Sheikh Ahmad-e Jami mausoleum complex

Mausoleum Complex of Sheikh Ahmad-e Jami
The Iwan of Sheikh Ahmad-e Jami's Mausoleum in Torbat-e Jam
Religion
Affiliation	Sunni Islam
Location
Location	Torbat-e Jam, Iran
Shown within Iran
Geographic coordinates	35°14′50″N 60°37′46″E / 35.247315°N 60.629470°E / 35.247315; 60.629470Coordinates: 35°14′50″N 60°37′46″E / 35.247315°N 60.629470°E / 35.247315; 60.629470

Detail of the left wall of Ivan with an Islamic calligraphy of Al-Mulk, 67th chapter (sura) of the Quran

Sheikh Ahmad-e Jami mausoleum complex (in Persian: مجموعهٔ آرامگاهی شیخ احمد جامی) is a collection of religious buildings, mosques, houses and tombstones all around the central tombstone of Sheikh Ahmad-e Jami, Iranian Muslim sufi who lived between 1048 and 1141 in Torbat-e Jam, Khorasan, Iran.^[1] The shrine and its Sufi shaykhs secured patronage from Mongols, Kartids, Tamerlane, and Timurids.

Entering to the mausoleum is through a wooden door beautifully decorated in Kufic script.^[2] The mausoleum complex is over 800 years old.^[3]

The mausoleum has been in the favor of the city. Pilgrims and mystics still practicing ʿirfan ('gnosticism') and travellers visit the city, which is a source of income for the population.^{[citation needed]}

The shrine complex has now been renovated with private and public funds from Iran's Cultural Heritage Organization. As a shrine for a Sunni Sufi cult, the shrine-complex started sliding into decline when Iran's Shahs took the Shiʿi path in 1501, but is today enjoying a renaissance. Two seminaries (madrasa) that teach Sunni curricula to males and females have also been added.^[4]

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