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Jamaran Hussainiya was the house of Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the
On 23 January 1980, Ayatollah Khomeini went to Tehran from Qom to cure a heart ailment. He was hospitalized for thirty nine days, then he resided in the north Tehran suburb of Darband. It was not a suitable house for him. On 22 April, he took up residence in Jamaran on the suggestion of Seyyed Mahdi Imam Jamarani who was known as Imam Jamarani for leading prayers at the Jamarani mosque and spent the rest of his life there. The house was the birthplace of Imam Jamarani’s mother, located near the mosque of Jamaran in Shaheed Husseinkiya street off Yasser Road. Ayatollah Khomeini delivered speeches and met foreign delegations at Jamaran Hussainiya.
The Jamaran village is in the foothills of the
File:Major Javad Fakori & Imam Khomeini.jpg, Major
Jamaran Hussainiya was the house of Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
, in Jamaran village. On 23 January 1980, Ayatollah
Ayatollah ( ; fa, آیتالله, āyatollāh) is an honorific title for high-ranking Twelver Shia clergy in Iran and Iraq that came into widespread usage in the 20th century.
Etymology
The title is originally derived from Arabic word p ...
Khomeini went to Tehran
Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...
from Qom to cure a heart ailment. According to doctors recommendation, the weather of Qom did not agree with him. The house of Khomeini was next to the Hussainiya
A ḥosayniya or hussainiya (Arabic: حسينية ''husayniyya''), also known as an ashurkhana, imambargah, or imambara, is a congregation hall for Twelver Shia Muslim commemoration ceremonies, especially those associated with the Mourning of ...
in Jamaran village. The house was linked to a large mosque by a metal platform. Khomeini often walked up a flight of stairs leading from his house to the balcony of the mosque, from which he often spoke.
History
On 23 January 1980, Ayatollah Khomeini went to Tehran from Qom to cure a heart ailment. He was hospitalized for thirty nine days, then he resided in the north Tehran suburb of Darband. It was not a suitable house for him. On 22 April, he took up residence in Jamaran on the suggestion of Seyyed Mahdi Imam Jamarani who was known as Imam Jamarani for leading prayers at the Jamarani mosque and spent the rest of his life there. The house was the birthplace of Imam Jamarani’s mother, located near the mosque of Jamaran in Shaheed Husseinkiya street off Yasser Road. Ayatollah Khomeini delivered speeches and met foreign delegations at Jamaran Hussainiya.
The Jamaran village is in the foothills of the Alborz mountains
The Alborz ( fa, البرز) range, also spelled as Alburz, Elburz or Elborz, is a mountain range in northern Iran that stretches from the border of Azerbaijan along the western and entire southern coast of the Caspian Sea and finally runs no ...
and north of Tehran. This village is near Niavaran Palace where Mohammad Reza Pahlavi lived.
Ruhollah Khomeini's room
Ruhollah Khomeini's house was placed next to theHussainiya
A ḥosayniya or hussainiya (Arabic: حسينية ''husayniyya''), also known as an ashurkhana, imambargah, or imambara, is a congregation hall for Twelver Shia Muslim commemoration ceremonies, especially those associated with the Mourning of ...
in Jamaran village. His room, located in front of house, was about 12 square meters. A small platform adjoined the room to the Hussainiya where Ayatollah Khomeini gave his speeches to audiences. Also, he met with Eduard Shevardnadze
Eduard Ambrosis dze Shevardnadze ( ka, ედუარდ ამბროსის ძე შევარდნაძე}, romanized: ; 25 January 1928 – 7 July 2014) was a Soviet and Georgian politician and diplomat who governed Georgia fo ...
, first secretary of the Georgian Communist Party, and foreign minister of the Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...
at this room.
In the news
To commemorate the death anniversary of Ayatollah Khomeini, Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Ali Jannati and a number of his colleagues and artists visited the Jamaran Hussainiya.Gallery
Javad Fakori
Javad Fakoori ( fa, جواد فکوری, 3 January 1936 – 29 September 1981) was a prominent military figure who served as the 4th defence minister of Iran in September 1980 to August 1981.
Career
Fakoori was a commander of the Islamic Republic ...
meets Khomeini in Jamaran
File:Ruhollah Khomeini’s residency 04.jpg, Jamaran Hussainiya in 2015
File:Ruhollah Khomeini’s residency 06.jpg, Ayatollah Khomeini's place
File:Ruhollah Khomeini’s residency 07.jpg, Khomeini's room
File:Ruhollah Khomeini’s residency 08.jpg, Hussainiya during anniversary of Khomeini's death
See also
*Mausoleum of Ruhollah Khomeini
The mausoleum of Ruhollah Khomeini ( fa, آرامگاه روح الله خمینی) houses the tombs of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, his wife Khadijeh Saqafi, and his second son Ahmad Khomeini; and some political figures, such as former President ...
* House of Leadership
The Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran ( fa, دفتر رهبر جمهوری اسلامی ایران, ''Daftar-e Magham-e Moazzam-e Rahbari'' lit. ''Office of the Supreme Leadership Authority''), also known as the House of Leadership ( fa, بیت ...
* Imam khomeini Mosalla Tehran
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ruhollah Khomeini's residency (Jamaran) Ruhollah Khomeini Official residences in Iran