Ch.XXII, p.521, f.1
"Tihran is thus endowed in respect of the mausoleum and sanctuary of
Shah Abdu'l'-Azim. Reposing beneath a golden-plated dome, whose
scintillations I had seen from afar while riding towards the city, the
remains of this holy individual are said to attract an annual visitation
of 300 thousand persons. I find that most writers discreetly veil their
ignorance of the identity of the saint by describing him as `a holy
Musulman, whose shrine is much frequented by the pious Tihranis. It
appears, however, that long before the advent of Islam this had been a
sacred spot, as the sepulchre of a lady of great sanctity, in which
connection it may be noted that the shrine is still largely patronised by
women. Here, after the Musulman conquest, was interred Imam-Zadih
Hamzih, the son of the seventh Imam, Musa-Kazim; and here, flying from
the Khalif Mutavakkil, came a holy personage named Abu'l-Qasim
Abdu'l-'Azim, who lived in concealment at Rayy till his death in about
861 A.D. (This is the account given by the Persian Kitab-i-Majlisi,
quoting Shaykh Najashi, quoting Barki.) Subsequently his fame obscured
that of his more illustrious predecessor. Successive sovereigns,
particularly those of the reigning dynasty, have extended and beautified
the cluster of buildings raised above his grave, the ever-swelling
popularity of which has caused a considerable village to spring up around
the hallowed site. The mosque is situated in the plain, about six miles to
the south-southeast of the capital, just beyond the ruins of Rayy, and at
the extremity of the mountain-spur that encloses the Tihran plain the
southeast." (Lord Curzon's "Persia and the Persian Question," pp. 345-7.)