an immediate descendant of a Shi'a Imam.Imamzadeh means “offspring” or descendent of an imam. There are many other different ways of spelling this term. Some of these are imamzada, imamzadah, and emamzadah...

 mosque-complex in Tabrīz

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. The mosque contains the grave of Hamzah, son of the Twelver Shī‘ah Imām

Imamah (Shi'a doctrine)

Imāmah is the Shia doctrine of religious, spiritual and political leadership of the Ummah. The Shīa believe that the A'immah are the true Caliphs or rightful successors of Muḥammad, and further that Imams are possessed of divine knowledge and authority as well as being part of the Ahl al-Bayt,...

, Mūsā' al-Kādhim

Musa al-Kadhim

' was the seventh of the Twelve Imams of Twelver Shi'a Islam. He was the son of Imam and his mother was Hamidah Khātūn, a student and former Zanjiyyah slave...

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Location

The Imāmzādeh Hamzah mosque is located in the sheshghelan

Sheshghelan

Sheshghelan is name of a suburb at the city center of Tabriz. It is one of the oldest quarters of the city which includes some historical houses and monuments.Main monuments of Sheshghelan are:*Maqbaratoshoara*Amir Nezam House...

 suburb of Tabrīz

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...

 next to Maqbaratoshoara

Maqbaratoshoara

Maqbaratoshoara or Maqbarat al-Shu'ara is a mausoleum for poets, mystics and famous people located in the Surkhab district of Tabriz in Iran...

 and the Museum of Ostad Bohtouni

Museum of Ostad Bohtouni

Museum of Ostad Bohtouni is a museum in Tabriz, north-western Iran. Handcrafts of artist Bohtouni are kept in this museum including sculptures of different stuffs like flowers, fruits etc....

. It is also near Amir Nezam House

Amir Nezam House

The Amir Nezām House , or The Qajar Museum of Tabriz, is a historical building in the Sheshghelan district , one of the oldest quarters of the city of Tabriz, Iran. The base of the edifice covers an area of 1200 square metres...

, House of Seghat ol Islam

House of Seghat ol Islam

House 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...

 and Saheb ol Amr Mosque.

Description

The mosque dates back to the 14th century, with influence from the Safavid and Qajar dynasties.

The extensive mirror work within the mosque is common to many of the Imamzadeh

Imamzadeh

An Imāmzādeh is a word found in both the Persian and Urdu languages, that refers to an immediate descendant of a Shi'a Imam.Imamzadeh means “offspring” or descendent of an imam. There are many other different ways of spelling this term. Some of these are imamzada, imamzadah, and emamzadah...

 throughout 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...

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See also

• List of Mosques in Iran
• Imamzadeh
  Imamzadeh
  An Imāmzādeh is a word found in both the Persian and Urdu languages, that refers to an immediate descendant of a Shi'a Imam.Imamzadeh means “offspring” or descendent of an imam. There are many other different ways of spelling this term. Some of these are imamzada, imamzadah, and emamzadah...
  
  
• Maqbaratoshoara
  Maqbaratoshoara
  Maqbaratoshoara or Maqbarat al-Shu'ara is a mausoleum for poets, mystics and famous people located in the Surkhab district of Tabriz in Iran...
  
  
• The Amir Nezam House
  Amir Nezam House
  The Amir Nezām House , or The Qajar Museum of Tabriz, is a historical building in the Sheshghelan district , one of the oldest quarters of the city of Tabriz, Iran. The base of the edifice covers an area of 1200 square metres...
  
  
• Behnam House
  Behnam House
  Behnam House is a historical building in Tabriz, Iran.The edifice was built during the later part of the Zand dynasty and the early part of the Qajar dynasty , as a residential house. During the reign of Nasereddin Shah Qajar this building was substantially renovated and embellished with...
  
  
• House of Seghat ol Islam
  House of Seghat ol Islam
  House 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...
  
  
• Constitutional House of Tabriz
  Constitutional House of Tabriz
  Constitution House of Tabriz, also known as Khaneh Mashrouteh or khaneh Abolmeleh, is a historical edifice located next to the Great Bazaar of Tabriz, on Motahari Ave in Tabriz, Iran. During the years which led to Constitutional Revolution and afterwards the house was used as a gathering place of...
  
  

External links

• 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
• Iranian Student's Tourism & Traveling Agency, ISTTA. (English), (Persian)