{"id":75554,"date":"2024-03-16T12:39:11","date_gmt":"2024-03-16T12:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/?p=75554"},"modified":"2026-11-07T18:20:06","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T18:20:06","slug":"fatemeh-masumeh-shrine-in-qom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/fatemeh-masumeh-shrine-in-qom\/","title":{"rendered":"Fatemeh Masumeh Shrine in Qom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fatemeh Masumeh Shrine<\/strong> is a major Shia pilgrimage complex in <a href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/qom-travel-guide\/\">Qom<\/a>. It developed around the tomb of Fatemeh, sister of <a href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/the-imam-reza-shrine\/\">Imam Reza<\/a>, whose shrine is in <a href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/mashhad-travel-guide\/\">Mashhad<\/a>. Encyclopaedia Iranica dates her death in Qom to 201 AH, or 816\u201317 CE. The complex combines a place of worship with courtyards, mosques, a museum and a library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The shrine&#8217;s own biographical pages identify the poet <strong>Parvin Etesami<\/strong> and scholars including Allameh Tabataba&#8217;i and Ayatollah Bahjat among those buried here. Royal burials also connect the site with Safavid patronage. For an architectural visit, distinguish the tomb chamber, surrounding prayer halls and open courtyards: they form a connected complex with different functions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/fatemeh-masumeh-shrine-in-qom\/#historical-significance-during-the-safavid-era\" >Historical Significance During the Safavid Era<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/fatemeh-masumeh-shrine-in-qom\/#the-qajar-period\" >The Qajar Period<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/fatemeh-masumeh-shrine-in-qom\/#minarets\" >Minarets<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/fatemeh-masumeh-shrine-in-qom\/#balasar-mosque\" >Balasar Mosque<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/fatemeh-masumeh-shrine-in-qom\/#library-of-fatemeh-masumeh-shrine\" >Library of Fatemeh Masumeh Shrine<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/fatemeh-masumeh-shrine-in-qom\/#museum-of-the-shrine\" >Museum of the Shrine<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/fatemeh-masumeh-shrine-in-qom\/#feyziyeh-school\" >Feyziyeh School<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/fatemeh-masumeh-shrine-in-qom\/#visiting-the-shrine\" >Visiting the Shrine<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/fatemeh-masumeh-shrine-in-qom\/#address-and-accessibility\" >Address and Accessibility<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/fatemeh-masumeh-shrine-in-qom\/#sources\" >Sources<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-historical-significance-during-the-safavid-era\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"historical-significance-during-the-safavid-era\"><\/span>Historical Significance During the Safavid Era<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"307\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Fatemeh-Masumeh-Shrine-in-Qom-1.jpg\" alt=\"Fatemeh Masumeh Shrine in Qom\" class=\"wp-image-78265\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Fatemeh-Masumeh-Shrine-in-Qom-1.jpg 780w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Fatemeh-Masumeh-Shrine-in-Qom-1-768x302.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fatemeh Masumeh Shrine in Qom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Safavid patronage enlarged a sanctuary whose origins were much earlier. The shrine&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/int.amfm.ir\/en\/courtyard-of-imam-hadi-pbuh-atiq-courtyard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Atiq Courtyard guide<\/a> credits Shah Beigi Begum, Shah Ismail&#8217;s wife, with the courtyard and surrounding iwans in 925 AH, in the early 16th century. Shah Tahmasp I&#8217;s contributions included a tiled enclosure around the tomb. These successive additions are more useful for understanding the site than treating it as the work of a single ruler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-qajar-period\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"the-qajar-period\"><\/span>The Qajar Period<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Architecture-of-Fatemeh-Masumeh-Shrine-in-Qom-1.jpg\" alt=\"Architecture of Fatemeh Masumeh Shrine in Qom\" class=\"wp-image-78266\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Architecture-of-Fatemeh-Masumeh-Shrine-in-Qom-1.jpg 780w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Architecture-of-Fatemeh-Masumeh-Shrine-in-Qom-1-768x505.