Jamkaran

The Mahdi ordered a shrine built in Jamkaran nearly 1,000 years ago, Shiite teachings hold.

Iranian ‘cult’ of imam sparks controversy 2008

This context explains the recent popularity of religious sites such as Jamkaran Mosque near Qom.

Israelated - English Israel blogs 2008

Ayatollah Khomeini, despite little time for the legend of Jamkaran, was not beyond invoking the Hidden Imam.

Let the Swords Encircle Me Scott Peterson 2010

Several times a year, Ahmadinejad takes his entire cabinet to Jamkaran, a suburb of the " holy " city of Qom south of Tehran, to report to the Hidden Imam.

Impeaching Ahmadinejad Amir Taheri 2010

Tradition holds that the Jamkaran mosque was ordered built by the Mahdi himself, during a dream revealed to a “righteous” shepherd one thousand years ago.

Let the Swords Encircle Me Scott Peterson 2010

Beneath the beautiful turquoise-tiled minarets, hordes of the faithful prepare for the return of their Messiah, turning Jamkaran into the second-most-visited religious locale in Iran.

Let the Swords Encircle Me Scott Peterson 2010

Ahmadinejad even went a step further, increasing his visits to the notorious Jamkaran mosque in Qom, where people get in touch with the Mahdi by throwing paper messages to the bottom of a well.

Pepe Escobar: Barack and Mahmoud Back in the Groove 2010

In Jamkaran there is a well that is supposed to lead to the place where the Hidden Imam is in hiding.

Impeaching Ahmadinejad Amir Taheri 2010

Ahmadinejad even went a step further, increasing his visits to the notorious Jamkaran mosque in Qom, where people get in touch with the Mahdi by throwing paper messages to the bottom of a well.

Pepe Escobar: Barack and Mahmoud Back in the Groove 2010

I was given a packet of Jamkaran salt, an agent as a guide, and told I could not photograph the actual well itself, though pilgrims busily shot as many images as they liked with cell phones and cameras.

Let the Swords Encircle Me Scott Peterson 2010