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Roknolmolk Mosque
Roknolmolk Mosque
Religion
Affiliation	Twelver Shi'ite
Province	Isfahan
Year consecrated	1901
Status	Active
Location
Location	Takht-e Foulad, Isfahan, Iran
Municipality	Isfahan
	Shown within Iran
Geographic coordinates	32°37′42″N 51°41′08″E / 32.628333°N 51.685556°E
Architecture
Type	Mosque
Style	Isfahani
Completed	1907-1958
Specifications
Dome(s)	1
Materials	bricks

Roknolmolk Mosque (Persian: مسجد رکن الملک) formerly known as the Aksa Mosque is a historical mosque in Isfahan. This mosque was built in Qajar era and is next to Takht-e Foulad cemetery.^[1] It was named after and founded in 1901 by Mirza Soleyman Khan Shirazi, who is known as Roknolmolk.^[2]

History

The mosque was founded in 1901 by Roknolmolk but ultimately completed in 1907.^[2]^[1] In 1914, seven years later, Roknolmolk was buried in an empty room of the mosque. An inscription on the mosque dates the completion of a final renovation to 1958.^[1]^[2]

Architecture

The mosque building is made out of bricks. This mosque has two doors, and an entrance gate decorated with flower designs.^[2]^[1] The arch of the main door is about 9 metres wide. There are steps for the muezzin to climb onto the roof of the prayer hall, as the mosque has no minarets.^[2]^[1]

Behind the entrance of the mosque, there is a secluded space which leads to a room that is the mausoleum for the Shi'ite clerics who belonged to the Kalbasi family.^[2]^[1] On the south side of the courtyard, there is a door that is the entrance to a water fountain.^[2]^[1]

After passing through the main hall, a corridor connects the small court to the bigger court of the mosque.^[2]^[1] In the same hallway, there is a doorway on the left, which leads to a small room where the tomb of Roknolmolk himself and his wife are located. A wooden zarih encloses the two graves together.^[2]^[1]

On the west of the mosque courtyard is a musalla which is for the winter season.^[2]^[1]