meysam sadeghi turanposhti; Yahya Mirhoseini; mohammad Ashurijalalabadi
Volume 1, Issue 4 , January 2018, , Pages 55-85
Abstract
In Islamic culture, the Qur'anic verses are sacred texts that should be in public views very much; hence, calligraphers and lithographers in the decoration of the mosque, emamzadeh, khanqaha and religious schools used many Quranic verses. In addition to the places mentioned above, the inscribing of verses ...
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In Islamic culture, the Qur'anic verses are sacred texts that should be in public views very much; hence, calligraphers and lithographers in the decoration of the mosque, emamzadeh, khanqaha and religious schools used many Quranic verses. In addition to the places mentioned above, the inscribing of verses on headstone was also commonplace. Although the history of this act goes far beyond a thousand years and archaeologists and researchers in the field of history and art have investigated on it, Quranic researchers have focused on this topic less the most important question is what kind of verses engraved on the rocks and what historical or cultural analysis it makes. Another question is about the function of cemeteries and graves in the community and in the minds of the people in that period which is led them to the choice of particular verses from the Quran. This research has examined the above questions about the Qur'anic verses of the historical graves of Turanposht and, finally has achieved five valuable and educational motivations in choosing the verses
