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Monar Jonban

Monar Jonban is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Monar Jonban rather than just read about it. In short: The Monar Jonban (Persian: منار جنبان, romanized: Menar-e-jomban, lit. 'Shaking minarets'; Arabic: منارجنبان), is a mosque and mausoleum, located in Esfahan, in the province of Isfahan, Iran. It was intended as a shrine, built over the grave of the Sufi ascetic Amu Abdullah Suqla.

Key takeaways

Monar Jonban belongs to engineering; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Monar Jonban to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Monar Jonban from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The Monar Jonban (Persian: منار جنبان, romanized: Menar-e-jomban, lit. 'Shaking minarets'; Arabic: منارجنبان), is a mosque and mausoleum, located in Esfahan, in the province of Isfahan, Iran. It was intended as a shrine, built over the grave of the Sufi ascetic Amu Abdullah Suqla. Construction started in the Ilkhanate era and it was finished during the Safavid era. The most notable feature of the building are its two minarets, that both shake and sway when one of them is shaken. The structure was added to the Iran National Heritage List on 10 June 1942, administered by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran.

History A shrine over the grave of the ascetic Abdullah ibn Muhammad was constructed in 1316 CE by Öljaitü. The building was renovated by Safavid Iran and was ultimately completed by the architect and Twelver Shi'a scholar Baha al-Din al-Amili. The structure had no minarets at first; the twin minarets were added by the Safavids. A cemetery used to surround the building as well.

Architecture The building is decorated with blue tiles and multi-sided turquoise stones. The general outlook of the building displays the style of Mongolian masonry, but Safavid influence is present in the iwan of the building and the minarets. Bricks with higher rates of elasticity were used in the construction. The twin minarets are 17.5 metres (57 ft) tall. Each of them are topped with a blue onion dome. They are accessible via a staircase, which is no longer permitted and only the caretaker can access it for shaking them. The graves of Amu Abdullah and another personality are inside the building, at the very end. The Monar Jonban includes two small rooms, that were known as 'Chelah Khanah' during the time of its construction. Both rooms were used by ascetics and mystics to indulge in their rituals and stay in their seclusion.

The shaking minarets The building's name, Monar Jonban, is derived from the pair of minarets, which shake in harmony with each other when one of them is shaken. This gimmick, however, is not available to the public, but they can witness it at certain times.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Monar Jonban

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Monar Jonban claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Monar Jonban before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Monar Jonban ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Monar Jonban

In research: Monar Jonban appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Monar Jonban in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Monar Jonban is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 14th-century mosques in Iran, Buildings and structures completed in 1316, Buildings and structures on the Iran National Heritage List, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Monar Jonban outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Monar Jonban in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Monar Jonban means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Monar Jonban matter?

Because it connects several engineering ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Monar Jonban?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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