SANGABS (LAVERS) OF ISFAHAN, THE SACRED SHIA ART

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AFZALTOUSI EFFATOLSADAT; MANI NASIM

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Journal: BAGH-E NAZAR Year:2014 | Volume:10 | Issue:27 Page(s): 49-60

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SANGABS (LAVERS) OF ISFAHAN, THE SACRED SHIA ART

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AFZALTOUSI EFFATOLSADAT | MANI NASIM | Issue Writer Certificate

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LAVERS OF ISFAHANQ2

WATERQ2

SHIAQ2

ASHURA CULTUREQ2

Abstract

The Safavid dynasty established the Twelver school of SHIA Islam as the official religion of their empire and this gave SHIA Muslims a chance of expressing their Islamic views, even through arts. Notable for this era was a renewed attention to Ashura as an inevitable part of SHIA culture.Ashura is respected by SHIAs throughout the world as a day of mourning. It marks the anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Hossein (AS), the third SHIA Imam and the grandchild of Prophet Mohammad (SA), together with 72 of his companions in a famous battle in Karbala desert, now located in Iraq, in the seventh century. In fact, Ashura has had a great influence on SHIA culture across history. Interestingly, it has now become customary for followers of other faiths to join SHIAs in Ashura mourning rituals.The influence of Ashura on Safavid dynasty and Isfahan, the most important capital of the dynasty, was quite dramatic. An example of this influence may be using Sangabs (lavers) in mosques and passages of cities, in which some of the deep rooted Islamic arts such as poetry, calligraphy and carving were featured with Ashura being their main theme.The present paper has conducted a comparative analysis over the LAVERS OF ISFAHAN which have remained from Qajar and Safavid eras to determine the influence of ASHURA CULTURE.Fifty four lavers in Isfahan, mostly from the Qajar dynasty, were studied and 39 of them contained inscriptions and designs on Ashura.The investigations began with lavers remaining from the era of Shah Safi І (1038-1052) in the Jameh mosque of Isfahan. It should be mentioned that the lavers from the Safavid era date back to the seventeenth century and the lavers form the Qajar era date back to early nineteenth century.Lavers were made in order to appreciate Ashura. They were also meant to remind the SHIAs of the martyrs of Karabala.In fact, the lavers were used during the Safavid and Qajar eras to carry the messages of SHIA religious art and to keep the memories of Karbala alive. They were also a means to preserve the spirit of sacrifice and virtuous deeds among SHIA Muslims.Studies show that the lavers in Isfahan contain many beautiful patterns and decorative calligraphies. They are great representatives of the sacred art of SHIA Islam. Calligraphic decorations are the main patterns carved on the lavers and most of them are written in Nastaleeq script and some of them are in Thulth script. The main subjects of these scripts are sometimes a poem about Ashura or the name of the laver’s donator.This article investigates and introduces the features and characteristics of Isfahan lavers as examples of the religious art of SHIA Islam as well as the contributions of Ashura to SHIA art.

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FACTORS AFFECTING ON LOCATION AND FORMATION OF HISTORICAL-RELIGIOUS VILLAGES, CASE STUDY: KAZAJ AND KALUR VILLAGES IN KHALKHAL OF ARDABIL PROVINCE

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AFZALTOUSI, EFFATOLSADAT, & MANI, NASIM. (2014). SANGABS (LAVERS) OF ISFAHAN, THE SACRED SHIA ART. BAGH-E NAZAR, 10(27), 49-60. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/125525/en

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AFZALTOUSI EFFATOLSADAT, MANI NASIM. SANGABS (LAVERS) OF ISFAHAN, THE SACRED SHIA ART. BAGH-E NAZAR[Internet]. 2014;10(27):49-60. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/125525/en

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EFFATOLSADAT AFZALTOUSI, and NASIM MANI, “SANGABS (LAVERS) OF ISFAHAN, THE SACRED SHIA ART,” BAGH-E NAZAR, vol. 10, no. 27, pp. 49–60, 2014, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/125525/en

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