Mihrab (a niche in the mosque wall marking the direction of Qiblah) The word Mihrab in dictionaries means the noblest place for sitting and the noblest place in the mosque. In Islamic architecture, Mihrab is the recession in the middle of Shabestan (hall) wall, which is located in the direction of Mecca showing Qiblah. The […]
One of the parts annexed to the main plan of the mosque is the elevated building of minaret, and it is from this part of the mosque that muezzin's call to prayer is recited and Muslims can hear it. In the dictionary, minaret means a place for holding light, and it was basically a narrow […]
Islamic art has a huge trove of deep spiritual meaning and wisdom, because this art is rooted in deep divine and spiritual thinking foundations. This art, sometimes by creating new forms and sometimes by utilizing images and art forms of past such as ancient Iran and pre-Islamic Iran and with giving new attitude and meaning […]
Tiling was a proper coverage and canvas to present arabesques and Khatai designs in Islamic architecture, which was formed based on religious beliefs. Tiles, for two main objectives – one is the strength and the other decorations – has reached the highest level of growth and excellence in Islamic art. “After the advent of Islam, […]
Moqarnass In Islamic architecture, the dome and the cubic space underneath are joined through the creation of moqarnass. The innovative space of moqarnass resembles the relation between heaven and earth. The dome symbolizes the heaven and the cubic space underneath it represents the earth, and the moqrnass arches regarded as the linking point between heaven […]
