Jamkaran ( fa, جمکران '; also
Romanize
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d as ' and '), also known as Jamgarân ( fa, جمگران, link=no), Jam-e-Karân ( fa, جم کران, link=no) is a village in
Qanavat Rural District, in the
Central District of
Qom County
Qom County ( fa, شهرستان قم) is located in Qom province, Iran. The capital of the county is Qom
Qom (also spelled as "Ghom", "Ghum", or "Qum") ( fa, قم ) is the seventh largest metropolis and also the seventh largest city in Ir ...
,
Qom Province,
Iran
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. At the 2006 census, its population was 8,368, in 1,747 families.
Jamkaran is located on the outskirts of
Qom, and is the site of the
Jamkaran Mosque, a popular pilgrimage site for Shia Muslims from all over the world. Shia belief has it that the
Mahdi
The Mahdi ( ar, ٱلْمَهْدِيّ, al-Mahdī, lit=the Guided) is a messianic figure in Islamic eschatology who is believed to appear at the end of times to rid the world of evil and injustice. He is said to be a descendant of Muhammad w ...
—the
Twelfth Shia Imam, a figure from
Shia eschatology who will lead the world to an era of universal peace—once appeared and offered prayers at Jamkaran. On Tuesday evenings large crowds of thousands gather at Jamkaran to pray and to drop a note to the Imam in a well at the site, asking for help with some problem.
[Majd, Hooman, ''The Ayatollah Begs to Differ : The Paradox of Modern Iran'', by Hooman Majd, Doubleday, 2008, p.83-4]
References
External links
Sydney Morning Herald, May 15, 2006: Iranian president backs messianic cult
{{Qom Province
Populated places in Qom Province
Qom County