Imamzadeh shrines
E1041084
Imamzadeh shrines are religious sites in Shia Islam built over the graves of descendants of the Shia Imams, serving as places of pilgrimage, prayer, and veneration.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shia holy site
ⓘ
pilgrimage site ⓘ religious building ⓘ |
| alsoFoundIn |
Afghanistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Azerbaijan NERFINISHED ⓘ Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Persian Gulf countries NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Iranian Islamic architecture
ⓘ
Qajar architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Safavid architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPractice |
mourning ceremonies
ⓘ
recitation of the Qur’an ⓘ supplication (du‘a) ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Imamzadeh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
local religious identity ⓘ regional pilgrimage networks ⓘ |
| builtOver | grave of a descendant of a Shia Imam ⓘ |
| contains |
courtyard garden
ⓘ
endowment buildings ⓘ prayer hall ⓘ tomb chamber ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
local community center
ⓘ
site of communal gatherings ⓘ site of religious festivals ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | descendant of a Shia Imam ⓘ |
| developedSignificantlyUnder |
Qajar dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Safavid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Islamic charitable law ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
place of pilgrimage
ⓘ
place of prayer ⓘ place of veneration ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription |
Arabic
ⓘ
Persian ⓘ |
| locatedPrimarilyIn | Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Shia Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy | waqf endowments ⓘ |
| typicalFeature |
courtyard
ⓘ
dome ⓘ minaret ⓘ portico (ivan) ⓘ tiled facade ⓘ zarih (metal lattice enclosure over the grave) ⓘ |
| visitedBy | Shia pilgrims ⓘ |
| visitedFor |
commemorating religious occasions
ⓘ
healing requests ⓘ making vows (nazr) ⓘ seeking blessings (tabarruk) ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.