Shah-Abdol-Azim Shrine

Shah-Abdol-Azim Shrine

The Shāh Abdol Azīm Shrine (Persian: شاه عبدالعظیم‎), located in Rey, Iran, contains the tomb of: ‘Abdul ‘Adhīm ibn ‘Abdillāh al-Hasanī (aka. Shah Abdol Azim). Shah Abdol Azim was a fifth generation descendant of Hasan ibn ‘Alī and a companion of Muhammad al-Taqī. He was entombed here after his death in the 9th century.

Adjacent to the shrine, within the complex, include the mausolea of Imamzadeh Tahir (son of the fourth Shī‘ah Imam Imām Sajjad), and Imamzadeh Hamzeh (brother of the eighth Twelver Imām - Imām Reza).

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