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Mashhad later also became associated with Ferdowsi, the Persian poet and author of the Shahnameh, who was born in Tus (with many institutions in Mashhad named after him). Mashhad enjoyed relative prosperity in the Mongol period, and continued to grow.
The Mashhad of Sayyida Ruqayya, a patron saint of Cairo. A mazār ( Arabic: مَزَار ), also transliterated as mazaar, also known as marqad ( مَرْقَد) or in the Maghreb as ḍarīḥ ( ضَرِيْح ), is a mausoleum or shrine in some places of the world, typically that of a saint or notable religious leader.
Iranian Jews are considered to be the descendants of 722 BC Assyrian and 586 BC Babylonian exiles. From this diaspora, a smaller tribe of Jews evolved, in part due to their geographic setting in the city of Mashhad, and their robust community ties. The community was founded in 1746, when Nadir Shah Afshar called for the relocation of forty ...
Imam Reza shrine. / 36.2880; 59.6157. The Imam Reza shrine ( Persian: حرم امام رضا, romanized : Haram-e Emâm Rezâ, lit. 'Sanctuary of Imam Reza'), located in Mashhad, Iran, is an Islamic shrine containing the remains of Ali al-Rida, the eighth Imam of Shia Islam. It is the largest mosque in the world by area.
Mashhad (Hebrew: מַשְׁהַד, Arabic: مشهد, Mash-hed transliteration, martyrium) is an Arab town located 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) northeast of Nazareth in Israel's Northern District. In 2022 it had a population of 8,771, [1] most of whom were Muslims .
Early Quranic manuscripts. In Muslim tradition the Quran is the final revelation from God, Islam 's divine text, [1] delivered to the Islamic prophet Muhammad through the angel Jibril (Gabriel). Muhammad's revelations were said to have been recorded orally and in writing, through Muhammad and his followers up until his death in 632 CE. [1]
The al-Hussein Mosque [1] [2] or al-Husayn Mosque, [3] [4] also known as the Mosque of al-Imam al-Husayn [4] ( Arabic: مسجد الإمام ٱلحُسين) and the Mosque of Sayyidna al-Husayn, [5] [6] is a mosque and mausoleum of Husayn ibn Ali, originally built in 1154, and then later reconstructed in 1874. [7] The mosque is located in Cairo ...
Dome (s) 1. Minaret (s) 1. The Juyushi Mosque ( Arabic: الجامع الجيوشى, lit. 'Mosque of the Armies') is a historic monument in Cairo, Egypt. The mosque is dated to 1085 CE, during reign of the Fatimid Imam-Caliph al-Mustansir Billah. Its construction was sponsored by Badr al-Jamali, the vizier of al-Mustansir, who was Amir al ...