Fatima al-Masumeh Shrine
| Fātimah Ma'sūmah Shrine | |
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Shrine of Fātimah al-Ma‘sūmah, sister of ‘Alī al-Riđā
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| Basic information | |
| Location | Qom, Iran |
| Geographic coordinates | 34°38′30″N 50°52′44″E / 34.6417°N 50.8790°ECoordinates: 34°38′30″N 50°52′44″E / 34.6417°N 50.8790°E |
| Affiliation | Shia Islam, Sunni Islam |
| Architectural description | |
| Architectural type | Mosque |
| Architectural style | Iranian |
| Specifications | |
| Dome(s) | 3 |
| Minaret(s) | 6 |
The shrine of Fatema Mæ'sume (sister of Imām ʻAlī ibn-Mūsā Riđā) is located in Qom which is considered by Shia Muslims to be the second most sacred city in Iran after Mashhad. Fatima Masumeh was the sister of the eighth Imam 'Ali al-Rida and the daughter of the seventh Imam Musa al-Kadhim (Tabari 60). In Shia Islam, women are often revered as saints if they are close relatives to one of the Twelver Imams. Fatima Masumeh is therefore honored as a saint, and her shrine in Qom is considered one of the most significant Shi'i shrines in Iran. Every year, thousands of Shi'i Muslims travel to Qom to honor Fatima Masumeh and ask her for blessings. For more information on the history of Fatima Masumeh, see Fatima bint Musa.
Also buried within the shrine are three daughters of the ninth, Twelver Shī‘ah Imām, Muhammad at-Taqī.
The mosque consists of a burial chamber, three courtyards and three large prayer halls, totalling an area of 38,000 m2 (410,000 sq ft). The three prayer halls are named: Tabātabā'ī, Bālā Sar, and A‘dham.
Though Shi'i theology formally states that the relatives of the Imams, or imamzadehs, hold a lower status than the Imams, popular Shi'ism still strongly venerates imamzadehs. In Iran, there are many more burial places of the Imams' relatives than there are for the Imams themselves. Imamzadehs are considered to be close to God and religiously pious because of their close relation to Imams. Shi'is commonly travel on pilgrimages to shrines of imamzadehs, such as the Shrine of Fatima Masumeh, the sister of the 8th Imam 'Ali al-Rida, in Qom, Iran. Men and women seek cures to ailments, solutions to problems, and forgiveness of sins at these sites. Many hadiths, or teachings, are recorded from Shi'i Imams praising the veneration of Fatima Masumeh, and proclaiming that those who make a pilgrimage to her Shrine will "certainly be admitted to heaven."
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