Javan Mard-e Ghassab Tomb
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The mausoleum is adjacent to the Javanmard-e-Ghassab Metro Station. The whole district surrounding the mausoleum and the railway station is known as Javanmard Qasab.
Javanmard Ghassab
Javanmard Ghassab (
Other legends state that Javanmard Ghassab was a young butcher whom Ali rewarded with three gold rings after the
Architecture
The plan of this mausoleum is quadrangular.[2][1] The building of the mausoleum itself is situated in the centre of a garden, which is separated from it by a large metal fence, stretched all around the building.[2][1] Inside the mausoleum, there is a simple black marble tombstone over the grave of Javanmard Ghassab, enclosed in a protective glass case.[2][1] The tombstone's inscription reads;[1]
This young man, the butcher, was the lion of Yazdan. May his grave be in the heaven, for it was a place of pilgrimage for those who had faith.
The poem is written in the Nastaliq script.[1]
Other tombs dedicated to Javanmard Ghassab
In the city of Dezful, there is another tomb dedicated to Javanmard Ghassab.[1] It is said that this tomb is just a symbolic one.[2]
See also
- Javanmard-e-Ghassab Metro Station, a train station named after this place.
- List of mausoleums in Iran, for a full list of the many mausoleums in Iran.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "بقعه جوانمرد قصاب کجاست - شهرستان تهران، استان تهران - توریستگاه". Touristgah. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "بقعه جوانمرد قصاب - مجله مِستر بلیط" (in Persian). Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ a b c d e f g www.sirang.com, Sirang Rasaneh. "Javan Mard-e Ghassab Tomb 2023 | Shahr-e-Rey, Tehran | Sights - ITTO". itto.org | Iran Tourism & Touring. Retrieved 2023-12-15.