Imamzadeh Haroun-e-Velayat

The Imamzadeh Haroun-e-Velayat (Persian: هارون ولایت; Arabic: مرقد هارون ولايت), also known as the Harun-i Vilayat Mausoleum, is a Shi'ite imamzadeh, mausoleum, and madrasa complex, located in the city of Esfahan, in the province of Isfahan, Iran. It is located opposite the Ali minaret in Dardasht and was completed in 1513 CE, during the Ismail I era, with subsequent renovations during the 19th and 20th centuries.

Imamzadeh Haroun-e-Velayat
هارون ولایت
The northern sahn of the imamzadeh, in 2016
Religion
Affiliation	Shia Islam
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Imamzadeh, mausoleum, and madrasa
Status	Active
Location
Location	Esfahan, Isfahan province
Country	Iran
Location of the complex in Iran
Geographic coordinates	32°39′57″N 51°40′58″E
Architecture
Architect(s)	Mirza Shah Husayn
Type	Islamic architecture
Style	Isfahani Safavid Qajar (renovations)
Founder	Ismail I
Completed	1513 CE 19th century (sahn) 1911 (iwan, east) 1993 (zarih)
Specifications
Interior area	2,500 m2 (27,000 sq ft)[clarification needed]
Dome(s)	One (maybe more)
Dome height (outer)	23 m (75 ft)
Shrine(s)	One: Harun Vilayat
Materials	Stone; adobe; bricks; plaster; tiles
The complex's northern sahn (bottom left), Ali minaret and Imam Ali Square (center), and Jameh Mosque of Isfahan (top)
Iran National Heritage List
Official name	Imamzadeh Haroun-e-Velayat
Type	Built
Designated	13 December 1934
Reference no.	220
Conservation organization	Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran

The complex was added to the Iran National Heritage List on 13 December 1934, administered by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran, and is one of the holiest sites in Shi'ism.

Overview

There are many accounts of Harun Vilayat, the person who is buried in it. Some say that he is the seventh Imam's son and others, that he is the tenth Imam's son, but aside from the matter of who is buried in it, it is the most important historical structure related to the early Safavid era. Beyond the tomb it has also a portico, a tiled dome and a large sahn.

Repairs and improvements were carried out in the Fath-Ali Shah era.^[1]

The mausoleum has become a shrine reputed to have miraculous powers and is also venerated by some Armenian Christians.^[2]

See also

• Shia Islam portal
• Iran portal

• Shia Islam in Iran
• List of imamzadehs in Iran
• List of mausoleums in Iran
• Holiest sites in Shia Islam