Jafarabad School is located in the ancient Borkhar plain 50 kilometers to the north of Esfahan. It was first discovered by the authors of this paper. This descriptive and analytical research aims at finding answers to the following questions: When was this School built? Why was it built in Jafarabad? Why was this spot in the town chosen for building it? How is it related to other monuments? Acc...

After its formation in the early 16th century (10th century A.H.), the Safavid Shia government needed an organized, efficient, and capable system of education to consolidate its rule and to express the principles of its legitimate authority. This system could also help the government to meet its political and religious goals in the geographical context of Iran. This education system in the Safa...

The establishment of Safavid dynasty in Iran and the prevalence of etiquettes attributed to Sufis required making kashkuls (Sufi begging bowl), as one of the qalandars’ and dervishes’ instruments used at ceremonies and related events of such a sect. The purpose of this study is to study the form and content of 34 metal kashkuls from the Safavid as well as the following era, Qajar. Here there ar...

The Mashhad Musalla is one of the largest and most beautiful historic musallas in Iran. Mashhad Musalla has been built during the Safavid Empire, ordered by Suleiman I. Tile's inscription on the Iwan of Musalla gateway gives the date of the end of construction, in the year 1087 AH. This monument is located at the east of Mashhad. The building has a high porch and two porticoes on both sides. Mu...

Sassanid stone reliefs that were carved on the mountains are the main part of the artistic heritage of this ancient era, but the art of stone reliefs have worn by the rise of Islam and its spread through the country, then Qajar dynasty, especially Fath Ali Shah, has revived this art after 1200 years. There are some stone reliefs remained from Qajar era, that have significant similarities with S...