Sheikh Mohammad Rashid al-Din Bidvazi Tomb

🕰️When was it built?

Its exact construction date is uncertain, but the building is attributed to the Ilkhanid and Timurid periods. Restoration experts consider it a 15th-century stone building. The tomb joined Iran's National Heritage List on 17 January 1999 as number 2192 and has undergone later restoration.

🏛️What was it built for?

This is the tomb of Sheikh Rashid al-Din Mohammad Bidvazi and a pilgrimage place for local people. Higher up, the octagonal body changes into the circular space beneath the dome, with timber inside the wall piers helping to strengthen it. Following this change from walls to dome is an interesting part of looking at the interior.

👀What you will see

• Follow the eight sides of the stone body from outside; its shape differs from an ordinary square room.
• Eight openings in the sides were made to light the interior; look for their positions around the walls.
• The mihrab stands inside the tomb, on its southern side.
• The building has an inscription in thuluth script; look at it closely without touching the surface.

💡Something interesting

The wooden shrine enclosure is decorated with geometric interlace, arabesques and an Ayat al-Kursi inscription, along with the carved name of its maker, Mohammad ibn Nezam. In 2007 it was moved to the Mofakham Mirror House Museum in Bojnurd; if you want to see it, ask for it there.

🎒Good to know before you go