Imamzadeh Yasser and Nasser

Imamzadeh Yasser and Nasser is located 5 kilometers west of Mashhad in the village of Golestan.
Introduction:

• This shrine is considered the second most popular pilgrimage site in Mashhad after the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS).
• These Imamzadehs are considered to be the descendants of Imam Musa ibn Jafar (AS).
• With the migration of Imam Reza (AS) to Khorasan, they also migrated to this region.
• Every year, about three million pilgrims visit this shrine.
• About 20 percent of them are foreign tourists.
• Most of these foreign tourists are from Kuwait, Iraq, and other Arab countries on the Persian Gulf.

History and Features:

• Before 1342, the shrine was limited to two clay tombs.
• But this year, with the efforts of donors, it was transformed into a small local mosque with two green shrines.
• Until a Kuwaiti benefactor visits the shrines of the Imams and makes a vow to fulfill his needs.
• This person soon needs it, and this incident causes him to decide to make this shrine prosperous.
• He bears all the costs of building and installing a shrine for these two Imams.
• This renovation is carried out in 2003.
• The older locals know these two Imams as Sayyid Nasser and Sayyid Baser.
• The same names are also engraved on the old inscriptions of the building.
• For example, on the inscription above the shrine, a poem begins with the line “Naser, your light became radiant, Baser, your remembrance became enduring.”
• However, during research conducted in the last two decades based on historical documents, the names of these two great men, Sayyid Nasser and Sayyid Asr, have been mentioned.
• According to the inscriptions on the tiles of the building’s facade, this building was tiled in three stages.
• For example, an inscription in Nastaliq script reads:
  “O Allah, this house of honor of the respected Aghazadehs, Agha Seyyed Nasser and Agha Seyyed Basir, the sons of Imam Musa ibn Jafar (AS), was renovated with the efforts of a group of well-wishing believers and was completed on 02/08/36”.
• The shrine of Imamzadeh Yasser Nasser currently has an area of ​​about a thousand square meters.
• However, the comprehensive development plan for the shrine began in 2013 and is currently being implemented.
• According to this plan, seven hectares of land around the shrine have been purchased by donors.
• These lands will be allocated, based on plans, for the development of a nightstand, green space, a pilgrimage center, a dining hall, a digital library, and so on.

Other information:

• There is a suitable environment for children to play and rest on the way around the shrine of Imamzadeh Yasser Nasser.
• In the vicinity of this shrine, there are 20 commercial units, including restaurants and food stores, seals and rosaries, handicrafts, and religious curtains.
• The location of this shrine on the Mashhad-Torqaba route has made it easy to access and attract tourists.
• The proximity of shopping centers such as the Tourist Village, popular restaurants in Torqaba, Golestan Dam, Vakil Abad Forest Park, and the zoo are other advantages of this tourist attraction.
• During mourning days, locals and pilgrims engage in a grand mourning at this shrine by holding chest-beating groups.

Imamzadeh Yaser Naser, located on the Torqaba route, is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Mashhad.
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