Tomb of Khajeh Rabie

Tomb of Khajeh Rabie
Tomb of Khajeh Rabie
Religion
Affiliation	Twelver Shi'a
Province	Razavi Khorasan Province
Location
Location	Mashhad, Iran
	Shown within Iran
Geographic coordinates	36°20′32″N 59°37′46″E / 36.3422125°N 59.6295133°E
Architecture
Type	mausoleum
Style	Safavid
Completed	16th century
Dome height (outer)	18m

The Tomb of Khajeh Rabie (Persian: آرامگاه خواجه ربیع) is a historic mausoleum located in Mashhad, Iran. The entombed one is attributed to have been Al-Rabi ibn Khuthaym, one of the early Tabi'een and a companion of Ali ibn Abi Talib. The mausoleum is number 412 on the list of national monuments of Iran.^[1]

History edit

The tomb of Al-Rabi already existed at the site after his death, and it was also visited by the eight Imam, Ali ibn Musa al-Ridha.^[2] The current mausoleum was first constructed in the 16th century under the reign of Shah Abbas I.^[1]^[3] He ordered the construction of the mausoleum to be carried out under the recommendation and advice of the Shi'ite cleric Baha al-Din al-Amili.^[3] Later in 1726, the former Safavid governor of Astarabad, Fath-Ali Khan Qajar, was buried outside the mausoleum.^[1]

Architecture edit

The mausoleum building is octagonal in shape. Four large iwans are on the middle of each side on the exterior. Surrounding the mausoleum is a large garden.^[2]^[1]

An 18-metre dome, covered in turquoise tiles, tops the mausoleum.^[2]^[3]^[1] The tile work around the building is of matching colours.^[2] Inside the mausoleum, the tomb of Al-Rabi ibn Khuthaym is located underneath the large dome.^[1] There are also inscriptions written by calligraphers from the Safavid era, in the style of Thuluth and Bannai, are present within the building.^[3]