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The '''Sāheb ol Amr Mosque''' ({{lang-fa|مسجد صاحب‌ الامر}} - ''Masjid-e Sāheb ol Amr'') is a mosque located on the east side of Saaheb Aabaad square in [[Tabriz]], [[Iran]]. 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 [[Muhammad al-Mahdi|last Twelver Shī‘ah Imām]].<ref name="book">{{cite book |title=A Brief History of The Fourteen Infallibles |year=2004 |publisher=Ansariyan Publications |location=Qum |pages=159}}</ref>
[[Image:Saheb ol Amr01 .jpg|thumb|left|200px| Saheb ol Amr, western view]]
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[[Image:Saheb ol Amr02.jpg|thumb|right|110px| Entrance.]]


==History==
'''Shaheb ol Amr''' Originally built as a mosque by Shah [[Tahmasp I]] [[Safavid]] on the east side of Saaheb Aabaad square in 1636, [[Tabriz]], [[Iran]].
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[[File:Saheb Al Amr Mosque.jpg|thumb|left|100px|Entrance.]]
After capturing [[Tabriz]] by [[Ottaman]] ruler sultan [[Murad IV]], the building was destroyed. Once Persian troops retook power the Mosque was constructed again, however it was later badly damaged by a large earthquake. Goli Khan Danbali reconstructed the whole square again. In favour of people the dome was called Saheb ol Amr Dome.
The mosque was originally built in 1636 by the [[Safavid|Safavid king]] [[Tahmasp I]], on the east side of Saaheb Aabaad square in [[Tabriz]]. However the building was destroyed by the [[Ottaman]] ruler [[Murad IV]] 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 [[Twelvers|Twelver Shī‘ah Imām]], [[Muhammad al-Mahdi]].<ref name="book"/>


In [[1850]] Mirza Ali Akbar Khan who was the [[Russians|Russian]] 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).
In [[1850]] Mirza Ali Akbar Khan who was the [[Russians|Russian]] 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).
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The school yard was destroyed during the expansion of Daraiee Street by the city of [[Tabriz]] and only a part of school is now serrained.
The school yard was destroyed during the expansion of Daraiee Street by the city of [[Tabriz]] and only a part of school is now serrained.


==Photo gallery==
==Gallery==
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File:Sahebolamr-Tabriz.JPG|Western view
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Image:Saheb ol Amr07.jpg|
File:Saheb ol Amr Mosque.JPG|Western view
Image:Saheb ol Amr07.jpg|Western view
Image:Saheb ol Amr03.jpg|Eastern view
Image:Saheb ol Amr03.jpg|Eastern view
Image:Saheb ol Amr04.jpg|yard
Image:Saheb ol Amr04.jpg|Yard
Image:Saheb ol Amr05.jpg|Western view
Image:Saheb ol Amr05.jpg|Western view
Image:Saheb ol Amr06.jpg|Western view
Image:Saheb ol Amr06.jpg|Western view
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</center>


== See also ==
==See also==
{{commonscat-inline|Saheb al-Amr Mosque}}
* [[List of Mosques in Iran]]
* [[Tabriz]]
* [[Tabriz]]
* [[Blue Mosque]], Tabriz
* [[Blue Mosque, Tabriz]]
* [[Shohada Mosque]]
* [[Shohada Mosque]]
* [[Madrasah Akbarieh]]
* [[Madrasah Akbarieh]]
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* [[House of Seghat ol Islam]]
* [[House of Seghat ol Islam]]


== References ==
==References==
* http://www.eachto.ir
* http://www.eachto.ir
{{reflist}}



==External links==
==External links==
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{{Mosques in Iran}}
{{Mosques in Iran}}
{{Iranian Architecture}}
{{Iranian Architecture}}



[[Category:Mosques in Iran]]
[[Category:Mosques in Iran]]
[[Category:Iranian architecture]]
[[Category:Iranian architecture]]



[[Category:Visitor attractions of Iran by province]]
[[Category:Visitor attractions of Iran by province]]
[[Category:1636 architecture]]
[[Category:1636 architecture]]

Revision as of 15:18, 15 February 2010

Sāheb ol Amr Mosque
File:Saheb ol Amr01 .jpg
مسجد صاحب‌ الامر
Religion
AffiliationShia Islam
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan Province
Location
LocationIran Tabrīz, Iran
MunicipalityTabrīz County
Geographic coordinates38°05′02.69″N 46°17′44.44″E / 38.0840806°N 46.2956778°E / 38.0840806; 46.2956778
Architecture
TypeMosque
Completed1636

The Sāheb ol Amr Mosque (Persian: مسجد صاحب‌ الامر - Masjid-e Sāheb ol Amr) is a mosque located on the east side of Saaheb Aabaad square in Tabriz, Iran. 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.[1]

History

Entrance.

The mosque was originally built in 1636 by the Safavid king Tahmasp I, on the east side of Saaheb Aabaad square in Tabriz. However the building was destroyed by the Ottaman ruler Murad IV 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.[1]

In 1850 Mirza Ali Akbar Khan who was the Russian 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 and only a part of school is now serrained.

See also

Media related to Saheb al-Amr Mosque at Wikimedia Commons

References

  1. ^ a b A Brief History of The Fourteen Infallibles. Qum: Ansariyan Publications. 2004. p. 159.


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