| This Mosqe is significant
becase of the wide spread belief that the hidden
Imam, the 12th Imam, Zaman will reappear from
Jamkaran well at the appointed time. The Jamkaran
Mosque is the Mosque at that well. |
Jamkaran Mosque, irib.ir
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Prayer carpets at Jamkaran the
Mosque of Imam Zaman near Qum, Photo by Omid
Salehi
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Prayer carpets make prayer easier on the
knees. In some places directional rugs and
carpets are used but the main requirement is that
they are clean. |
| Qom has in many ways surpassed
Mashhad as the Holiest city in Iran. Partially
for the fine schools but also for the proximity
to Jamkaran. |
Jamkaran the Mosque of Imam
Zaman near Qum, Photo by Omid Salehi.
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Prayer at Jamkaran, the Mosque of Imam Zaman
near Qum, Photo by Omid Salehi |
More Oriental Rug Notes by
Barry O'Connell
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