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Architecture of Fatemeh Masumeh Shrine in Qom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under Fath Ali Shah of the <a href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/qajar-dynasty\/\">Qajar dynasty<\/a>, the dome acquired its golden covering. Masuma Jaffer&#8217;s account dates the commission to 1218 AH and describes gold-covered bricks. Enclosures and decorative surfaces were repaired or replaced in later campaigns, so the present complex contains work from several periods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-courtyard-atiq\">Courtyard Atiq<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Courtyard-Atiq-in-Fatemeh-Masumeh-Shrine-1.jpg\" alt=\"Courtyard Atiq in Fatemeh Masumeh Shrine\" class=\"wp-image-78269\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Courtyard-Atiq-in-Fatemeh-Masumeh-Shrine-1.jpg 780w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Courtyard-Atiq-in-Fatemeh-Masumeh-Shrine-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Courtyard Atiq in Fatemeh Masumeh Shrine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Atiq Courtyard<\/strong>, also called Imam Hadi Courtyard, lies north of the tomb. The operator describes four principal iwans: the Golden Iwan on the south towards the tomb; the northern connection with Feyziyeh School; the western connection with Azam Mosque; and the eastern passage towards the New Courtyard. Its Safavid origins precede the Qajar alterations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-new-courtyard\">New Courtyard and interior halls<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"493\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/New-Courtyard-of-Fatima-Masumeh-Shrine-1.jpg\" alt=\"Mirrored columns and chandeliers in an interior hall\" class=\"wp-image-78270\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/New-Courtyard-of-Fatima-Masumeh-Shrine-1.jpg 780w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/New-Courtyard-of-Fatima-Masumeh-Shrine-1-768x485.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mirrored columns and chandeliers in an interior hall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>New Courtyard<\/strong> is also known as Atabaki or Imam Reza Courtyard. The shrine&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/int.amfm.ir\/en\/courtyard-of-imam-rida-pbuh-atabaki\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">architectural account<\/a> dates its construction to 1295\u20131303 AH, in the late 19th century, under Mirza Ali Asghar Khan Atabak. It has four main iwans, with the Mirror Iwan on the west. The northern entrance faces Astaneh Square and the eastern entrance faces Eram Street. The open court and surrounding interior halls offer different views of the complex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/iran-tours\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"398\" title=\"SURFIRAN Tours\"  src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/surfiran-tours-2.jpg\" alt=\"SURFIRAN Tours\" class=\"wp-image-65259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/surfiran-tours-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/surfiran-tours-2-780x310.jpg 780w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/surfiran-tours-2-768x306.jpg 768w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/surfiran-tours-2-300x119.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-courtyard-saheb-alzaman\">Saheb Alzaman and the prayer halls<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Courtyard-Saheb-Alzaman-Fatemeh-Masumeh-Shrine-1.jpg\" alt=\"Worshippers gathered in a covered prayer space\" class=\"wp-image-78271\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Courtyard-Saheb-Alzaman-Fatemeh-Masumeh-Shrine-1.jpg 780w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Courtyard-Saheb-Alzaman-Fatemeh-Masumeh-Shrine-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Worshippers gathered in a covered prayer space<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saheb Alzaman Courtyard opened in 1384 SH (2005\u201306), according to <a href=\"https:\/\/islamquest.net\/fa\/archive\/fa6564\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IslamQuest&#8217;s architectural history<\/a>. Its brick and white-cement walls carry Quranic inscriptions. The shrine places the <a href=\"https:\/\/int.amfm.ir\/en\/imam-khomeini-r-i-p-shabestan-prayer-hall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Imam Khomeini prayer hall<\/a> on the east side. The courtyard is open to the sky, while the adjoining <em>shabestan<\/em> is a covered prayer hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-minarets\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"minarets\"><\/span>Minarets<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"780\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Minarets-of-Fatima-Masumeh-Shrine-1.jpg\" alt=\"Minarets of Fatima Masumeh Shrine\" class=\"wp-image-78273\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Minarets-of-Fatima-Masumeh-Shrine-1.jpg 780w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Minarets-of-Fatima-Masumeh-Shrine-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Minarets-of-Fatima-Masumeh-Shrine-1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Minarets of Fatima Masumeh Shrine (photo by Tripadvisor)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Use the minarets to tell the two older courts apart. In Atiq Courtyard, the towers flanking the Golden Iwan carry spiral tile patterns with Kufic inscriptions. In Atabaki Courtyard, look for the pair flanking the Mirror Iwan on the west side and the pair across from it. <a href=\"https:\/\/islamquest.net\/fa\/archive\/fa6564\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IslamQuest&#8217;s architectural history<\/a> describes the three groups separately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-balasar-mosque\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"balasar-mosque\"><\/span>Balasar Mosque<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"539\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Balasar-Mosque-of-Fatemeh-Masumeh-Shrine-1.jpg\" alt=\"Balasar Mosque of Fatemeh Masumeh Shrine\" class=\"wp-image-78277\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Balasar-Mosque-of-Fatemeh-Masumeh-Shrine-1.jpg 780w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Balasar-Mosque-of-Fatemeh-Masumeh-Shrine-1-768x531.