The Analysis of the Use of Color in Miraj Nameh (Mir haydar) Based on the Position of Color in Quran

Miraj Nameh of Mir Haydar (the story of Ascension) is a mystic story describing the miraculous ascending of the Prophet Mohammed in a night that left the Earth and ascended the God’s presence. It’s the most popular religious concept in visual arts and Islamic miniature of Iran in which it’s made an appropriate place in creativity and innovation of the miniatures. This book is written in 1435-1436, 830-840 for Shahrokh Timuri. The present study investigated the chromatic symbols and the concepts used in Quran and how the miniaturist used these symbols and concepts in presenting the religious contents. The miniaturist presented the Islamic religious concepts in line with the theoretical principles of Quranic and Islamic epistemology by knowing the importance of using colors and lights in mysticism and wisdom in a way that in this collection the dominance of color over writing is obvious. The data gathered by using an analytical-descriptive method.
The purposes of the study:1. Analyzing the concepts and the place of color in Quran and its effect on Miraj Nameh’s paintings.
2. Recognizing the miniaturist influenced by Quran and manifestation of concepts and meanings and its principles in Miraj Nameh’s paintings.
The research questions:1. What features does “color” have in Miraj Nameh’s paintings and how can we investigate the Quranic concepts in these paintings?
2. What effects does “color” have in creating the patterns, schema, and colors of Miraj Nameh’s paintings?