Zeinodin Abu Bakr Taybadi Shrine

The shrine of Abu Bakr Taybadi is located between Taybad and Khaf. This tomb belongs to Maulana Zainuddin Abu Bakr Taybadi, one of the prominent and famous mystics of the eighth century.

This mystic, who was a contemporary of Timur Lang and Hafez, is greatly honored among the local people of the region.Rumi's Shrine Complex belongs to the period of Shahrokh Teymouri; its construction was completed in 848. According to the inscription written on the azure tiles at the entrance of the tomb of Abu Bakr Taybadi, the founder of the building is clear to have been Ghias al-Din Pirahmad Khafi, the minister of Shah Rukh Teymouri. The architects of the building are Ghias Al-Din and Ghavam-ud-Din Shirazi, who were among the most famous architects of that time. This collection, which was registered in 1935 on the list of national monuments of Iran, is one of the most important attractions of Razavi Khorasan Province.

Architecure of Shrine of Zeinodin Abu Bakr Taybadi

Adjacent to the tomb of Abu Bakr Taybadi, which is located in the open air, there is a mosque or chahartaq with a high porch and two-story rooms on either side. On four sides of the building, there are four rows of stairs that lead to the rooms on both sides of the porch and to the roof; a 600-year-old pistachio tree also stands next to the tomb. According to the inscription on the tombstone, the metal guard around the tomb was donated by a person named Khajeh Darvish. The building is decorated with beautiful tiles and brickwork, which are adorned with Bana’i inscriptions and Islamic motifs. The beautiful Moqarnas decorations are among the other decorative elements used in this collection; some of the interior parts of the porch and arches adjacent to the rooms of the tomb of Zayn al-Din Abu Bakr Taybadi are also decorated with inscriptions in which azure and turquoise tiles have been used. The wooden door, with an inscription engraved on it, is one of the valuable works of this complex. Experts consider the tiles of this beautiful complex to be comparable to the tiles of Goharshad Mosque.

 

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