Quranic inscriptions of Mozaffariyeh (Blue) Mosque in Tabriz, study and analysis of themes in the context of its time developments

The Quranic inscriptions in Islamic buildings were selected according to the needs of the period and the application in the building so social developments played an important role in selection verses for inscriptions in the Islamic period. The 15th century is very important in terms of social changes in Iran. One of the most important of these developments was Qaraqoyunlu Turkmens coming to power, which led to the strengthening of the Shiite tendencies in Iranian society and finally paved the way for the Safavids to formalize Shiism in Iran. The reflection of everyday social and religious ideas in societies can be traced in the inscriptions, such as the Quranic inscriptions of the Blue Mosque in Tabriz. Accordingly, this article tries to answer the question on what basis the verses written in the inscriptions of the Blue Mosque were selected and used? And what ideas and developments can be represented in their period? Field methods for imaging and investigating the inscriptions and descriptive-analytical methods in the analysis of inscriptions and historical-interpretive methods in analyzing verses have been used to answer the question. The results show that an attempt has been made to use the verses to present religious and spiritual opinions, confirm the ruling power and mystical concepts if the dominance of mystical tendencies can be clearly seen in these inscriptions.