Jamkaran Mosque

Jamkaran Mosque
مسجد جمکران
The mosque in 2016
Location of the mosque in Iran
Religion
Affiliation	Shia Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Mosque and shrine
Leadership	Ali Akbar Ojaghnezhad
Status	Active
Location
Location	Jamkaran, Qom County, Qom Province
Country	Iran
Coordinates	34°34′59.5″N 50°54′50″E
Architecture
Type	Mosque architecture
Style	Buyid Afsharid Safavid
Founder	Sheikh Hassan ibn Muthlih Jamkarani
Funded by	Hasan bin Muslim
Completed	373 AH (983/984 CE) 1745 CE (renovations) 19th century (sahn, renovations) 1990s (annex)
Specifications
Dome	Five
Minaret	Two
Shrine	One
Materials	Bricks; mortar; concrete; ceramic tiles
Website
jamkaran.ir (in Persian)

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

Many Shia Muslims go to this mosque on Wednesday nights. The mosque has a history of over a thousand years, and receives more than 15 million pilgrims annually. Every year, millions celebrate Mid-Sha'ban at the mosque, marking the birth of Muhammad al-Mahdi.