Investigating popular attitudes regarding Sheikh Bahai and their conflict with historical documents مقاله

خلاصه ماشینی:

An examination of historical documents, Safavid era sources, and the remaining works of Sheikh Bahai clarifies that, contrary to common perceptions among the general public, not only is there no mention of the Sheikh as an architect, but there is also significant doubt regarding his fame as a polymath and a versatile scholar. Furthermore, in a biography written fifteen years before the death of Sheikh Bahai) 1015 AH) in the book Khayr al-Bayan authored by Shah Husayn Sistani, the names of the Sheikh's works and teachers are mentioned, but no reference is made to his activities in the field of architecture (Taheri, 0931: 51). The non-acceptance of many attributions to the Sheikh by his closest student, the Sheikh's own lack of mention regarding activity in the field of architecture, the absence of his name as an architect in the remaining buildings and books written during the Safavid era, and most importantly, the lack of students in the school of mathematics and architecture who would continue his path, paints a picture of this scholar that does not match the popular attitudes and perceptions of people regarding him as the architect and engineer of the golden age of Shah Abbas's reign.