Takyeh

 ( Architecture In Iran ) 

In Iran, the word takyeh () is mostly used as a synonym of husayniyya (or hoseyniyeh in Iranian Persian; building where Shia Muslims gather to mourn the death of Husayn ibn Ali in the month of Muharram),

although some takyehs also include a zaynabiyya (or zeynabiyeh, in honor of Husayn's sister Zaynab bint Ali) or an abbasiyya (or abbasiyeh, in honor of Husayn's paternal half-brother Abbas ibn Ali), like the Takyeh Moaven-ol-Molk. Many takyehs are found in Iran, where there are takyehs in almost every city.

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History In Classical Persian, a takya in the religious sense was originally a place for Sufi gatherings; Sufis were called تکیه‌نشین takya-nishīn or تکیه‌دار . Following the Safavid conversion of Iran to Shia Islam, existing takyas became used as , and the majority of takyehs built in Iran since Iran's conversion have been built to be used as husayniyyas, like the Takyeh Dowlat built by Naser al-Din Shah Qajar. Tehran alone is said to have had up to 50 takyehs under the Qajar dynasty.

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Architecture

Takyehs throughout Iran are usually designed with observable elements of Persian architecture.

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Usage

Takyehs usually host ta'ziyeh performances.

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Notable takyehs

• Takyeh Dowlat in Tehran
• Takyeh Mir Chakhmaq in Yazd
• Takyeh Moaven-ol-Molk in Kermanshah
• Takyeh Beyglarbeygi in Kermanshah

Categories: Architecture In Iran

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