Fatima Masumeh Shrine

Fatima Masumeh Shrine
حرم فاطمه معصومه
An aerial photograph of the shrine with golden dome and the adjacent mosque, in 2018
Religion
Affiliation	Shia (Twelver)
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Shrine
Status	Active
Location
Location	Qom, Qom province
Country	Iran
Location of the shrine in Iran
Geographic coordinates	34°38′30″N 50°52′44″E / 34.6417°N 50.8790°E / 34.6417; 50.8790
Architecture
Type	Mosque architecture
Style	Iranian
Completed	From 9th century CE; To 19th century CE
Specifications
Dome(s)	Three
Minaret(s)	Six
Site area	38,000 m2 (410,000 sq ft)
Website
amfm.ir
Iran National Heritage List
Official name	Holy Shrine of Hazrat Ma'soomeh
Type	Built
Designated	1932
Reference no.	128
Conservation organization	Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran

The Shrine of Fatima Masumeh (Persian: حرم فاطمه معصومه, romanized: Haram-e Fateme-ye Masumeh, lit. 'Holy Shrine of Hazrat Ma'soomeh') is a Twelver Shi'ite shrine, located in the city of Qom, in the province of Qom, Iran. Qom is considered by Twelver Shia Muslims to be the second most sacred city in Iran after Mashhad.

Fatima Masumeh was the sister of the eighth Twelver Shi'ite Imam 'Ali al-Rida, and the daughter of the seventh Imam Musa al-Kadhim (Tabari 60). In Shia Islam, women are often revered as saints if they are close relatives to one of the Twelver Imams. Fatima Masumeh is therefore honored as a saint, and her shrine in Qom is considered one of the most significant Shi'i shrines in Iran. Every year, thousands of Shi'i Muslims travel to Qom to honor Fatima Masumeh and ask her to ask God for blessings. Also buried within the shrine are three daughters of the ninth Twelver Imām Muhammad al-Taqī.^[1]