Nava Motmaen; Ali Nemati Babaylou; Hasan Salehi
Abstract
The Quranic inscriptions in Islamic buildings were selected according to the needs of the period and the application in the building so social developments played an important role in selection verses for inscriptions in the Islamic period. On the other hand, it was the bridge between Iran and Anatolia ...
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The Quranic inscriptions in Islamic buildings were selected according to the needs of the period and the application in the building so social developments played an important role in selection verses for inscriptions in the Islamic period. On the other hand, it was the bridge between Iran and Anatolia so After the Mongol invasion, it played an important role in the development of Sofia and many sects formed in Iran but they developed in Anatolia. The reflection of these developments can be traced in the inscriptions of the Blue Mosque of Tabriz especially in the Quranic inscriptions. Accordingly, this article try to answer this question that what was the basis of selection and application of verses that written in the inscriptions of the Blue Mosque and what developments in that period represented in inscriptions? The results show one of the important points are verses use to confirm the ruling power and the use of number codes in presenting mystical concepts, however the use of verses appear mystical tendencies in Tabriz. In this article, while investigation of Quranic verses in the inscriptions, their meanings and reasons of using will be analyzed in the context of historical developments.
