Comparative comparison of tiling and inscriptions of Moshir-ol Molk and Nasir-ol Molk mosques.

The mosque, as a religious building and place of worship, is one of the most important architectural works in Islam and has always been one of the highest examples of decoration in the history of Islamic art and architecture. In addition to beautifying the space, decorations have an effective role in improving the quality of the spiritual space of worship. In the Qajar period, due to the influence and prevalence of Western culture and thought, the nature of decorative forms has changed, separated from transcendent concepts and has found more tangible and objective meanings. Tiling and inscriptions have an effective role in the decoration of mosques of the Qajar period and the decorations of many mosques have been dedicated to this period, while in previous periods they have received less attention. The research method of the present article is descriptive-analytical. In the first step, through library studies and using written sources, theoretical foundations related to the decorations of mosques of the Qajar period have been collected, and in the next step, tile decorations and inscriptions in the mosques of Moshir-Ol Molk and Nasir-Ol Molk have been compared comparatively. The findings show that tiling and inscriptions play an essential role in Qajar period decorations. Among them, in the tiling of Moshir-Ol Molk Mosque, geometric patterns and in the tiling of Nasir-Ol Molk Mosque, architectural motifs of landscapes prevail over other motifs, but in terms of inscriptions, in both mosques, similar Qur'anic inscriptions with The third line is used.