Agha Nour Mosque
{{Short description|Mosque in Isfahan, Iran}}
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| name = Agha Nour Mosque
| native_name = {{lang|fa|مسجد آقانور}}
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| image = Mausoleum of Imamzadeh Seh Tan- Agha Nour Mosque- Isfahan- ارامگاه امامزاده سه تن.jpg
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| caption = {{nowrap|The mausoleum of Zayn al-Abidin Shahshahani,}}
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| location = Esfahan, Isfahan province
| country = Iran
| coordinates = {{coord|32.673611|51.676944|type:landmark_region:IR|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| religious_affiliation = Shia Islam
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| status = Mosque
| functional_status = Active
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| website = {{url|aghanoor.com}}
| architect = Mohammad Reza Emami
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| architecture_style = {{ubl|Isfahani|Qajar|Safavid}}
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| groundbreaking = {{circa}} {{AH|1034|link=yes}}
| year_completed = {{AH|1039|link=yes}}
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| funded_by = Nur al-Din Mohammad
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| minaret_quantity = One
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| inscriptions = Two; one in Thuluth
| materials = Stone; marble
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| designation1 = INHL
| designation1_offname = Agha Nour Mosque
| designation1_type = Built
| designation1_date = 5 April 1998
| designation1_number = 1971
| designation1_free1name = Conservation organization
| designation1_free1value = Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran
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The Agha Nour Mosque ({{langx|fa|مسجد آقانور}}; {{langx|ar|مسجد أغا نور}}){{efn|Also variously the Agha Nur Mosque, and the Agha Noor Mosque.}} is a Shi'ite mosque located in the Dardasht neighbourhood of Esfahan, in the province of Isfahan, Iran. The mosque was completed in {{AH|1039|link=yes}}.
The mosque was added to the Iran National Heritage List on 5 April 1998, administered by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran.
Overview
The mosque was established during the reign of Shah Abbas I and was completed a year after his death, during the first year of the reign of Shah Safi, in {{AH|1039}}. Both kings were mentioned in the inscription above the portal of the mosque. The mosque was built under the supervision of Noureddin Mohammad Esfahani, one of the richest men in Isfahan. The Shabestan was added to the mosque during the Qajar era, and is one of the most beautiful Shabestans in Isfahan, with stone pillars with marble arches, that provide light during the day.{{cite book|first=Hosseyn |last=Yaghoubi|title=Rāhnamā ye Safar be Ostān e Esfāhān |trans-title=Travel Guide for the Province Isfahan|publisher=Rouzane|isbn=964-334-218-2|editor-first=Beheshti |editor-last=Arash|page=105|language=Persian|year=2004}}{{cite journal |author1=Ahmadi, M. |author2=Farkisch, H. |author3=Ahmadi, V. |author4=Mirza Kouchak Khoshnevis, A. |title=An Insight into the Interrelation between the Mosques’ Architectural Codes and the Quality of Worshipers’ Presence of the Heart: A Case Study of the Safavid Mosques in Isfahan |journal=Culture of Islamic Architecture and Urbanism Journal |year=2020 |volume=5 |number=2 |pages=51-74 |url=http://ciauj-tabriziau.ir/article-1-254-en.html |doi= |publisher= |location= |access-date=7 April 2025 }}
The mosque contains the mausoleum of Zayn al-Abidin Shahshahani (1828-1900); an Iranian Qajar-era Twelver Shia cleric and author.
Architecture
The mosque has been completed in the four iwan (Chahar Iwani) style and includes a portal, sahn, four Iwans, Shabestan, tile decorations, and some historical inscriptions. The eastern iwan in inscribed in verse dating from {{AH|1034}}. Another inscription located on the portal of the eastern iwan is written in Suls calligraphy on azure adobe tile and it describes that the mosque was started by Nour Ed-Din Mohammad Isfahani (Aqa Noor), one of the richest and righteous men in Isfahan, in the reign Shah Abbas, and was completed in the first year of Shah Safi era. This inscription was written by Mohammad Reza Emami.
The pillared Shabestan of the mosque includes stony columns and marble arches that provide light during the day. This Shabestan also has a small Mihrab. The outer portal of Shabestan, next to the northern portal, is adorned with special decorations. This Shabestan was added in 13th century AH, constructed at the expense of Haj Mohammad Ebrahim Ghazvini, a former Imam of the mosque. The Shabestan has one of the most beautiful belvederes among Isfahan's mosques counterparts.
During the Iran–Iraq War, the mosque was exposed to Iraqi airstrikes, which resulted in destruction of the southern clerestory, arches, tile decorations, mirror, and the minaret, which were later restored and renovated.{{cite news |title=Agha Noor mosque |url=https://en.imna.ir/news/378574/Agha-Noor-mosque |work=Iran's Metropolises News Agency |date=9 June 2019 |access-date=7 April 2025 }}
See also
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External links
- {{official|http://www.aghanoor.com}}
- {{cite web |url=https://en.imna.ir/photo/681592/Isfahan-s-Agha-Noor-mosque-in-pictures |title=Isfahan's Agha Noor mosque in pictures |work=Iran's Metropolises News Agency |date=21 August 2023 |access-date=7 April 2025 |format=Images of the mosque's interior and exterior }}
- {{cite web |url=https://iranparadise.com/aqa-noor-mosque/ |title=Aqa-Noor Mosque |work=Iran Paradise |date=22 August 2021 |access-date=7 April 2025 }}
{{Mosques in Iran}}
Category:17th-century mosques in the Safavid Empire
Category:Buildings and structures on the Iran National Heritage List
Category:Mosque buildings with minarets
Category:Mosques completed in the 1630s
Category:Religious buildings and structures completed in 1630
Category:Tourist attractions in Isfahan
Category:Safavid architecture in Iran
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