The 13th Pre-congress of Isfahan School Held at Imam Sadeq University: Feqh and Hekmat in Isfahan School

On Monday, November 27, the 13th Pre-congress of Isfahan School titled, "The Consideration of Feqhi (of Islamic Jurisprudence) and Hadisi (of Islamic Tradition) Ideas on Isfahan Philosophical-Artistic School" went underway at Shahid Beheshti Hall of Imam Sadeq (S) University.

Reported by the Public Relations of the Academy of Arts, at first the director of Research Center at Imam Sadeq (S) University, Dr. Reza Akbari welcomed the attendants and pointed to the scarcity of such congresses in the field of culture and art while appreciated the Academy of Arts for holding the session.

Then the secretary of the Academy of Arts, Dr. Bahman Namvar Motlaq reciprocally expressed his gratitude to the directors of Imam Sadeq (S) University called the university as a university with double aspect and said: " As well as knowledge, Imam Sadeq (S) University takes advantage of its experience. The university gave tremendous support to us for holding the pre-congress."

He announced that the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance has agreed for initiation of a course titled, "Feqhi Art" and noted, "If we would be unable provide the ground for the interaction of Feqh, art and wisdom, we will confront an impasse."

In the midst of enthusiastic attendance of Imam Sadeq (S) University students, Hojat-ol Islam Seyyed Hassan Saadat Mustafavi followed the session with an abstract from his article titled, "Love and its relation with Beauty."

Next, Dr. Ahmad Pakatchi lectured on "The Concept of Art in Feqhi Discussions of Safavid Era." He regarded the role played by the Foqaha in that era as prominent and important and introduced evidences which show that the art of those days served Foqaha to reach a more sublime expression. He elaborated on the distinction of Foqaha in Safavid era which based on artistic flourishing and revisions of some religious decrees made by Foqaha. Pakatchi indicated to Allameh Faiz Kashani and Moqadas Ardabili and observed the problem of abomination of design on the cloth, carpet and space around the praying person from the view of Foqaha at that era.

The third lecturer of Isfahan School pre-congress was Dr. Ebrahim Fayyaz who made a speech on "Originality of Isfahan Architectural Existence" and began with comparing Seljuk architecture with Safavid architecture. "Safavid architecture is a particular form of architecture beginning from Seljuk era and reaches to its culmination in Masjid-e Imam (previously Masjid-e Shah) of Isfahan in Safavid era," he said.

Fayyaz pointed to domed ceilings and generally abundant usage of circles and curves in Isfahan architecture, then regarded the tendency as a sign of philosophy of that era when plurality transforms to unity.

"In Safavid era the angular and sharp lines of Achaemenids era was replaced by circles and curves. As a matter of fact the originality of existence replaced the originality of essence," he stated.

"The Concept and Referent of Lyrics, an Introduction to Realizing Custom in Topical Discussions of Shiite Philosophy" was the title of an article by Dr. Sa'eed Mahdavi Kani who made the last speech of the session.

He observed the lexical and customary discussion on lyrics in Safavid era and explained that Foqaha took a new position toward custom at that era. "We at least can say in a way that at that time custom as one of the basis of feqhe went under consideration, even if we don't want to admit that "the Customary Feqhe" established at that era.

The 13th pre-congress of Isfahan School came to an end, while is to be followed by a forthcoming session in Ardabil.

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