The present paper intends to answer the ambiguities which are proposed about the form originality of Tabriz Blue Mosque. The reasons for uncertainties about the form originality and the architectural method of this building are related to its planning method and special volumetric composition that have led it to be distinguished from other architectural types of mosques in Iran, in a way that...

The first verse of Ma`arij is one of the verses dealing with Imam Ali`s appointment to imamate on the day of ghadire khom. Commentators have spoken on the background of the verse differently. Some clearly and some other with a hint have known the background of the verse to be the event of Ghadir. Again some other have considered it dealing with one of the Prophet`s companions requesting punishm...

The architecture of the mosque and the mosque of Islam to the present day with the new architecture of the symbols of wisdom are very high. Throughout history, structural and functional changes in the geometry of the mosque can be seen that the former mosque, reflecting the specific changes and is applicable. Designed mosques abroad in terms of structural and physical components, a special divi...

This research has endeavored to investigate popular locations in the Isfahan’s Jame mosque (Atiq) for different groups of users, discover the meaning that they received and finally identify the architectural features which effect on stops and behaviors by a reverse process. The main question of this study is: how do the dominant physical and spatial features of the Jame (Atiq) mosque impa...