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The architectural structure of the traditional mosques of Great Khorasan in Islamic civilization according to the analysis of the three worlds in the period of the Seljuks to the Safavids (6th to 11th centuries)
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Mahbube Zamani   1, Amir Akbari2 |
1- PhD student in Architecture, Department of Architecture, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran (Corresponding author). , M_Zamani@mshdiau.ac.ir
2- Assistant Professor, Department of History, Islamic Azad University, Bojnord, Iran. |
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Abstract: (789 Views) |
Mosques have been among the most important buildings in the history of Islamic civilization. Throughout the history of Islamic civilization, mosque architecture has experience of changes, but some of its principles and concepts have always remained unvariable. One of the important concepts of mosques is space, which Islamic architecture has formed it in the best way, so that it has a powerful structure in the building of mosques. The mosques of Khorasan are among the first buildings of history and civilization based on Islam, which in Azeri and Khorasani styles have been the pattern for other mosques in Iran. In the architecture of Khorasan mosques, there are concepts that are rooted in the beliefs, history and culture of Muslims. One of these concepts is the three worlds, which has been raised after the time of Hikmat Ishraq and has reached perfection in the wisdom of Mulla Sadra. He indicates to three worlds, material, ideal, and intellectual, and assigns a unique character to each one. Assuming that the foundations of rulings are one of the influencing factors on formation of mosques in Khorasan, the present study going to answer such questions: What is the structure of the architectural space of the traditional mosques of Great Khorasan? How does this spatial structure adapted on three worlds? Therefore, the aim of the current research is to investigate the structure of the traditional architecture of Khorasan mosques and to clarify the way of adaption of three worlds, which has used the descriptive-analytical method with the strategy of logical reasoning. The results of the current research indicating that the main spaces of the mosque can be divided into three categories: closed, semi-open and open spaces, whose concepts adopt on the basics of the three worlds. |
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| Keywords: Seljuk era architecture, architectural structure, Khorasan mosques, three worlds. |
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Received: 2023/02/21 | Accepted: 2023/07/11 | Published: 2024/05/25
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