Mosque of Master and Student

Mosque of Master and Student
Mosque of Master and Student
	The mosque entrance in 2017
Religion
Affiliation	Shia Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Mosque
Status	Active
Location
Location	Tabriz, East Azerbaijan
Country	Iran
	Location of the mosque in Iran
Geographic coordinates	38°04′37″N 46°17′26″E / 38.07694°N 46.29056°E
Architecture
Architect(s)	ʿAbdallah Sayrafi; Hajji Muhammad Bandgir;
Type	Mosque architecture
Founder	Hasan Kuchak
Completed	1340 CE; 1878 (reconstruction); 1920 (renovation); 1959 (renovation);
Materials	Bricks
Iran National Heritage List
Official name	Meydan Mosque
Type	Built
Designated	19 August 1968
Reference no.	880
Conservation organization	Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran

The Mosque of Master and Student (Persian: مسجد استاد و شاگرد, romanized: Masjed-e Ostād o Šāgerd; Arabic: مسجد أستاد وشاغرد), also known as the Meydan Mosque, is a Shi'ite mosque, located in the Mihad Mihin (Mirmiyan) neighborhood of Tabriz, in the province of East Azerbaijan, Iran. The mosque was completed in 1340 CE, during the Ilkhanate-Chobanid eras, and is situated at the intersection of Ferdowsi and Mohagheghi (Amin) streets.

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

History

It takes its name from the fact calligrapher ‛Abdallah Sayrafi^[1] and his pupil Hajji Muhammad Bandgir worked both on the mosque. It was built during reign of Suleiman Khan and was financed by Ala al-Din Hasan Kuchak.^[2] Due to these reasons, it is also called ʿAlāʾīya (Persian: علائیه) after Hasan or Solaymānīya (Persian: سلیمانیه) after Suleiman Khan.^[3]

The mosque was damaged several times due to numerous earthquakes in the area, especially during 1641 earthquake, and the original inscriptions were lost. Jean Chardin reported that the mosque was in semi-ruined situation when he visited. It was renovated on the orders of Abbas Mirza, later by Mirza Muhammad Qarajadaghi-Avansari in 1916 and finally Muhammad Agha Ardabili in 1959.