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Balasar Mosque of Fatemeh Masumeh Shrine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Balasar Mosque<\/strong> is an enclosed space beside the central tomb area, between it and Azam Mosque. The shrine&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/int.amfm.ir\/en\/bala-sar-mosque\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">own account<\/a> describes a Safavid guesthouse function followed by Qajar reconstruction. The mosque also contains the graves of religious scholars. Its name refers to its position at the head of the burial; it is not the name of the tomb chamber itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-library-of-fatemeh-masumeh-shrine\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"library-of-fatemeh-masumeh-shrine\"><\/span>Library of Fatemeh Masumeh Shrine<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Library-of-Fatemeh-Masumeh-Shrine-1.jpg\" alt=\"Library of Fatemeh Masumeh Shrine\" class=\"wp-image-78278\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Library-of-Fatemeh-Masumeh-Shrine-1.jpg 780w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Library-of-Fatemeh-Masumeh-Shrine-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Library-of-Fatemeh-Masumeh-Shrine-1-390x220.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Library of Fatemeh Masumeh Shrine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The shrine maintains a <a href=\"https:\/\/lib.amfm.ir\/library-unit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">library and digital catalogue<\/a> with Persian and other-language books, articles, manuscripts, lithographed books and theses. The catalogue offers a way to explore this scholarly side of the shrine. For a research visit, use the library\u2019s own membership and enquiry services to identify the material you want to consult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-museum-of-the-shrine\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"museum-of-the-shrine\"><\/span>Museum of the Shrine<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Museum-of-the-Fatima-Masumeh-Shrine-1.jpg\" alt=\"Museum of the Fatima Masumeh Shrine\" class=\"wp-image-78279\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Museum-of-the-Fatima-Masumeh-Shrine-1.jpg 780w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Museum-of-the-Fatima-Masumeh-Shrine-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Museum-of-the-Fatima-Masumeh-Shrine-1-390x220.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Museum of the Fatima Masumeh Shrine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before the museum opened, endowed objects were kept in the shrine\u2019s treasury. The shrine\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/int.amfm.ir\/en\/introduction-to-museum-of-holy-shrine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">museum history<\/a> records the museum hall\u2019s inauguration in 1935 and the move into a new building in 1993. Manuscripts, metalwork, ceramics and textiles connect the collection with both devotional gifts and the history of Iranian craft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/int.amfm.ir\/en\/the-carpet-of-the-tomb-of-shah-abbas-ii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">museum account published in February 2020<\/a> identifies Nematollah Joshaghani as the weaver of a silk carpet made for Shah Abbas II\u2019s tomb in 1671. Two semicircular sections lay on either side of the burial, with a gap for the tomb itself. The account also describes woven inscriptions recording the date, place and maker. This was a textile designed for a particular funerary setting, rather than an ordinary rectangular floor carpet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"feyziyeh-school\"><\/span>Feyziyeh School<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Feyziyeh-School-Qom-1.jpg\" alt=\"Feyziyeh School Qom\" class=\"wp-image-78280\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Feyziyeh-School-Qom-1.jpg 780w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Feyziyeh-School-Qom-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Feyziyeh School, Qom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Feyziyeh School adjoins the north side of Atiq Courtyard. Its buildings have an earlier history than the Qajar rebuilding associated with Fath Ali Shah. It remains a religious educational institution, so include it in a visit through the shrine&#8217;s visitor arrangements rather than assuming that teaching spaces operate as museum galleries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"visiting-the-shrine\"><\/span>Visiting the Shrine<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The shrine&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/int.amfm.ir\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International Affairs website<\/a> advertises free guided visits for foreign guests. Start with that service when planning an architectural visit and establish which courtyards, halls and collections the arranged route includes. The main shrine portal publishes <strong>+98 25 3717 5566<\/strong> as its public contact number. Plan the museum and library as separate parts of your visit, each with its own opening and admission arrangements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f94931\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:36px;line-height:1.2\"><strong>Book Bus Ticket<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons has-custom-font-size has-small-font-size is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-5369166d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size is-style-fill has-small-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/orienttrips.com\/bus?