Illumination

Description

In this work, we see a mystic in the center of the image, who has tools and equipments of astronomy, astrology, science and literature by his side, and on the other side, two fish and a chelpase, next to the roots of the tree, which is with the body and clothes of the sheikh. Hamtanideh is a reference to the myths of the beginning of Iranian creation, and obviously the tree of life (Geokran). This mythical tree was a huge plane tree that grew in the middle of Farakhkert sea (Hamun) and was the origin of the creation of the world. In order to destroy this tree, the devil was ordered to chew it. its roots, but Ahura also assigned two carrion fish to guard the tree of life next to its roots, and the coexistence of these concepts shows the equivalence of science and knowledge with creation and its beginning. Under the feet of the mystic is a piece of paper on which a plan for the construction of an astronomical astrolabe is engraved, which was written and engraved by Abu Nasr Mansour Ibn Ali Ibn Iraqi, and the astrolabe itself is a tool for observing the stars and constellations, but it also refers to the secrets of love and divine mysticism. . On the astronomical globe, next to the sheikh, there are constellations as well. The shoe that fell from the sheikh's foot and is on the ground is made of skin and a fish pattern, which has a mythological reference to the fact that the owner of the shoe is a scholar and one of the religious appointees. The sheikh has a sphere in his hand and observes it on his eyes with precise scientific instruments, but in his other hand he is moving a string of holy light on the page of the book, as if the work of science is established by writing, but the origin of this science is holy lights and It is from a position of enlightenment. But an angel is breaking this string of light, which is reminiscent of a verse by Hafez: I apologize if the rosary string breaks My hand was inside the forearm of the butler.