Manifestation of Quran’s Verses in Persian Carpet-Garden, with an Emphasis on Surah Al-Rahman
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Keywords: Holy Quran Persian Garden Persian Carpet Paradise ,
Abstract :
Abstract Verses of the Quran are manifestations of God’s beauty and magnificence and Muslim artists have benefited from these verses to create art works that manifest their ideal Heaven. In line with this, the Persian garden-carpet is a reflection of the picture of garden-heaven, which itself is considered a display of Quranic paradise. Quranic paradise’s patterns are used in both Iranian carpets and gardens which help us know Muslims' beliefs through their art. The aim of this research is to recognize the ancient patterns of Persian garden in the Quran’s verses, especially verses of Surah Al-Rahman, and investigate how they are used in Persian carpet structure. The questions that are posed in this research are:1) How do the Quran’s verses, especially Surah Al-Rahman, describe Heaven? 2) How can we see Quranic paradise’s patterns in Persian garden structure and carpet-garden? To answer these questions, a descriptive-analytic method, which relies on comparative techniques, has been used. The results of the research show that the structure of garden-carpet in Islamic Iranian art agrees with the parameters and features of the Quranic paradise. Therefore, it could be concluded that the carpet–garden is considered as the sample of heaven-garden with semantic, functional, and somatic triple orders.