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=surfiranlink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Click and explore<\/mark><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Bus-Tickets-Online-1.jpg);background-position:49% 82%\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Bus-Tickets-Online-1.jpg\" alt=\"Bus Tickets Online\" class=\"wp-image-65247 size-full\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Bus-Tickets-Online-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Bus-Tickets-Online-1-780x488.jpg 780w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Bus-Tickets-Online-1-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"address-and-accessibility\"><\/span>Address and Accessibility<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-webfactory-map\"><div class=\"wp-block-webfactory-map\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For arrival, use <strong>Astaneh Square<\/strong> and <strong>Eram Street<\/strong> as orientation points. These are named in the shrine&#8217;s own description of the Atabaki Courtyard entrances. Agree a meeting point at a specific entrance with your guide or driver; a general pin for the entire shrine does not identify the right doorway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An intercity journey and the final journey to the shrine are separate parts of the trip. If arriving by rail, use the correct Qom station on your reservation and arrange the onward transfer. <a href=\"https:\/\/orienttrips.com\/train?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=surfiranlink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Train tickets<\/a> can be compared for the intercity leg. The <a href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/qom-travel-guide\/\">Qom travel guide<\/a> provides context for planning other stops in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"sources\"><\/span>Sources<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drechsler, A. (2009, updated 2012). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iranicaonline.org\/articles\/qom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Qom<\/a>. <em>Encyclopaedia Iranica<\/em>. Jaffer, M. <a href=\"https:\/\/al-islam.org\/lady-fatima-masuma-qum-masuma-jaffer\/shrine-lady-fatima-masuma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The shrine of Lady Fatima Masuma<\/a>, in <em>Lady Fatima Masuma of Qum<\/em>. Al-Islam.org.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Primary site descriptions: <a href=\"https:\/\/int.amfm.ir\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shrine International Affairs<\/a>, including its linked courtyard, mosque and museum pages; the <a href=\"https:\/\/lib.amfm.ir\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shrine library portal<\/a>; and the <a href=\"https:\/\/int.amfm.ir\/en\/the-carpet-of-the-tomb-of-shah-abbas-ii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">museum&#8217;s Shah Abbas II carpet account<\/a>. Additional architectural context: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.islamquest.net\/fa\/archive\/fa6564\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IslamQuest&#8217;s shrine history<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/fa.al-shia.org\/%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%87-%D9%81%DB%8C%D8%B6%DB%8C%D9%87-%D9%82%D9%85\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Al-Shia&#8217;s Feyziyeh history<\/a>. Sources reviewed on 3 November 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-related-links\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/qom-travel-guide\/\">Qom Travel Guide<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/the-imam-reza-shrine\/\">The Imam Reza Shrine<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/amir-chakhmaq-complex\/\">Amir Chakhmaq Complex<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/jameh-mosque-of-yazd\/\">Jameh Mosque of Yazd: A Visitor&#8217;s Guide<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore Fatemeh Masumeh Shrine in Qom through its history, courtyards, mosques, museum and library, with official sources for planning a visit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":78263,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15735,308,1],"tags":[15797,15795],"class_list":["post-75554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-qom","category-destinations","category-tourism-iran","tag-qom","tag-shrine"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Fatemeh-Masumeh-Shrine-Qom.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75554","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=75554"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75554\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/78263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}