Friday Mosque, Isfahan, Iran
The Friday Mosque at Isfahan, has had continual construction, reconstruction, additions and renovations from around 771 to the end of the twentieth century. The mosque is regarded as the masterpiece of Persian Architecture.
Southwest iwan
اللَّهُ لَا إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ
لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ
لَّهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ
مَن ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ
يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ
وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلَّا بِمَا شَاءَ
وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ
وَلَا يَئُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا
وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ
Surah 2 (سورة البقرة) vers 255, al-Kursi, with some letters missing, and some added.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
إِنَّا أَنزَلْنَاهُ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ
لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍ
تَنَزَّلُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وَالرُّوحُ فِيهَا بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِم مِّن كُلِّ أَمْرٍ
سَلَامٌ هِيَ حَتَّىٰ مَطْلَعِ الْفَجْرِ
Al-Qadr, Surah 97 (سورة القدر)
With the addition of the text below:
صدق الله و صدق رسوله الکریم و نحن علی ذلک من الشاهدین
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Wall details inside the southwest iwan
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لااله الاالله
la ilaha illa Allah
Square kufic on the murqanas of the southwest iwan
لااله الاالله محمد رسول الله علی ولی الله
la ilaha illa Allah, Muhammad rasul Allah, Ali walli Allah
لااله الاالله
la ilaha illa Allah
علی حبه جنه
و علي
wa Ali
محمد
Muhammad
علي
Ali
الله
Allah
الله
Allah
و علي
wa Ali
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محمد
Muhammad
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و الحمد لله
wa al-Hamd lillahi
سبحان الله
Subhan Allah
قسیم النار و الجنه
محمد
Muhammad
محمد
Muhammad
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سبحان الله
Subhan Allah
لااله الاالله
la ilaha illa Allah
Northwest iwan
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Bottom left
چون نامه جرم ما به هم پیچیدند
Top left
بردند و به میزان عمل سنجیدند
Top right
بیش از همه کس گناه ما بود ولی
Bottom right
ما را به محبت علی بخشیدند
Centre
عمل ابن محمد مومن امین
لااله الاالله محمد رسول الله علی ولی الله
la ilaha illa Allah, Muhammad rasul Allah, Ali walli Allah
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North iwan
Wall pattern on the north iwan face
Transliteration of the kufic in the pattern.
علي
Ali
(quadruple)
Square kufic elements inside the north iwan
لا اله الا الله محمد رسول الله علي ولي الله
la ilaha illa Allah, Muhammad rasul Allah, Ali walli Allah
يا الله الحمود في كل افعاله
محمد و علي خير البشر
الله
Allah
(quadruple)
محمد
Muhammad
(quadruple)
علي
Ali
(quadruple)
يا الله محمد
Ya Allah, Muhammad
(Muhammad three times.)
الله محمد علي
Allah, Muhammad, Ali
(Allah in the center with Muhammad and Ali four times around)
سبحان الله و الحمد لله و لا الله الا الله و الله اكبر
Square kufic wall detail inside the north iwan
علي
يا قاضي الحاجات
Corner detail on the north iwan
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