Mystic Contents of Inscriptions of Sheikh Safi al-Din's Tomb

Subject Areas : Mytho

سیدهاشم  حسینی ¹ (استادیار باستانشناسسی و هنر دوران اسلامی دانشگاه محقق اردبیلی)

Received: 2015-05-25 Accepted : 2015-05-25 Published : 2010-06-22

Keywords: Islamic Mysticism, Islamic architecture, Quranic Inscriptions, Sheikh Safi-ad-din Is'haq Ardabili, Safvat as-safā,

Abstract :

    In Islamic architecture the tombs, esp. those of the mystics’, are the most noteworthy architectural constructs next to mosques. Nearly all these mausoleums have some type of surface inscription in the stone, stucco, marble, mosaic and/or painting; and specific verses from Quran or poems from famous poets are inscribed according to the functions of architectural elements. The present article tries to study the influence of Islamic mysticism in inscriptions of the tomb of Sheikh Safi-ad-din Is'haq Ardebili (1252-1334), eponym of the Safavid dynasty, based on Safvat as-safā, a hagiography of Sheikh Safi, written by Ebn Bazzāz (d. 1391-2), a disciple of Safi ad-Din's son and successor, Sadr al-Dīn Mūsā.