International Journal of Arts
p-ISSN: 2168-4995 e-ISSN: 2168-5002
2018; 8(2): 30-39
doi:10.5923/j.arts.20180802.02
Ashraf Bagheri Poor1, Hasan Bolkhari Ghehi2
1Department of Islamic Art and Humanities, Imam Reza International University, Mashhad, Iran
2Department of Fine Arts, University of Tehran, Iran
Correspondence to: Ashraf Bagheri Poor, Department of Islamic Art and Humanities, Imam Reza International University, Mashhad, Iran.
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The most valuable gift which is given to human being by God is the holy Quran [1]. talented and enthusiastic artists, aiming to improve Quranic arts during prolonged centuries. defined their mission as decoration and adornment of religious places with God words and verses. The most appropriate locations for such premium art is the heavenly court of Imam Reza (p.b.u.h) the inscriptions of Razavi holy shrine have been left a great legacy to reproduce this sacred art. [1]. Such inscriptions have been investigated from various aspects by the researchers in different eras. The artists did their best to decorate the gem of divine verses, meanwhile the scholars struggled to extract educational and moral concepts of such masterpieces [2]. Because divine messages and orders have been played a major role in extending faithful society and (as an inspiring guide) to save the faithful community through human being religious thoughts history; the present study tries to discover an aesthetic relation of Quranic themes of Razavi shrine inscriptions to educational & moral concepts. Based on such goal, the methodology of this study is library and field data gathering method are used to obtain materials of the research. The study findings propose that inscriptions of Razavi shrine have two essential functions: first, to decorate and beautification of the holy shrine, then, educational & moral function.
Keywords: Aesthetic, Quranic themes, Educational & moral concepts, Aesthetic concepts, Razavi shrine inscriptions, Dar Alhofaz porch
Cite this paper: Ashraf Bagheri Poor, Hasan Bolkhari Ghehi, Aesthetic Investigation of Razavi Holy Shrine Inscriptions According to Educational & Moral Concepts (A Case Study of Dar Alhofaz (The House of Quran Keepers) Porch, International Journal of Arts, Vol. 8 No. 2, 2018, pp. 30-39. doi: 10.5923/j.arts.20180802.02.
Figure 1. Razavi shrine, mashhad, iran |
Figure 2. Inscriptions of razavi sacred shirne |
Figure 3. Quranic incription on the dar alhofaz porch (1) |
Figure 4. Tile-work on the ravaq |
Figure 5. Ravaq dar alhofaz (1) |
Figure 6. Ravaq dar alhofaz (2) |
Figure 7. Quranic incription on the dar alhofaz porch (2) |
Figure 8. Quranic incription on the dar alhofaz porch (3) |
Figure 9. Quranic incription on the dar alhofaz porch (4) |
Figure 10. Quranic incription on the dar alhofaz porch (5) |
Table 1. An index of findings of Aesthetic Analysis of the inscriptions of Dar Alhofaz porch |