At the center of Shiraz, lies an old school that once was one of the biggest study-centers of Iran. Having been founded in the early 18 century AD, by the governor of Shiraz at the time, Allah Verdi Khan Gorji, and with the support and patronage of Shah Abbas, the Safavid king, was once among the scholastic centers where Shiite Fiqh (or doctrine) was taught and, owing to his renowned master, Mullah\u2019Sadra, the prominent Islamic philosopher, was then highly recognized. He is a great Iranian philosopher who composed his most remarkable work, i.e. Hikmat Mote\u2019Aliyyeh (lit. the Sublime Wisdom) while teaching at this school. Its great arches decorated with beautiful tiling and the anthemion ornamentation used in its architecture, the invocation and inscription of holly numbers in different sections of it, all add up to its enriched attractiveness. For instance, the school consists of five classrooms standing in for five holly figures in Shiite (namely, Muhammad, the prophet of Islam, Ali, his groom, Fatima, his daughter, and their two sons, Hassan and Hussein) and among these classrooms one was exclusively at the service of Mullah\u2019Sadra.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
At the center of Shiraz, lies an old school that once was one of the biggest study-centers of Iran. Having been founded in the early 18 century AD, by the governor of Shiraz at the time, Allah Verdi Khan Gorji, and with the support and patronage of Shah Abbas, the Safavid king, was once among… <\/p>\n