Travel Poster Iran Persia Shrine of Fatima Masumeh Qom

Original vintage travel poster for Iran Persia featuring a photo of the Golden Dome from the Minaret Masjid - I - Gowhar Shad Meshed. Issued by Iran National Tourist Organisation. (INTO) Printed by Offset Press Inc, Tehran, Iran. The Shrine of Fatima Masumeh is located in Qom, which is considered by Shia Muslims to be the second most sacred city in Iran after Mashhad. Fatima Masumeh was the sister of the eighth Imam Reza and the daughter of the seventh Imam Musa al-Kadhim (Tabari 60). In Shia Islam, women are often revered as saints if they are close relatives to one of the Twelver Imams. Fatima Masumeh is therefore honored as a saint, and her shrine in Qom is considered one of the most significant Shi'i shrines in Iran. Every year, thousands of Shi'i Muslims travel to Qom to honor Fatima Masumeh and ask her for blessings. Also buried within the shrine are three daughters of the ninth Twelver Shī‘ah ImÄm Muhammad al-TaqÄ«. Good condition, minor creasing, small paper damage at the right edge. Country of issue: Iran, designer: Asad Behroozan, size (cm): 98.5x67.5, year of printing: 1960s