Imamzadeh Ali ibn Jafar

Imamzadeh Ali ibn Jafar
Imamzadeh Ali ibn Jafar
Native name; امامزاده علی بن جعفر ; علیم جعفر (Persian)
Type	tomb
Location	Next to the Golzar Shohada of Qom, Qom, Iran
Nearest city	Qom
Coordinates	34°37′51″N 50°53′51″E / 34.6309°N 50.8975°E
Original use	Shrine
Current use	Religion, Cemetery: A place for pilgrimage and prayer
Owner	Devotion and charity organization of Qom
Invalid designation
Official name	Imamzadeh Ali ibn Jafar
Type	Registration information
Criteria	Religion
Designated	As a national heritage
Part of	Golzar Shohada of Qom
National registration number	240
The possibility of visiting	Yes
Date of registration	December 7, 1935

The Imamzadeh Ali ibn Jafar is a religious monument dating back to the 8th century A.H. It is located in Qom, Iran, Enghelab St. (Chahar Mardan), next to Golzar Shohada of Qom. This monument was registered as one of Iran's national heritage works on December 7, 1935, with registration number 240.^[1]^[2] Additionally, a court named after Imamzadeh Ali ibn Jafar has been reported in Semnan, known as Imamzadeh Ali ibn Jafar Semnan.^[3]^[4]

Abbas Qomi stated in the book Muntahi al-Ama that Ali ibn Jafar, a respectable and polite gentleman, was extremely pious. He was a great scholar, a hadith narrator, and possessed great grace. He served elders like Imam Muhammad al-Jawad. According to the author of the major book Omdat ol-Mataleb, Ali ibn Jafar also served Imam Ali al-Hadi; that is, he understood the life of the five Shia Imams and continuously supported his honorable brother, Imam Musa al-Kazim. Ali ibn Jafar obtained permission from his brother, Imam Musa al-Kazim, to narrate the religious courses and Prophet Muhammad's sayings to those interested.^[5]^[6]