Istanbul & Herat: A Comparison Study of Blue Mosque & the Great Mosque of Herat

Year 2021, Volume: 4 Issue: 2, 319 - 336, 20.12.2021

Mustafa Saqib

Abstract

The view of Herat and Istanbul cities is acquainted with minarets of mosques on the horizon. Mosques in these two cities have a crucial role in the aesthetical view of the cities. The architecture of the majority of mosques in both cities are influenced by the style of the Great Mosque of Herat in Herat and Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Istanbul, which are known as two different symbols for the architecture of great Turkish empires, namely the Timurid Empire and the Ottoman Empire. This article compares the cities of Herat and Istanbul throughout their historical characters and their cultural values as two Islamic cities. The main focus of this paper is on a comparison study of two mosques of the cities as Islamic identity and artistic values. Furthermore, this research intends to explore the Islamic artistic skills, cultural and historical values used in two great mosques as two examples of peace in modern and complex cities. The author begins by discussing the role of mosques in Islamic Aesthetics within the first section of this paper. Next, the author introduces each city by giving general and historical information on each city and explains the main feature of the cities. Finally, the author through the separated parts of the paper compares two cities and two mosques with each other in detail to elaborate on the significance of the architecture style used in both mosques. 

Keywords

Mosques, Istanbul, Herat, Sultan Ahmet Mosque, the Great Mosque of Herat.

İstanbul ve Herat: Sultanahmet Camii ve Herat Ulu Camii'nin Bir Karşılaştırmalı Değerlendirmesi

Abstract

Herat ve İstanbul şehirlerinin manzarası ufuktaki cami minareleri ile bilinir. Her iki şehirdeki camiler, bu şehirlerin estetik görünümünde çok önemli bir role sahiptir. Her iki şehirdeki camilerin çoğunun mimarisi, büyük Türk imparatorluklarının, yani Timur Devleti’nin ve Osmanlı İmparatorluğu'nun mimarisinin iki farklı sembolü olarak bilinen Herat'taki Ulu Camii ve İstanbul'daki Sultan Ahmet Camii'nin mimari tarzından etkilenmiştir. Bu makale, Herat ve İstanbul şehirlerini tarihî karakterleri ve kültürel değerleri açısından iki İslam kenti olarak karşılaştırmaktadır. Bu makalenin ana odak noktası, bu şehirlerin iki camisinin İslami kimlik ve sanatsal değerler açısından karşılaştırma çalışmasıdır. Ayrıca, bu araştırma modern ve karmaşık şehirlerde iki barış örneği olarak bu iki büyük camide kullanılan İslami sanat becerilerini, kültürel ve tarihi değerleri incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Yazar, bu makalenin ilk bölümünde camilerin İslami estetikteki rolünü tartışarak başlamaktadır. Ardından yazar, her şehir üzerine genel ve tarihî bilgiler vererek bu şehirleri tanıtmakta ve temel özelliklerini açıklamaktadır. Son olarak, yazar her iki camide kullanılan mimari tarzın önemini detaylandırmak için makalenin ayrı bölümlerinde bu iki şehir ve iki camiyi birbiriyle ayrıntılı olarak karşılaştırmaktadır. Makale, bu karşılaştırmalı çalışmanın bir sonucu ve araştırma bulguları ile sona ermektedir.

Keywords

Camiler, İstanbul, Herat, Sultan Ahmet Camii, Herat Ulu Camii.

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