QOM
and
THE VIRGIN OF THE CITY

A Biography of
Fatima Al-Ma'sooma (s)
&
A Guide for Visitors and Tourists


Author: Kamal as-Sayyid
Translator: Abdullah al-Shahin
Publisher: Ansariyan Publications – Qom
First Edition 1423 – 1381 – 2003
Negheen Press
Copies: 2000
Number of Pages: 176
Size: 143 x 205 mm
ISBN: 964-438-430-X
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED AND RECORDED FOR THE PUBLISHER

Ansariyan Publications
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P.O. Box 187 — Qum
Islamic Republic of Iran
Tel: ++98 251 7741744   Fax: 7742647
Email: ansarian@noornet.net
www.ansariyan.org & www.ansariyan.net

 

Table of Contents

DEDICATION 4
QOM; GEOGRAPHICALLY AND HISTORICALLY 8
  Qom in traditions 11
  Biography of Fatima al-Ma’ssooma 13
  The Holy Shrine 15
  Qom; Country and People 19
  The Village of Qom 22
  Sheikh Abdul Kareem al-Yazdi 23
  Al-Mutawally Bashi 24
  The School of Qom 25
  Mirza Abdullah at-Tehrani 25
  The flood in Qom 26
  Ma’ssooma Qom 26
  Tombs of the Ulama and Narrators in Qom 27
  Our Relatives in Qom 27
  Our Works in Qom 28
  The Salty Lake 30
  Shahr-e-Muqaddas: The Other Face 30
  Al-Ma’ssooma and the Hawza 36
QOM IN PHOTOS 39
   
THE VIRGIN OF THE CITY 81
   
LAMPS IN THE HEART OF DARKNESS 131
   
ZIYARA OF LADY FATIMA AL-MA’SSOOMA (S) 141
   
THE ETIQUETTE OF ZIYARA 147
   
THE TOMBS OF THE INFALLIBLE IMAMS’ CHILDREN IN QOM 149
   
NUMBERS AND ADDRESSES 152
  SOME INQUIRING AND EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS IN QOM 153
  CENTERS OF THE HAWZA 154
  SOME PUBLISHING HOUSES IN QOM 154
  OFFICES OF MARAJI’ AT-TAQLID (MUJTAHIDS) 155
  THE DEPARTMENTS IN THE PURE HARAM AND THEIR TELEPHONES 155
  ANSWERING RELIGIOUS QUESTIONS CENTERS 156
  WEEKLY RITUALS IN THE HARAM 156
  RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES 157
  NECESSARY (TRIPLE) TELEPHONES 157
  DEPARTMENTS AND ESTABLISHMENTS OF QOM 159
  POLICE STATIONS AND TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS STATIONS 160
  PARKING LOTS IN QOM 161
  TAXI SERVICE (BY TELEPHONE) 162
  TRAVEL BUREAUS 162
  HOTELS IN QOM 163
  GAS STATIONS 165
  HOSPITALS 166
  ON DUTY (TWENTY-FOUR HOURS) PHARMACIES 166
  SOME OF THE RESTAURANTS OF QOM 167
  PUBLIC PARKS IN QOM 167

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