An Observation and Interpretation of Human Interaction in Mofid Square of Qom

Quality studies hardly yield to abstraction because the researcher is not to prescribe or even claim a comprehensive definition of a fact, but rather he intends to discover new approaches for understanding the other. This short anthropological study rises from the researcher's presence in one of Qom's public squares during the fasting month of Ramadan to illustrate the amount of identity and relationship involved in such places as this, focusing on the fact that the motorists are deprived of understanding a major portion of what is produced there. This square changes face during 24 hours while accepting large population, mixing dynamism, collective work, worshipping and entertainment; and though at times it manifests the tragic characteristics of modern cities, it has provided an intercultural environment for empathetic links. The relation between foreignness and work and amusement and mosque, methods of creating links, the importance of insignificant issues, and the relation between culture and nature make a part of the titles of the research. This may, however, bring an implicit piece of advice for those who assume the role of policy-making for themselves, which is recognizing the fact that they cannot judge others, whether they are laborers, worshippers or youngsters, as long as they themselves have not experienced their types of living. Their policies, therefore, could be taken as superficial and one-sided. The more some life experience lasts and happens within a more limited scope, the more it will benefit from additional layers and reveal further dimensions, hence increasing the significance of the seemingly unimportant issues.