Part-2 History of tomb of Fatima Masuma (A) روضہ مبارک حضرت فاطمہ معصومہ سلام اللہ علیہا کی تاریخ

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The History of Shrine of Lady Fatima Masuma (A)

Part-2

Asslamoalaikum sisters brothers friends and elders, Today we are describing remaining history in This video provides a comprehensive overview of the history and significance of the Shrine of Lady Fatima Masuma (AS) extracted from the renowned Al-Islam organization site. Learn about the life of Lady Fatima Masuma (AS), the sister of Imam Reza (AS), and the establishment of her shrine in the holy city of Qom, Iran. Gain insight into the cultural, religious, and architectural aspects of this revered pilgrimage site.

In this last and latest version of the burial chamber several changes have been made:
• the poems and verses that were inscribed on the upper part of the old chamber were collected and inscribed in gold lettering to go at the top of the new chamber.

• the section between the top of the chamber and the area accessible to the pilgrims, which was formerly made of silver, was replaced with gold.

• The upper chambers and grills which contained over 5000 spheres and tubes were all replaced and made thicker and sturdier. For this section alone, over 200 kilograms of pure silver was used.

• The old wooden foundations, which are not visible, were also replaced with better and more hardwearing wood.

The chamber itself is 4 meters high, 5.25 meters long and 4.73 meters wide. Although outwardly the latest chamber does not seem much different from the former one, it has been made much stronger, sturdier and durable. The total cost of these renovations to the chamber was approximately 3 billion Rials (nearly £250,000).

The project took 5 years to complete. However, by the swift work of the builders who worked three shifts round the clock, the installation of the new chamber was completed in just one month, thereby not unduly inconveniencing the pilgrims.
The new burial chamber was re-opened to the public on the day of Ghadir 1422 A.H, by Grand Ayatollah Muhammad Taqi Bahjat.

3.6 - The holy shrine at the present time
The total area of the grounds of the shrine is over 13,000 square meters, which includes the burial chamber (darih), the porches, the halls, the three courtyards and the two earlier mosques (Tabatabai and Bala Sar).

More recently, a new mosque (Masjid-e A`?am), which was built by the great Marja’, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Husain Bur?jird?, was annexed to the Haram. Its dimensions alone exceed 25,000 square meters. His tomb is situated at the entrance of the mosque that he built.
In this mosque, in the mornings, the leading scholars of today give classes to advanced students. The mosque is also used for all the congregational prayers.
Between Masjid-e A`?am and the darih of Lady Fatima Masuma (A) is situated the mosque known as Masjid-e Bala Sar. Within this mosque are buried several great scholars of the past, including:

• Grand Ayatollah Shaykh `Abd al-Karim Hariri.

• Grand Ayatollah Shaykh Muhammad Ali Araki,

• Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad Rida Gulpaygani

• Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadr al-Din Sadr

• Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad Taqi Khansari.

• Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad Hasan Shirazi

• Allamah Sayyid Muhammad Husain Tabatabai

• Shahid Shaykh Murtada Mutahhari

3.7 - The golden dome
In 1218 A.H, Fath Ali Shah Qajar commissioned the original golden dome of Lady Fatima Masuma (A), using 12000 gold-covered bricks. The dome remained unchanged for over 200 years.
In the year 1421 A.H, plans were made to change it. The event took place as follows:
Ayatollah Mas’udi, the custodian of the holy shrine, narrates:
“One day I went near the dome to study its condition closely. I found that some of the gold had come off and the bricks under it were worn away.

Specialists were called for their opinion on the matter and, after some discussion, they advised that the dome in its present state was not repairable. It needed to be completely covered with copper first, before gold could be placed over it.
It was calculated that the gold that would be recovered from the present dome would be about 20 kilograms, but the restoration would require 10 tonnes of copper and 200 kilograms of 24 carat gold, the cost of which would be about 30 billion Rials (approximately 3 million pounds)
In a special meeting the matter of the cost was brought forth for discussion and I said: “I cannot undertake the responsibility for procuring this cost and furthermore my age does not allow me to take on this great task.”

The discussion took place in a private meeting with only those present in the meeting having knowledge of it.
Some days later, I went to Ayatollah al-`Udma, Muhammad Taqi Bahjat to discuss the matter of the reconstruction of the dome. I had not previously informed him of the reason for my visit.
To my great surprise, after greeting me and asking me about my health, he himself said: ‘Why is the dome of Lady Masuma (A) not being fixed, the dome is very worn, start the work, God will send the money needed for this work and He will also grant you a long life.’

So friends today we are stoping to describe history of Shrine Fatima Masuma (AS) here and remaining history will be described in third part InshaAllah tomorow same time. Allah Hafiz.

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