Shahcheragh Holy Shrine

Especially beautiful, beautiful to do not know how to use adjectives, gorgeous and noble is not enough to describe, said luxury and demean the meaning of this place to the locals, can only say that seeing dazzling, even if I go to Paris department stores did not make me so eye-catching

It is a pity that when I went there, it was the Iranian New Year. The Iranian people were carrying out pilgrimages at the tomb of the Lantern King. Foreign tourists could not enter because of the regulations, and only took pictures of the outside scene. It was a pity.

The tomb of the lamp king (Persian: شاه چراغ‎ Shh Chérgh) is a tomb and mosque in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz, where Ahmad and Mohammad, two sons of the seventh Shiite imam Qadim (buried in Baghdad), are buried. The two men came to take refuge here during the persecution of Shi'ite Muslims by the Abbasids. The tomb was named because someone found that the tomb often emitted light, so they decided to investigate the source of the light and found that it was Ahmad's tomb, and the "Lamp King" was named. Since the 12th century, successive rulers have continuously expanded the tomb and turned it into a shrine, gradually becoming one of Iran's most important Shiite religious shrines. The tomb is not comparable to the Mashhad's Imam Reza (Ahmad's brother) mausoleum in terms of size and artistic value, but the interior courtyard is very large and the architectural style (mainly column) is somewhat different from the common Shiite Islamic architecture. The innumerable small lenses in the tomb hall fill the room with light. Volunteers say mirrors reflect human behavior and allow people to reflect on their own heart. On the left side of the gate is the men's passage and on the right is the women's passage. You must pay attention to dress, girls should wear Chador (in fact, a large cloak made of particularly ordinary fabric, you can get it at the entrance). This place was once closed to foreign tourists because of the noise of Western tourists in the St. Jude Palace in the early 2000s. Although it has been unblocked, the management is still strict. There are staff at the entrance to strictly check the photography and camera equipment. Such items must be stored next to the bag (also depends on luck, some travel friends say yes). However, it is possible to take pictures on mobile phones. In theory, non-Muslims cannot enter the Holy Sepulchre; But in fact, some tourists still went in to see luck, especially at night, no staff is easy to sneak in, and the lights in the room at night are also very good. A group of foreign tourists will assign a volunteer to help wear Chador, then lead the tour of the courtyard and explain, some may also invite tea and pastries. There is a free water dispenser in the middle of the square, ice cold~~~ The volunteers we met during the day are not allowed to enter the hall, but the courtyard is really mediocre and nothing to see, it is a headache. If you have the opportunity to enter the hall, you must take off your shoes. There is a free plastic bag to fill your shoes at the door. The hall is covered with thick carpets. It is very comfortable to walk. The hall does not have a decorative mirror, but it is also very luxuriously decorated. There is a large ceiling crystal lamp in the center. A soft light of warm yellow is emitted, and the entire hall is warm yellow. There are many children running around in the hall to play, but the sound is not loud, there will be no loud noise, people are very tacitly not loud, so although there are many people this day, there are many people sitting in the hall, but it will not feel very noisy, but there is a calm and peaceful atmosphere, It seems that this place is not a place of worship, but a leisure place like a park, but no one has a picnic here~~~ In short, you should not miss the tomb of the lamp king when you come to Shiraz. Friendly reminder that the tomb of the lamp king is located in the city center. There is also a scenic spot called the tomb of the King of Guangming in the suburbs, don't get confused.

The tomb of the lamp king is where two sons of the seventh Muslim Shiite imam Qadim (buried in Baghdad) Ahmad and Mohammad were buried, who fled here around 900 AD to escape the pursuit of the Abbasids, but were eventually killed. For our unfamiliar Muslims, the so-called Shiites are only known from the news after terrorist activity in the Middle East in recent years, and for imams, the new term learned during this trip to Iran is actually their religious leader. We entered the Tomb of the Light King Mosque from the parking lot behind, and saw the tall mosque dome decorated with colored lights from afar, which was particularly dazzling and magnificent in the night. Immediately after entering the mosque, the staff at the door stopped, they wow wow, we did not understand a word. Seeing that we were confused, the enthusiastic staff led us to the front entrance, first asked the lady to wear their specially prepared robes. Many women who came here were asked to wear free robes from the mosque because they were not dressed properly. We were then turned over to a staff member who greeted us from the inside. This one told us, we still did not understand, but it seems to understand that we can not walk around here. He saw that our language communication was difficult, so he did not explain, led us through half the square, and left the brightly lit hall not far away. Here he handed us over to a staff member wearing a ribbon, and the girl seemed to have a bit of a volunteer flavour, and there were already two foreign tourists around her. In a short time, we have not had time to watch the lights and people come and go to the lively mosque, and it is already a multi-person relay that will push us forward. This mosque is known as the “Holy Mausoleum” because it is buried with the tomb of the Muslim Shiite imam, and such a sacred place is necessary for our non-believers to be strictly managed. Taking advantage of the waiting time to take a photo of the exterior in the square, in addition to the magnificent colored lights, the different color lighting decoration also makes people feel unique flavor. After waiting for a while, the staff told us that we could enter the main hall, but men and women must be separated, and different staff led tourists of the same gender to enter. It turned out that the main hall was also divided into men and women, and this mosque was the first time I saw it. Take off your shoes and enter the hall, which is like a mirror palace, and the mirrors decorated everywhere are brighter under the light. Entering the hall is not allowed to take pictures. The first thing you see when you enter the hall is a house-type coffin. There are many believers around the surrounding area, stretching out a hand to touch the exterior, and looking down and saying words seems very religious. In this hall, there are many people sitting on the table, either praying, or thinking, or doing nothing. This sacred place should not stay for long. Out of the hall is the prayer hall, where you can take pictures, and male and female tourists or believers meet again here. Then we left the room and came to the side square of the mosque, which was gorgeous under the night lights, although it was not full of momentum.

It is the existence of the heart, without the complicated world record.

Shahcheragh tomb of the Light King. The seventh Shiite imam Qadim is buried in Baghdad, his son Mohammad is the eighth imam Reza, buried in Mashhad. The other son Ahmad is buried here in Shiraz, the super luxurious coffin in the picture. Because a local ayatollah found light in the tomb, the famous lamp king. Sitting on the floor and staring at these beautiful roofs, damn, almost kneeling

The courtyard of the tomb of the lamp king is mostly column style. leaning against the pillars, they look at the crowd. They walk slowly in black robes and are solemn. Under the headscarf are all amazing faces. Follow their steps to the tomb room and look inside. The innumerable small lenses in the tomb hall make the room full of light, people can not help but praise!