The Effect of Sufi and Mystic Thoughts on Islamic Architectural Heritage

Abstract

The Islamic architectural heritage is a rich heritage with multiple sources and resources both intellectually and materially. The intellectual aspect has contributed to supplying the Islamic architectural heritage with the unity factor despite the diversity of spatial and temporal data. Unification of God Almighty and the relationship of the servants in terms of submission to him and comply with his orders such as the most important intellectual source that contributed to the formation of Islamic architecture and arts. Mystic Thought is one of the most important intellectual resources in the Islamic heritage and the most influential on the artistic and architectural output in Islamic countries. The research attempts to investigate the impact of Mystic Thought on Islamic architectural output in Iraq in particular. This is done by studying the holy Kadhimiya threshold and analyzing it according to Sufi architectural concepts.