Manifestation of Dhikr in Islamic-Iranian Architectural Space through Gospel and Warning; A Case study of Mosques of Islamic-Iranian Architecture

While influenced by the needs people around it, the environment also affects the formation of particular behaviors and subsequent changes in their thoughts. In this way, the environment can act as a reminder space, and according to Islamic view, the sense of divine presence, or the presence of God, should be pointed out to man. Dhikr here is the reminder of the name of God in the heart and mind of man, who has been ordered to be in all moments of life. The aim of this study was to study the manifestation of Dhikr in the space of Islamic- Iranian architecture through gospel and warning. In this study, with the direct conception of the Qur’an and the use of great interpretations, all the verses related to Dhikr, Bashir and Nazir were extracted. The research method was exploratory-interpretive and content analysis, in which equivalent concepts were explained with logical reasoning. There are various levels of gospel and warning, and to make reminder, the importance of warning is more than gospel. In the context of the Dhikr and the addressee, it is possible to create the reminder space to the addressee through gospel and warning. It seems that by dividing the levels of Dhikr into three levels, the first level consists of warning, the second level consists of gospel and warning, and the third level is only related to gospel, which is expressed in various verses of Qur’an with various addressees. On the other hand, if we consider the architectural space as a combination of motion and stillness, arning and gospel are often used in motion and stillness, respectively. Thus, the architecture space can be designed from the beginning to the end with a range of warning and gospel with the mentioned concept, so that ultimately when it reaches the atmosphere of peace and tranquility, a level of sense of consciousness and sense of presence is perceptible for the audience.