Roknolmolk_Mosque

Roknolmolk Mosque

Roknolmolk Mosque

Mosque in Isfahan, Iran

Roknolmolk Mosque (Persian: مسجد رکن الملک) formerly known as the Aksa Mosque is a historical mosque in Isfahan. This mosque was built in Qajar era and is next to Takht-e Foulad cemetery.[1] It was named after and founded in 1901 by Mirza Soleyman Khan Shirazi, who is known as Roknolmolk.[2]

Quick Facts Religion, Affiliation ...

History

The mosque was founded in 1901 by Roknolmolk but ultimately completed in 1907.[2][1] In 1914, seven years later, Roknolmolk was buried in an empty room of the mosque. An inscription on the mosque dates the completion of a final renovation to 1958.[1][2]

Architecture

The mosque building is made out of bricks. This mosque has two doors, and an entrance gate decorated with flower designs.[2][1] The arch of the main door is about 9 metres wide. There are steps for the muezzin to climb onto the roof of the prayer hall, as the mosque has no minarets.[2][1]

Behind the entrance of the mosque, there is a secluded space which leads to a room that is the mausoleum for the Shi'ite clerics who belonged to the Kalbasi family.[2][1] On the south side of the courtyard, there is a door that is the entrance to a water fountain.[2][1]

After passing through the main hall, a corridor connects the small court to the bigger court of the mosque.[2][1] In the same hallway, there is a doorway on the left, which leads to a small room where the tomb of Roknolmolk himself and his wife are located. A wooden zarih encloses the two graves together.[2][1]

On the west of the mosque courtyard is a musalla which is for the winter season.[2][1]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "مدرسه علمیه و مسجد رکن الملک در اصفهان؛ آدرس و تصاویر - نابرو". 2021-01-25. Archived from the original on 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  2. [2]
    "مدرسه علمیه و مسجد رکن الملک در اصفهان؛ آدرس و تصاویر - نابرو". 2021-01-25. Archived from the original on 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Roknolmolk_Mosque, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.