The Study and Analysis of Shiite Symbolic Aspects of Decorations in Jami Mosque of Yazd

Jami Mosque of Yazd is one of the great and important mosques of Azari style in Iran. We can imply to the features of this building such as high facade، long minarets، beautiful tiling، dome & etc. The utilization of designs in plaster cast، beautiful designs and tiling are very important and interpretable. The combination of geometric designs with arabesque designs in the mosque’s tiling decorations is somehow that in the first glance، we can''t distinguish between them easily. The goal of this article is the study of designs which their symbolic aspects contain Shiite thinking. The research method is descriptive- ­­analytical and published material is used. According to the research findings، available symbolic designs in Jami Mosque of Yazd include various types of brandeburgs، stars، altars & etc. These designs are very important because in spite of the establishment of a Sunni central government during the Ilkhanid and Timuried periods، Shiite thoughts have been used in building of this mosque.