Hosseiniyeh Mosque

Zanjan, Hosseinieh Azam, Khanom & Jameh Mosque, Iran

Zanjan, Hosseinieh Azam, Khanom Mosque, Jameh Mosque, Iran
Zanjan is known for its beautiful handcrafts made with silver wires. Zanjani artists make many things like various decorative dishes and their special covers as well as silver jewelry.
Khanom Mosque doesn’t have any dome and there are two very beautiful minarets. the mosque was built by one of the most powerful women of Iran means Jamileh Khanom daughter of Hussein Qoli Khan Nezam-ul-Edalah(zolfaghari) in 1323 HIjri. The building of the mosque includes two shabestans for winter and summer seasons. The designs of the walls and balconies are made according to Qajar architecture pattern and yellow, black, blue and white colors are used in these masterpieces.
Jameh Mosque of Zanjan with four symmetrical porches was built in the thirteenth Hijri century by one of the sons of Fathali Shah Qajar.

Muharram Mourning in Zanjan Iran حسینیه اعظم زنجان

The mourning of martyrdom of Abol Fazl al Abbas (AS), in the city of Zanjan in Iran in the month of Muharram.

The Mourning of Muharram is an important period of mourning in Shia Islam, taking place in Muharram which is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is also called the Remembrance of Muharram (Arabic: ذكرى محرم or مناسبة محرم‎). Many of the events associated with the remembrance take place in congregation halls known as Hussainia.

The event marks the anniversary of the Battle of Karbala when Imam Hussein ibn Ali, the grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and a Shia Imam, was killed by the forces of the second Umayyad caliph Yazid I. The event is marked by arranging 'majalis' (gatherings) to review Islamic teachings and to commemorate Imam Hussain's sacrifice. The mourning reaches its climax on the tenth day, known as Ashura, on which the forces of Yazid killed the 72 individuals who fought, including Imam Hussain, his family and supporters. The women and children left living were made prisoners and transported to Yazid's court in Damascus.