Grand Mosalla Mosque
| Grand Mosalla Mosque | |
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مصلای امام خمینی تهران | |
 The partially completed mosque during the 2018 International Book Fair | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status |
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| Status | Active; (despite incomplete) |
| Named in honor of | Ruhollah Khomeini |
| Location | |
| Location | Abbas Abad, Tehran, Tehran Province |
  Location of the incomplete mosque in Tehran | |
| Geographic coordinates | 35°44′05″N 51°25′31″E / 35.7348404°N 51.425354°E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Parviz Moayed Ahd |
| Type | Mosque architecture |
| Style | Persian-Islamic |
| Date established | 1982 |
| Groundbreaking | 1990 |
| Completed | Under construction |
| Construction cost | c.IR 100 trillion (as of 2017) (c.US$3 billion) |
| Specifications | |
| Interior area | 223,500 m2 (2,406,000 sq ft) |
| Dome(s) | One |
| Dome height (outer) | 63 m (207 ft) |
| Dome dia. (outer) | 54 m (177 ft) |
| Minaret(s) | Two (maybe more) |
| Minaret height | 135 m (443 ft) |
| Site area | c. 263 ha (650 acres) |
| Materials | Concrete |
| Elevation | 1,321 m (4,334 ft) |
| Website | |
| musalla | |
| [1][2] | |
The Grand Mosalla Mosque, officially the Grand Mosalla Mosque of Tehran (Persian: مصلای امام خمینی تهران; Arabic: بؤیوک تهران مصلاسی) and also known as the Imam Khomeini Mosalla, is a partially completed Friday mosque (jāmeh) and associated community complex, located near Abbas Abad in the city of Tehran, in the province of Tehran, Iran. The mosque is used for hosting weekly Friday prayer (jāmeh), as well as cultural, political, educational, worship activities, including book fairs, exhibitions, and religious ceremonies.
The Persian-Islamic style mosque has been under construction since the 1990s. Upon completion, the mosque will have the world's biggest iwan.[3][4][5] When completed, the mosque will surpass the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, as of April 2025[update], the world's largest mosque.
History
[edit]The Grand Mosalla Mosque originated in a 1982 proposal to replace the University of Tehran as the primary location for weekly Friday prayer.[6] A large section of land in Abbas Abad, the original site for the never-materialized pre-Revolution megaproject Shahestan Pahlavi, was allocated for the Grand Mosalla.[7]
On 19 February 1985, a public announcement was issued, calling on talented and experienced designers to submit drafts for the mosque's design. The competition was held in 1986 with Mohammad Karim Pirnia, Mehdi Chamran, Bagher Ayatollahzadeh Shirazi, Ali Ghaffari, and Mehdi Hodjat as the jury members, and with the participation of 36 native and foreign individuals from Japan, Syria, Pakistan, and the Netherlands, as well as legal entities. On 1990, Dr. Parviz Moayed Ahd's design was confirmed for the Mosalla. The design was based on the Islamic architecture of Iran, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, and Georgia, which were historically part of the Achaemenid Empire.[8]
As of April 2025[update], more than 30 years after the design was finalized, the Grand Mosalla remained under construction, though finished sections of the building were in use.[6] In 2017, the Financial Tribune called the condition of the project "dismal" and "unacceptable", and Governor General of Tehran Province Hussein Hashemi urged Tehran City Council to prioritize the mosque's completion.[6]
Use
[edit]The Grand Mosalla Mosque is used for Friday prayer (jāmeh) and during Eid al-Fitr. Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has led prayers at the mosque in 2024 and 2025[9][10] and the mosque was a focal point for worship following the sudden death of Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi.[11]
The mosque complex is also used as a community center and a venue for local and national events, including the Tehran International Book Fair,[12][13] International Holy Quran Exhibition,[14] International Exhibition of Investment Opportunities in Iran's Mines and Mining Industries,[15] International Handicrafts Exhibition,[16] and the Tehran Game Exhibition, among other events.
Access
[edit]The Grand Mosalla Mosque is served by the Mosalla Imam Khomeini Metro Station, a Tehran Metro station located in the Grand Mosalla, next to the Qasem Soleimani Expressway.[17] It also has a bus rapid transit station in Line 5: Science & Tech Terminal to Argentina Square Beihaghi Terminal.[18][19]
Gallery
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Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei worshipping at the mosque during Eid al-Fitr in 2025
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See also
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- Islam in Iran
- List of mosques in Iran
- List of largest mosques
- Jamaran Hussainiya, house of Ruhollah Khomeini
- Mausoleum of Ruhollah Khomeini
References
[edit]- ^ "Grand Mosque, Tehran". CLA Urban.com. n.d. Retrieved April 25, 2025. (Some data since superceded).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ "Consulting engineering services for Imam Khomeini's Grand Mosque in Tehran". Takhsis Pars. 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2025. (Some data since superceded).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ ساخت بزرگترین ایوان بدون ستون جهان در تهران. مصلی (in Persian). July 7, 2020. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ مقدس, خبرگزاری دفاع. مصلای تهران؛ ابرپروژه‌ای که گنجایش بیش از ۶۵ هزار نمازگزار را دارد. DEFA Press.ir (in Persian). Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ پروژه مصلی امام خمینی(ره) یک بنای فاخر مذهبی در تراز پایتخت ایران اسلامی است. خبرگزاری موج (in Persian). April 5, 2024. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Delays in Mosalla Construction Unacceptable". Financial Tribune. August 25, 2017. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
- ^ "Annual Report and Balance Sheet". Bānk-i Markazī-i Īrān. 1972.
- ^ "The Grand Mosalla of Tehran". Contemporary Architecture of Iran. May 1, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
- ^ "Iran's leader leads Eid al-Fitr prayers in Tehran's Grand Mosalla". Iran Press.com. March 31, 2025. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
- ^ "VIDEO: Iran's Supreme leader leads rare Friday prayer" (streaming video). ABC News. Australia: Australian Broadcasting Corporation. October 4, 2024. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
- ^ Hafezi, Parisa (May 23, 2024). "Iranian President Raisi's memorial muted amid public discontent". Reuters. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
- ^ Shariatmadari, Parto (April 2019). "Tehran's biggest annual cultural event held amid 'paper crisis'". al-monitor.
- ^ "Over 60,000 titles published in Iran over past year". Tehran Times.
- ^ "10 Islamic Countries Participating at Tehran's Int'l Quran Exhibition". Fars News.
- ^ "18 countries attend Int'l Exhibition of Mining Investment Opportunities". IRNA. October 7, 2019.
- ^ "Handicrafts on display at Tehran intl. show". Tehran Times. June 11, 2011.
- ^ نقشه مترو. metro.tehran.ir (in Persian). Archived from the original on August 27, 2019. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
- ^ Yeongpyo. "Tehran BRT Bus Map 2017". Hostel in Tehran.
- ^ "Tehran Bus".[permanent dead link]
External links
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- Official website
- "The Grand Mosalla of Tehran". Contemporary Architecture of Iran. May 1, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2025. (Includes images and text on the project's progress).
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