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1 Jameh Mosque of Isfahan
1.1 Jameh Mosque of Isfahan: History of Atiq Mosque
1.1.1 The architecture of Atiq Mosque
1.1.2 Difference between Mosque and Church
1.1.2.1 Let’s Discover Iran by HashtagIran!

Jameh Mosque of Isfahan

Atiq Jameh Mosque of Isfahan is one of the most ancient, Beautiful, and religious structures of Persia. Also, this mosque combines different histories and a combination of several architectural techniques. Also, it is a whole new world of art in Iran. In addition, It is a World Heritage UNESCO site.

Jame mosque of Isfahan

             Atiq Mosque

 

Jameh Mosque of Isfahan: History of Atiq Mosque

It was a fire temple in the Sassanid era before this place became a mosque. Moreover, because of including a pillar bottom, it proved the pre-Islamic history of the building. However, the exact foundation date of it remains a mystery.  That is to say, it belongs to Seljuq Dynasty, a renovation had been done during Safavid Dynasty. Furthermore,  the Seljuks first attack Khorasan and then into the heart of Persia, before finally conquering Baghdad and then eastern Anatolia.  Anyway, we’d say that Isfahan, however, is the kingdom of mosques!

Jame mosque of Isfahan

Jameh Mosque of Isfahan – the inner

Here is a comment about the Jameh Mosque of Isfahan from a traveler, on TripAdvisor:

While the great mosques around the Maidan are intensely beautiful, I found this mosque to be even more fascinating than those because of the extraordinary variety of styles and decorative techniques. It is a vast complex, mainly dating to the Seljuk and Ilkhanate periods, but added to ever since, especially by the Safavids and Qajars. To describe it adequately would be impossible, so I’ll mention a few highlights. Firstly, it is well signed in English and Fasri. Excavations and restorations have found remains of its Abbassid predecessor, and these have been retained for viewing where possible, especially in the eastern veranda…….

The architecture of Atiq Mosque

Moreover, you will see different architectural arts of Iran in one place, the Atiq Jameh Mosque. You will find interesting designs in every corner of this ancient beauty. However, it has a four-iwan architectural style and each couple of gates faces each other. Each Iwan is decorated with turquoise ceramics in the shape of Muqarnas. In addition, there are 40 pillars, On the north Iwan.

Above all, here is a breathtaking place, but hold your horses, because Muqarnas and pillars are not the only eye-catching items. If you turn to the west, there is one of the most amazing Persian stuccoes in the world. El-Jay Mosque is the name of this building and you can find the famous Mehrab with its complicated design here. Don’t forget to visit the domes of this mosque.
If you stand right beneath one of the mosque domes, you will notice that the ceiling is closer than its loon from the outside. That is because these are no ordinary domes. They are two domes, one shell inside the greater one.

Difference between Mosque and Church

Interestingly, mosques differ from churches in many respects. However, ceremonies and services connected with marriages and births are not usually performed in mosques, and the rites that are an important function of many churches, such as confession, penitence, and confirmation, do not exist in the mosques.

Moreover, no statues, ritual objects, or pictures are used in the mosque; the only decorations permitted are inscriptions of holly book (Quran) verses and the names of Muhammad and his Companions. Professional chanters may chant the Quran according to rigidly prescribed systems taught in special schools.

Prayer is performed by bows and prostrations, with no chairs; they stand in rows, barefooted, behind the leader or imām and follow his movements. Poor and rich, noticeable and ordinary individuals, all stand and bow together in the same rows. Furthermore, women may participate in the prayers as well, but they must occupy a separate space or chamber in the mosque.

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