Imam Mosque Isfahan

Shah mosque in Isfahan was renamed Imam Mosque Isfahan after the revolution ( Shah means the king in Persian). After the Islamic revolution, the government changed many places in which the word Shah was used.

History of construction of the Imam mosque Isfahan

This building was built by order of Abbas The Great but was completed during the time of his successors. Abbas began building the mosque in the late sixteenth century, but his successors continued developing and decorating it in the seventeenth century. ( To see beautiful pictures from the history of Iran, refer to the Architectural Photography Examples article. )

Abbas’ successors include King Abbas II, King Safi, and King Suleiman.

Muslims always pray to the Kaaba in Saudi Arabia, and this direction is called the Qibla. Sheikh Baha’i did the calculation of the direction of the Qibla in this place. He was a prominent scientist as well as a prominent religious figure named Shaykh al-Islam.

This Qibla, which was performed by Sheikh Baha’i with the tools of that time, is only 7 degrees different from the real Qibla.

About mosque decoration

The building is decorated with seven-color brick tiles.

The inscriptions of this mosque are the masterpieces of famous calligraphers of the Safavid era, such as Ali Reza Abbasi, Abdolbaqi Tabrizi, and Mohammad Reza Emami. The magnificent inscription on the mosque entrance is written by Alireza Abbasi, a famous calligrapher of the Safavid era.

In the inscription on the mosque entrance, the architect of the building, Ali Akbar Isfahani, is honored.

Another name for this place was the Abbasi Grand Mosque. In fact, this building is one of the important symbols of Iranian architecture.