Dervish convents have qualities of beauty and seclusion comparable to many in the West. At Mahan, in Persi, an outstanding group of buildings dating from the IX/15th century onwards houses the community founded by Shah Ni'matullah Wali, a sufi poet and mystic who settled there in 809/1406. His tomb is under the blue dome, built by Shah 'Abbas in 1010/1601. Mahan is a green oasis surrounded by desert and mountains, an image of the paradise garden. Four open courts flank the shrine. The 'spiral' roof illustrated earlier covers one of the rooms. Left: part of the ceramic decorations of the ceramic decorations of the tomb of Al Ansari at Gasurgah, near Herat.
a
aa
No comments:
Post a Comment