Jamkaran () is a neighborhood in the city of
Qom
Qom (; ) is a city in the Central District of Qom County, Qom province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is the seventh largest metropolis and also the seventh largest city in Iran. The city is ...
in the
Central District of
Qom County
Qom County () is in Qom province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Qom.
History
After the 2006 National Census, the village of Salafchegan was elevated to the status of a city.
After the 2016 census, Jafarabad District and Qahan Rural ...
,
Qom
Qom (; ) is a city in the Central District of Qom County, Qom province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is the seventh largest metropolis and also the seventh largest city in Iran. The city is ...
province,
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, Jamkaran's population was 8,368 in 1,747 households, when it was a village in
Qanavat Rural District
Qanavat Rural District () is in the Central District of Qom County, Qom province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, ...
.
After the census, Jamkaran was annexed to the city of
Qom
Qom (; ) is a city in the Central District of Qom County, Qom province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is the seventh largest metropolis and also the seventh largest city in Iran. The city is ...
.
Overview
Jamkaran is located on the outskirts of
Qom
Qom (; ) is a city in the Central District of Qom County, Qom province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is the seventh largest metropolis and also the seventh largest city in Iran. The city is ...
, and is the site of the
Jamkaran Mosque, a popular pilgrimage site for Shia Muslims from all over the world. Shia belief has it that the
Mahdi
The Mahdi () is a figure in Islamic eschatology who is believed to appear at the Eschatology, End of Times to rid the world of evil and injustice. He is said to be a descendant of Muhammad in Islam, Muhammad, and will appear shortly before Jesu ...
—the
Twelfth Shia Imam, a figure from
Shia eschatology
Islamic eschatology includes the afterlife, apocalyptic signs of the End Times, and Last Judgment, final Judgement. It is fundamental to Islam as life after death is one of the The six articles of Islamic faith, six Doctrines of Islam. Resurrect ...
who will lead the world to an era of universal peace—once appeared and offered prayers at Jamkaran.
On Tuesday evenings large crowds of thousands gather at Jamkaran to pray and to drop a note to the Imam in a well at the site, asking for help with some problem.
[Majd, Hooman, ''The Ayatollah Begs to Differ : The Paradox of Modern Iran'', by Hooman Majd, Doubleday, 2008, pp. 83-84]
Notes
References
External links
"Iranian president backs messianic cult" ''Sydney Morning Herald'', 15 May 2006.
{{Qom County, state=collapsed
Populated places in Qom County
Neighborhoods of Qom province