Theoretical foundations of Ishraqi (illuminated) architecture

Statement of the problem:</strong> Ishraqi architecture expressed a kind of architecture theory of which primary foundations including participles, constituents and generality are based on the philosophical and ontological theory of Ishraq. The philosophy of Ishraq described in Hecmat o Aleshraq</em>, wrote by the great Persian philosopher Shahoddin Sohravardi, known as Sheikh Eshraq and famous commentaries on the book done by Ghotboddin Shirazi. As far as Ishraqi philosophy entitled Aristotle's theory of matter and form, the proposed architecture not confronted with the classics. Philosophical conceptions as matter and form, substance and accidents taken approximately as similar or even united. Matter faces divisions unlimitedly while unity and preservation continuously given to it by form. The important principle of Light identified in Iahraqi philosophy been added to other metaphysical principles over which has a great authoritarian domination. Purpose of the article:</strong> This article tried to explore the possible architecture of light conditioned correspondingly with the architecture based on spatial form. The author is not intended yet in introducing a defined Ishraqi architecture, rather would take in favor of examining hypothetical foundation that might useful in architectural discourses trended in the Islamic studies of art.