نقش خورشيد در هنرهاي اسلامي

The Role of Sunʹs Symbol in Islamic Art and Mysticism

The Symbolic role of the sun comes from religious beliefs of the Iranian people and is a reflection of their ideological, philosophical and Islamic thoughts seen many times in our history and is quite tangible. This design that has been inherited from our ancestors has located itself very well in Islamic works of art despite religious, cultural and social changes. Since it carried deep and meaningful thoughts it was very easily accepted by Islamic mysticism. As a result it has permanent indicators that could direct itself to the right side with all these changes. Maybe the inspection of this research is the most important factor in the shaping of its conclusion i.e. considering the route of sun symbol and its placement from old time to the present and its flexibility towards of social and religious changes and its proper placement in Islamic thoughts and mysticism.