Mosque of Master and Student explained

Building Name:Mosque of Master and Student
Religious Affiliation:Shia Islam
Map Type:Iran
Coordinates:38.0769°N 46.2906°W
Location:Tabriz, Iran
Architect:ʿAbdallah Sayrafi
Hajji Muhammad Bandgir
Architecture Type:Mosque
Architecture Style:Islamic Architecture
Founded By:Hasan Kuchak
Designation1:Iran National Heritage
Designation1 Type:Mosque
Designation1 Date:19 August 1968
Designation1 Number:880

Mosque of Master and Student or Meydan Mosque is a Ilkhanate-Chobanid era historical monument in Tabriz, Iran. It has been officially included in Iran National Heritage List since 19 August 1968. It is located in Mihad Mihin (Mirmiyan) neighborhood of the city, at the intersection of Ferdowsi and Mohagheghi (Amin) streets.

History

It takes its name from the fact calligrapher ‛Abdallah Sayrafi and his pupil Hajji Muhammad Bandgir worked both on the mosque. It was built during reign of Suleiman Khan and was financed by Ala al-Din Hasan Kuchak.[1] Due to these reasons, it is also called ʿAlāʾīya after Hasan or Solaymānīya after Suleiman Khan.[2]

Because of numerous earthquakes happened in the area, mosque has been damaged several times, especially during 1641 Tabriz earthquake and original inscription by the designers was lost. Jean Chardin reported that the mosque was in semi-ruined situation when he visited.

It was renovated on the orders of Abbas Mirza, later by Mirza Muhammad Qarajadaghi-Avansari in 1916 and finally Muhammad Agha Ardabili in 1959.

References

  1. Book: Blair, Sheila S. . Islamic Calligraphy . 2008 . Edinburgh University Press . 978-0-7486-3540-5 . Calligraphy in Iran and its Environs under the Mongols and Turkomans . 10.3366/j.ctvxcrjn5.13 . https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.3366/j.ctvxcrjn5.13.
  2. Melville . Charles . 1981 . Historical Monuments and Earthquakes in Tabriz . Iran . 19 . 159–177 . 10.2307/4299714 . 0578-6967.