This city of 780,000 in central Iran is approxiamtely 100 km south of Teheran. Qom is a sacred city for Shi'i Islam and has a golden-domed shrine from the 9th century, built around the shrine of Hazrat- Ma'sumeh, the burial place of Fatima, Imam Reza's sister. Qom is therefore the center of an annual pilgrimage. Qom is best known for its religious university Howzeh-ye-Elmieh. Imam Khomeini is probably the most famous among those who studied and thought theology here. Imam Khomeini was the most famous student and later teacher there.
This city of 780,000 in central Iran is approxiamtely 100 km south of Teheran. Qom is a sacred city for Shi'i Islam and has a golden-domed shrine from the 9th century, built around the shrine of Hazrat- Ma'sumeh, the burial place of Fatima, Imam Reza's sister. Qom is therefore the center of an annual pilgrimage. Qom is best known for its religious university Howzeh-ye-Elmieh. Imam Khomeini is probably the most famous among those who studied and thought theology here. Imam Khomeini was the most famous student and later teacher there.