Imāmzādeh Hamzah ( fa, امامزاده سيد حمزه) is an

Imamzadeh An imamzadeh () is a Persian term with two related meanings: a type of holy person in Shia Islam, and the shrine-tomb of such a person. Firstly, it means an immediate descendant of a Shi'i Imam. The term is also used in Urdu and Azeri. Imamzad ...

mosque complex in Tabrīz, Iran. The mosque contains the grave of Hamzah, son of the Twelver Shī‘ah

Imām Imam (; ar, إمام '; plural: ') is an Islamic leadership position. For Sunni Muslims, Imam is most commonly used as the title of a worship leader of a mosque. In this context, imams may lead Islamic worship services, lead prayers, serve ...

, Mūsā' al-Kādhim.

Location

The Imāmzādeh Hamzah mosque is located in the

Sheshghelan Sheshghelan ( fa, ششگلان, Azerbaijani: Şeşgilan, also Sheshgelan) is one of the districts of Tabriz. Located at the city center, it is one of the oldest quarters of the city and contains several historical buildings, including Qari Brid ...

suburb of Tabrīz next to

Maqbaratoshoara Maqbarat-o-shoara ( Persian: مقبرةالشعرا) or the Mausoleum of Poets ( Persian: ''Mazār-e Shāerān'' or ''Mazār-e Sorāyandegān'') is a Maqbara (graveyard) belonging to classical and contemporary poets, mystics and other notable ...

and the Museum of Ostad Bohtouni. It is also near

Amir Nezam House The Amir Nezām House (Persian: خانه امیرنظام, ''Khaneh-e Amir Nezām'', Azeri: Emir Nizamin evi), or The Qajar Museum of Tabriz, is a historical building in the Sheshghelan district (Persian: ششگلان), one of the oldest quart ...

House of Seghat ol Islam House of Seghat-ol -Eslam is a historical house in Tabriz, Iran. It is now a museum dedicated to Seqat-ol-Eslam Tabrizi who was a local reformist of the Qajar Qajar Iran (), also referred to as Qajar Persia, the Qajar Empire, '. Sublime Stat ...

and Saheb ol Amr Mosque.

History

Sayyid Abi al-Qasim Hamzah is a son of Imam Musa ibn Ja'far al-Kadhim who is credited for the

genealogy Genealogy () is the study of families, family history, and the tracing of their lineages. Genealogists use oral interviews, historical records, genetic analysis, and other records to obtain information about a family and to demonstrate kin ...

of the

Saffavids Safavid Iran or Safavid Persia (), also referred to as the Safavid Empire, '. was one of the greatest Iranian empires after the 7th-century Muslim conquest of Persia, which was ruled from 1501 to 1736 by the Safavid dynasty. It is often consid ...

. Hence, the Imāmzādeh Hamzah is a "de facto ancestral

cemetery A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite or graveyard is a place where the remains of dead people are buried or otherwise interred. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek , "sleeping place") implies that the land is specifically designated as a bu ...

". Thus, it strengthens the notability of its link to the mosque in

Ardabil Ardabil (, fa, اردبیل, Ardabīl or ''Ardebīl'') is a city in northwestern Iran, and the capital of Ardabil Province. As of the 2022 census, Ardabil's population was 588,000. The dominant majority in the city are ethnic Iranian Azerbaija ...

where the elite Saffavids have been buried. The style of decoration of the Hamzah Mosque is further enhanced and has therefore enjoyed sustained patronage.

Description

The exquisite

mausoleum A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the interment space or burial chamber of a deceased person or people. A mausoleum without the person's remains is called a cenotaph. A mausoleum may be cons ...

dates back to the 14th century (8th century Hijri yearAH), with influence from the

Safavid Safavid Iran or Safavid Persia (), also referred to as the Safavid Empire, '. was one of the greatest Iranian empires after the 7th-century Muslim conquest of Persia, which was ruled from 1501 to 1736 by the Safavid dynasty. It is often conside ...

and

Qajar Qajar Iran (), also referred to as Qajar Persia, the Qajar Empire, '. Sublime State of Persia, officially the Sublime State of Iran ( fa, دولت علیّه ایران ') and also known then as the Guarded Domains of Iran ( fa, ممالک م ...

dynasties and is thus a pilgrimage centre. The extensive mirror work within the mosque is common to many of the

throughout

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

References

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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). [] * Iranian Student's Tourism & Traveling Agency, ISTTA.
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