Sheikh Ahmad-e Jami mausoleum complex explained

Building Name:Mausoleum Complex of
Sheikh Ahmad-e Jami
Location: Torbat-e Jam, Iran
Coordinates:35.2473°N 60.6295°W
Religious Affiliation:Sunni Islam
Architecture:no
Specifications:no
Map Type:Iran
Map Size:275

Sheikh Ahmad-e Jami mausoleum complex (Persian: مجموعهٔ آرامگاهی شیخ احمد جامی) is a collection of religious buildings, mosques, houses and tombstones all around the central tombstone of Sheikh Ahmad-e Jami, Iranian Muslim sufi who lived between 1048 and 1141 in Torbat-e Jam, Khorasan, Iran.[1]

Entering to the mausoleum is through a wooden door beautifully decorated in Kufic script.[2] The mausoleum complex is over 800 years old.[3]

The shrine complex has now been renovated with private and public funds from Iran's Cultural Heritage Organization. As a shrine for a Sunni Sufi cult, the shrine-complex started sliding into decline when Iran's Shahs took the Shiʿi path in 1501, but is today enjoying a renaissance. Two seminaries (madrasa) that teach Sunni curricula to males and females have also been added.[4]

References

  1. Book: Iran. 2008. Lonely Planet Publications. 368.
  2. Web site: Jami mausoleum Torbat-e Jam Attractions Travel to Iran. 2021-01-16. alaedin.travel. en-US.
  3. Web site: A must-see historical site - Review of Sheikh Ahmad-e Jami Mausoleum Complex, Torbat-e Jam, Iran. 2021-01-16. Tripadvisor. en-HK.
  4. Book: Mahendrarajah, Shivan. The Sufi saint of Jam : history, religion and politics of a Sunni shrine in Shi'i Iran. 2021. 978-1-108-83969-3. New York. 1195815515.