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{{Short description|Mosque in Borujerd, Lorestan, Iran}}
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The '''Soltani Mosque of Borujerd''' ({{langx|fa|مسجد شاه بروجرد}}; {{langx|ar|المسجد السلطاني (بروجرد)}}), also known as the '''Imam Khomeini Mosque of Borujerd''' ({{small|[[Romanise|romanised:]]}} ''Masjed-e Imam Khomeini'') and the '''Shah Mosque of Borujerd''' ({{small|romanised:}} ''Masjed Shah''), is a [[Twelver Shi'ism|Twelver]] [[Shia Islam|Shi'ite]] [[mosque]] in central [[Borujerd]], [[Lorestan province]], western [[Iran]].

The mosque was added to the [[Iran National Heritage List]] on 19 November 1968, administered by the [[Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran]].

== Overview ==
The mosque was built in the [[Safavid Iran|Safavid era]]<ref name=TT>{{cite news |url=https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/470270/Safavid-mosque-undergoes-restoration-in-western-Iran |title=Safavid mosque undergoes restoration in western Iran |work=[[Tehran Times]] |date=19 February 2022 |access-date=3 April 2025 }}</ref> on top of the ruins of an older mosque that was probably built in the 10th century [[Common Era|CE]]. The Safavid-era mosque was extensively renovated and extended during the [[Qajar Iran|Qajar era]] to become one of the largest mosques in Iran.<ref name=TT/> Soltani means "related to Sultan," and likely refers to [[Fath-Ali Shah Qajar]], who ordered the mosque to be rebuilt.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-08-18 |script-title=fa:مسجد امام(ره) ‌بروجرد بزرگترین مسجد تاریخی غرب کشور |url=https://www.isna.ir/news/91052817213/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%B1%D9%87-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D8%A8%D8%B2%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%AA%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF-%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AE%DB%8C-%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A8-%DA%A9%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1 |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=ایسنا |language=fa}}</ref>

The Soltani Mosque of Borujerd was badly damaged during the [[2006 Borujerd earthquake]] and partial restoration works were completed in 2022.<ref name=TT/>

== Architecture ==
The mosque ''[[sahn]]'' measures {{convert|61|by|47|m2}} and has a pool in the center. The northern [[iwan]] has an arched ceiling, adorned with plaster and tile works. On the entrance door is an inscription from the Prophet [[Mohammad]] and marks the date as {{AH|1291|link=yes}}. The mosque has 16 chambers with carved doors. There is an inscription in the southern porch, dating from the rule of Fath-Ali Shah, that reveals that during the rule of [[Mohammad Taqi Mirza|Mohammad Taqi Mirza Hessam os-Saltaneh]], bakers were exempted from paying tax. The late [[Grand Ayatollah]] [[Husayn Burujardi|Hossein Ali Tabatabaei Borujerdi]], who was the worldwide spiritual leader of the [[Shia Islam|Shi'ite]] sect, taught theology from the mosque.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itto.org/iran/attraction/715-Soltani-Mosque/ |title=Soltani Mosque |work=Iran Tourism and Touring Organization |date=2025 |access-date=3 April 2025 }}</ref>

==Gallery==
[[File:Brojerd mosalla smallz.jpg|500px|thumbnail|center|Main ''[[sahn]]'' of the mosque]]
<gallery>
soltaniMosque7.jpg|Northern [[iwan]] of the mosque with a place on top for [[Azaan]]
Soltani-masjid.jpg|Details on the northern iwan
Borujerd-Iran (3)-s.jpg|Qajar era inscriptions 
Sultani mosque 11.jpg|Iwan interior detail
SoltaniMosque.jpg|Northern view
Soltani Mosque of Borujerd 02.jpg|Detail of the interior tiling
</gallery>

== See also ==
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* [[Shia Islam in Iran]]
* [[List of mosques in Iran]]
* [[Husayn Burujardi]]

== References ==
{{References list}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Soltani Mosque (Borujerd)}}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.boroujerd.info/en_mosques.htm#SoltaniEn |work=Borujerd.Info |title=Soltani Mosque |date= |access-date= }}

{{Mosques in Iran}}
{{Lorestan Province}}

[[Category:10th-century mosques]]<!-- First structure, since destroyed -->

[[Category:17th-century mosques in the Safavid Empire]]
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[[Category:19th-century mosques in Iran]]<!-- Qajar -->
[[Category:Borujerd]]
[[Category:Mosques on the Iran National Heritage List]]
[[Category:Mosques completed in the 1870s]]<!-- Qajar -->
[[Category:Mosques in Lorestan province]]
[[Category:Qajar mosques]]
[[Category:Religious buildings and structures completed in 1879]]<!-- Qajar -->
[[Category:Safavid mosques in Iran]]
[[Category:Shia mosques in Iran]]
[[Category:Twelver Shia mosques]]


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