Zadian Minaret is the oldest Islamic minaret in Afghanistan
Zadian Minaret, which is one of the historical monuments of the Samanids and Ghaznavids in the fourth and fifth centuries AH, is the oldest surviving Islamic minaret in Afghanistan.
Minadian Zadian is one of the most magnificent historical monuments of the Samanid and Ghaznavid periods in Balkh province.
Balkh province in the north of Afghanistan is one of the most important regions of the country where very valuable historical monuments from different periods before and after Islam are located in this province.
Zadian Minaret is one of the historical monuments of the Samanid and Ghaznavid periods in the fourth and fifth centuries AH, and as Saleh Mohammad Khaliq states in his book "Ancient Sites and Historical Monuments of Balkh", this monument is the oldest surviving Islamic minaret in Afghanistan.
Zadian Minaret, also known as Zahedan Minaret, is located in a village of the same name in Dolatabad city, Balkh province, 40 km north of Balkh city.
This historical monument is built with very precise principles and architecture and can be easily moved inside by a ladder that is built in the middle of this minaret and has 64 steps.
As Saleh Mohammad Khaliq wrote, this minaret is made of baked clay and plaster, and its brick arrays start from the ground and reach the upper inscription belt.
The type of arrangement of the top and bottom of the inscription belt is different from other parts of the minaret and is very elaborate and delicate, and its brick lattice is like other minarets of the Ghaznavid period.
On the body of this minaret are engraved phrases that are not very legible in the lower part, but in the upper parts of the minaret from the outside, this sentence is written in brick in a special way: "This minaret is the daughter of Amir al-Ajl Yamin al-Dawlah Mahmoud."
In the upper part of the minaret, the word "Allah" surrounds it in a special order. In the middle of this minaret, it is written in a prominent inscription in the third line: The order for the construction of this great minaret is Motamed al-Dawlah Fakhr al-Uma Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Ali, the architect of this minaret is Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd al-Rahim, whose name appears in Kufic script in the upper part.
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