3.6 - The holy shrine at the present time The total area of...

3.6 - The holy shrine at the present time The total area of the grounds of the shrine is over 13,000 square meters, which includes the burial chamber ( darīh ), the porches, the halls, the three courtyards and the two earlier mosques (Tabātabā’ī and Bālā Sar). More recently, a new mosque ( Masjid-e A`đam ), which was built by the great Marja’, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Husain Burūjirdī, was annexed to the Haram. Its dimensions alone exceed 25,000 square meters.

His tomb is situated at the entrance of the mosque that he built. In this mosque, in the mornings, the leading scholars of today give classes to advanced students. The mosque is also used for all the congregational prayers. Between Masjid-e A`đam and the darih of Lady Fatima Masuma (A) is situated the mosque known as Masjid-e Bālā Sar. Within this mosque are buried several great scholars of the past, including: • Grand Ayatollah Shaykh `Abd al-Karī