Jamkaran Mosque

Jamkaran Mosque
مسجد جمکران
The mosque in 2016
Religion
AffiliationShia Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusMosque and shrine
LeadershipAli Akbar Ojaghnezhad
StatusActive
Location
LocationJamkaran, Qom County, Qom Province
CountryIran
Location of the mosque in Iran
Coordinates34°34′59.5″N 50°54′50″E / 34.583194°N 50.91389°E / 34.583194; 50.91389
Architecture
TypeMosque architecture
Style
FounderSheikh Hassan ibn Muthlih Jamkarani
Funded byHasan bin Muslim
Completed
  • 373 AH (983/984 CE)
  • 1745 CE (renovations)
  • 19th century (sahn, renovations)
  • 1990s (annex)
Specifications
DomeFive
MinaretTwo
ShrineOne
MaterialsBricks; mortar; concrete; ceramic tiles
Website
jamkaran.ir (in Persian)

The Jamkaran Mosque (Persian: مسجد جمکران, romanizedMasjed-e Jamkarân), also known as Saheb al-Zaman Mosque, is a Shia mosque and shrine located in the village of Jamkaran, on the outskirts of the city of Qom, in the province of Qom, Iran. Twelver belief holds that the twelfth Shia Imam—the promised Mahdi—once appeared and offered prayers at Jamkaran.

Many Shia Muslims go to this mosque on Wednesday nights and the night of the middle of Sha'ban - the birthday of Mahdi - and perform its rituals. The mosque has a history of over a thousand years, and receives more than 15 million pilgrims annually.