Chihil-Dukhtaran Minaret The minaret of Chihil Dukhtaran stands in a small alleyway within the maze like streets of the Jubareh quarter(mohallah) of Isfahan. It is old part of the city. It is one of the earliest examples of brick work with triangles, squares, octagons, cruciform designs. It stands in solitary grandeur, not part of any extant building complex. The Chihil Dukhtaran of Isfahan was built in 1107-8 by Abi Al Fath Nahuji in the reign of Sultan (King) Malik Mohammad Shah. It is an outstanding example of a free standing Seljuq minaret with a cylindrical shaft ornamented with varying brick patterns and tile inlays. The origin of the term, Chihil Dukhtaran (Forty virgins/unmarried daughters) cannot be ascribed with certainty to any historical event or patron type despite the various folk interpretations. One of the traditions is that before the construction of this minaret there was a building located here which was exclusively reserved for women. The building was ascribed to pre-Islamic Zoroastrian water goddess “Anahita”. This minaret was added to the building and was named as “Minar of Forty Daughters”. Word ‘Forty’ denotes “countless” in old Persian. The people living around the Minaret tell another story that since many centuries upto mid 20th century (when the staircase of the minaret was closed due to its worsening condition), the girls who could not be married for some reason, came to the minaret and broke walnut on its staircase and distributed its nut (core) among people after mixing with raisin This action brought mercy of God to them and they soon got married. The minaret has got David Star engraved on it which implies that this area was previously resided mostly by Jews. Five Quranic verses from Surah ‘Taha’ are also written on it. Initially this minaret had got names of four Guided Caliphs engraved on it. Three names were removed by people leaving the name of Imam Ali, after Safavid rulers of Iran declared Shia Islam as state religion instead of Shafei Religion in 16th Century AD. The minaret is 21 meters high. Originally it was 25 meters. The staircase is no longer in use because of its bad condition.
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Minar Sarban,Isfahan, Iran 23.3.2013
Minar-e-Sarban Minar-e-Sarban, literally meaning the minaret of the Camel Driver, stands a few hundred meters away from the minaret of Chihil Dukhtaran, in the Jubareh quarter (mohllah) of Isfahan. Both minarets are excellent examples of twelfth century, free-standing, Central Iranian Seljuq brick minarets. The Minar Sarban was built 48 meters high between 1130-55 and thus measures more than twice as tall than the minaret of Chihil Dukhtaran. Architectural historians consider it to be possibly part of a mosque complex that does not exist now. The local tradition about the love affair between Princess Zubaida and a camel driver (Sarban) who is reported to have been thrown from the top of the Minar is not generally accepted by historians. The debate between me and my Iranian daughter, Sharareh about the height of Minaret was ultimately won by her and I lost the bet where after I served Ice-cream (Bastani) to her and her cousins. The minaret today displays an obvious tilt to the west and damage to its delicate cornices, raising concern for its state of preservation. UNESCO my like to take notice of this great historical monument.
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Minar Chihil Dukhtran, Isfahan, 23.3.2013
Chihil-Dukhtaran Minaret The minaret of Chihil Dukhtaran stands in a small alleyway within the maze like streets of the Jubareh quarter(mohallah) of Isfahan. It is old part of the city. It is one of the earliest examples of brick work with triangles, squares, octagons, cruciform designs. It stands in solitary grandeur, not part of any extant building complex. The Chihil Dukhtaran of Isfahan was built in 1107-8 by Abi Al Fath Nahuji in the reign of Sultan (King) Malik Mohammad Shah. It is an outstanding example of a free standing Seljuq minaret with a cylindrical shaft ornamented with varying brick patterns and tile inlays. The origin of the term, Chihil Dukhtaran (Forty virgins/unmarried daughters) cannot be ascribed with certainty to any historical event or patron type despite the various folk interpretations. One of the traditions is that before the construction of this minaret there was a building located here which was exclusively reserved for women. The building was ascribed to pre-Islamic Zoroastrian water goddess “Anahita”. This minaret was added to the building and was named as “Minar of Forty Daughters”. Word ‘Forty’ denotes “countless” in old Persian. The people living around the Minaret tell another story that since many centuries upto mid 20th century (when the staircase of the minaret was closed due to its worsening condition), the girls who could not be married for some reason, came to the minaret and broke walnut on its staircase and distributed its nut (core) among people after mixing with raisin This action brought mercy of God to them and they soon got married. The minaret has got David Star engraved on it which implies that this area was previously resided mostly by Jews. Five Quranic verses from Surah ‘Taha’ are also written on it. Initially this minaret had got names of four Guided Caliphs engraved on it. Three names were removed by people leaving the name of Imam Ali, after Safavid rulers of Iran declared Shia Islam as state religion instead of Shafei Religion in 16th Century AD. The minaret is 21 meters high. Originally it was 25 meters. The staircase is no longer in use because of its bad condition.
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my travel video to Chasity lady chihil akhtaran mazaar of 40 Chasity ladies and imam zada zeid a.s .
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