University of Tehran, Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies Iranian Journal for the History of Islamic Civilization 2228-7906 46 2 2014 02 20 The study of different functions of Mosques in Safavid period The study of different functions of Mosques in Safavid period 145 172 63772 10.22059/jhic.2017.212966.653713 FA Mahboobeh Esmaeili Nozhat Ahmadi al-Zahra University Mansour Sefatgol University of Tehran Journal Article 2016 11 13 The multiplicity of Safavid religious and cultural buildings such as mosques, through their functions suggests that the focus of this reign is on apply of religious policies to social behavior management. Such religious managements are one of the factors of consolidation of power and its further survival.  Although such policies, are applied in previous reigns, but Shi'ism formalization is marked by different functions in this period that show its distinctions. The provided statistics from mosques in this period, especially in the first half, show the fact that the religion had a basic function in social and political affairs of Iranian society and Safavids managed to achieve their religious, political and social purposes by using available potentials and capacities in such places. The results of this research illustrate that shia juris consults manage to spread Shi’ism in Iranian society through devotional and didactic practices and partly controlled social manners. Performing such shia sermons as Friday Prayer, mourning for the Shiite Imams shows that Safavids has provided different conditions for mosque’s functions. The multiplicity of Safavid religious and cultural buildings such as mosques, through their functions suggests that the focus of this reign is on apply of religious policies to social behavior management. Such religious managements are one of the factors of consolidation of power and its further survival.  Although such policies, are applied in previous reigns, but Shi'ism formalization is marked by different functions in this period that show its distinctions. The provided statistics from mosques in this period, especially in the first half, show the fact that the religion had a basic function in social and political affairs of Iranian society and Safavids managed to achieve their religious, political and social purposes by using available potentials and capacities in such places. The results of this research illustrate that shia juris consults manage to spread Shi’ism in Iranian society through devotional and didactic practices and partly controlled social manners. Performing such shia sermons as Friday Prayer, mourning for the Shiite Imams shows that Safavids has provided different conditions for mosque’s functions. https://jhic.ut.ac.ir/article_63772_7e5e05f9d21a0f5d4cdc13971a0eaf14.pdf