The aesthetic of lslamic decorations in the halls of the two holy shrines Alawia and Husseiniya as a model

Author:
Alyaa Riyadh Razooqi Lilwa
Level:
Master
Field of study:
Philosophy of Art
Language:
Arabic
Faculty:
Faculty of Religion and Art
Year:
2022
Publisher:
URD Press
Supervisor(s):
Ebrahim Bazargan

(The  aesthetic of Islamic decorations in the halls of the two holy shrines – Alawia and Husseiniya as a model), in which art is considered a qualitative transfer towards a new stage of creativity and excellence with its characteristics and features. According to this concept the study of this research focused on the aesthetic of Islamic decorations in the halls of the two holy shrines, Al-Alawia and Al-Husayniyyah, since the inception, development, types and places of use. The research also aims to clarify the aesthetic image of decoration and the aesthetic concept of Muslims and what decoration is. Through the exploratory study of the plant decorations in general in the halls of the Iraqi holy shrine, Al-Alawiya and Al-Hussainiya as a model, there was a main question: What is the aesthetics of Islamic decoration in the Hals of the two holy shrines Al-Alawia and Al-Husseiniya? The importance of the research was manifested in the fact that it benefits those interested in the movement of criticism in general and decorators in particular by looking at the results and conclusions of the research. A necessary need for this study founded represented in the fact that the subject was not studied in this detailed way, as well as the lack of such academic studies by our libraries, which means the study of decorations in the halls of the holy shrines in Iraq Alawia and Husseinia model. This study was divided into four chapters, the first chapter devoted the methodological framework of the research which includes: Research problem, importance and need for the research, research objective, research limits, definition of terms. The second chapter dealt with the (theoretical framework) which includes four sections: The first section deals with the historical establishment of the two holy shrines, Al-Alawiya and Al-Hussainiya, The second section deals with Islamic decoration, its origins, its foundations and elements, its types, color technique and methods of its implementation on Islamic decorations in the halls of the two Holy shrines, The third section includes the philosophy of beauty in Islamic thought and opinions of Muslim philosophers and the culture of general aesthetic artistic flair, The fourth section included: The aesthetics of decorative plant forms in the halls of the Iraqi holy shrines – Alawia and Husseiniya as a model. The third chapter, dealt with the research community (Al-Alawia and Husseiniya holy shrines), the research sample (the Islamic decoration used in the halls of the two holy shrines from an aesthetic point of view). The research tool is a detailed and descriptive analyzing study for the decorations used in the two holy shrines in terms of design, decoration, shapes, works, colors and their distribution. The research method adopted the analytical descriptive approach, the samples were chosen intentionally, as their number was (12) samples. The fourth chapter, dealt with the results, conclusions, recommendations and suggestions. At the end it dealt with a list of the original sources.