The Symbolism of the Image of the Throne Carriers in the Book ofWonders of Qazvini based on Astronomy

Religious images can be considered as the transmitters of social and cultural concepts, but unfortunately theyare usually presented theough surface and general interpretatipns. Accordingly, in this research, we have tried toinvestigate the components and structure of the image of the Lord’s throne carriers in the book of the Wonders.These motifs are seen in Islamic texts as the carriers of the throne of God and in the astronomical texts as the constellationof the region.The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between colors of images in the symbolic system of astronomyand religions. Accordingly, the researcher sought to investigate the effect of astronomical beliefs on the colorof the four major constellations of the region on religious imagery as one of the manifestations of people’s beliefsin different periods of minor world.Since there was a need for interdisciplinary comparative studies between the astronomy and the field of religions,the iconography Varburg-Panovsky method was selected as the reaerch method of this research.Finally, the researcher concluded that: The colors of the images of the carriers of the Throne of God in the bookof Wonders are perfectly consistent with the colors of the main constellations of the region and their associatedelements. Moreover, the use of four colors of black, yellow, gold (white) and red for the image of the carriers ofthe throne of God in the Qazvin Wonders Book illustrates the effects of astronomical beliefs of the four majorconstellations of the region and its associated elements of the great universe on the beliefs related to the carriers ofthe God throne in religions as the manifestations of the beliefs of the people as a minor world.