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Motafakkerazad M, Pashamilani S. (2024). The Influence of Iranian-Islamic Culture on the Symbology Analysis of the Motifs of the Tabriz Safavid Paradise Gardenrug. JIC. 8(2), 1-22. doi:10.61186/jic.8.2.356
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The Influence of Iranian-Islamic Culture on the Symbology Analysis of the Motifs of the Tabriz Safavid Paradise Gardenrug
Maryam Motafakkerazad1 , Shahrzad Pashamilani *2
1- Faculty of carpet, Tabriz Islamic Art University, Tabriz, Iran
2- Faculty of carpet, Tabriz Islamic Art University, Tabriz, Iran , shahrzadpashamilani1373@yahoo.com
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The concept of the Garden of Paradise holds a significant place in Iranian-Islamic culture, serving as a manifestation of the universe and the divine throne.The earthly and visual manifestation of the concept of the eternal Garden of Paradise has been depicted by Iranian Muslim artists in different periods in the form of Islamic arts, especially rugs. In this research, the motifs and symbolic Islamic concepts of rug weaving art have been studied by identifying one of the most valuable examples of rugs from the Safavid era. In this context, the Safavid Garden of Paradise rug and the common concepts within its motifs, which are derived from cultural concepts and Islamic art, have been studied. Therefore, the concept of the Garden of Paradise in the Holy Quran and the narrations and its visual representation in the motifs of this rug has been studied. The purpose of studying this rug is to investigate the concept of the Gardens of Paradise in Iranian carpets and the impact that Islamic culture has had on the framework of the culture and art of carpet weaving during the Safavid era. This research addresses the fundamental question: what is the relationship between Iranian-Islamic concepts and the subjects of the Safavid Garden of Paradise rugs? It explores the relationship between Iranian-Islamic culture and art and the garden rugs of the Safavid period. Accordingly, the motifs of the Safavid Garden of Paradise carpet of Tabriz have been studied using a symbological approach and with an applied purpose, “employing historical-analytical and library manner. The research findings indicate that the common motifs in the Safavid Garden of Paradise rug, like those in other similar examples of Safavid garden rugs, are inspired by the gardens and landscapes of the Islamic era. The elements used in this rug serve as an allegory of paradise and the gardens of paradise mentioned in the Holy Quran (as the main source of Islamic culture and art) as well as  Islamic narrations. The concept of the Garden of Eden in garden rugs “symbolizes an expression of the immortality and immortality of the eternal world, reminiscent of the everlasting memory of Eden.
Keywords: Tabriz rug, Garden of paradise, Safavid, Islamic art
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Received: 2024/10/13 | Accepted: 2025/02/6 | Published: 2025/03/17
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