Jamal al-Din Wazir (Jawad) Isfahani and his Construction services in the two Holy Shrines (Haramain Sharifain)

Jamal al-Din Wazir Isfahani known as Jawad is from ministers of Zangi dynasty of Mosul in the mid-six century that made abundant Construction services in the two holy shrines (Haramain Sharifain) during his ministry period. In the first part of this article, his brief biography will be stated and a survey on his traits, outstanding features of his life including social services and his praise by contemporary poets and the biography of his son Jalal al-Din Ali will be mentioned. Also in this section the details of his corpse transfer from Mosul to Haramain and his burial in his tomb in Medina is described in detail. In the second part of the paper, citing reliable historical sources, his Construction services in the two cities of Mecca, and Medina, and Mina and Arafat has been described thus his role in the reconstruction of the Two Holy Shrines, as one of the official Iranian figures to be explained and analyzed.

Key words: Jawad Isfahani, the holy cities, Mecca, Medina, Arafat, construction and social services