Ancient Quranic Inscriptions Found in Turan Posht the Representation of Sufi Culture

Turan Posht is a district which according to the present country division of Iran, is considered one of the townships of Taft in Yazd province. Among the historical monuments of this small town, there are some Qur’anic inscriptions found along a road near a small village called “Darh Gaz”. Careful inspection of these inscriptions, revealed that the age of the oldest of the inscriptions go back to the first half of the third century. The examination of the text showed that in the old versions of the Kufi script, more attention was paid to the observing of its features, which were later forgotten as the time passed. Besides the Qur’anic verses, other material such as divine names and Persian poetry are found in the inscriptions. In this study, we have tried to answer this question that why were these inscriptions made? The analysis of the concepts used in these inscriptions clarified that they have been of great importance among the Muslim Mystics.