According to the important and sacred position of the Prophet of Islam(pbuh) and the Imams of the Infallibles(pbuh) in the valley of beliefs of the people of Iran, religious art in this land from the first centuries of Hijri, included various image subgroups, each of which tried to represent the lives of those nobles in a favorable way. have been. Razavi's art is one of them, which was formed by relying on the life of Imam Reza(pbuh) and included many visual works such as painting. Among these works, the present research is focused on the examination of contemporary paintings around the historical event of the arrival of Hazrat Reza(pbuh) to Neishabur and the narration of the hadith of the chain of zahab by him. because he intends by reading and analyzing them, while showing the thematic effects of the hadith; To show how painters borrowed from the thought, behavior, speech and life context of the Holy Prophet. The findings obtained from the description and interpretation of the visual structure of these works, based on the theory of Vesius Wong, indicate that although each of the painters has chosen to visualize this event in a specific way, from realism to abstraction, nevertheless, they have all tried By creating a spiritual space and sanctifying it (inscriptions and design of an angel or angel's wing) and using similar visual principles such as spatial perspective, soft colors to draw the face and placing the main form (the imam's figure) in the index square of the composition of their works, on the most basic theme Hadith means to emphasize the unbreakable link between the principle of monotheism and Imamate. Also, show the character of the Holy Prophet in an attractive way when facing the Muslim community, i.e. good manners, kindness and patience.
zarezadeh,F. and salehi,Z. (2025). Retrieving the Thematic Effects of the Silsilat al-Dhahab Hadith in Razavi's Art (Case Study: Contemporary Miniatures of Iran). (e235868). Journal of Razavi Culture, (), e235868 doi: 10.22034/farzv.2024.467026.2019
MLA
zarezadeh,F. , and salehi,Z. . "Retrieving the Thematic Effects of the Silsilat al-Dhahab Hadith in Razavi's Art (Case Study: Contemporary Miniatures of Iran)" .e235868 , Journal of Razavi Culture, , , 2025, e235868. doi: 10.22034/farzv.2024.467026.2019
HARVARD
zarezadeh F., salehi Z. (2025). 'Retrieving the Thematic Effects of the Silsilat al-Dhahab Hadith in Razavi's Art (Case Study: Contemporary Miniatures of Iran)', Journal of Razavi Culture, (), e235868. doi: 10.22034/farzv.2024.467026.2019
CHICAGO
F. zarezadeh and Z. salehi, "Retrieving the Thematic Effects of the Silsilat al-Dhahab Hadith in Razavi's Art (Case Study: Contemporary Miniatures of Iran)," Journal of Razavi Culture, (2025): e235868, doi: 10.22034/farzv.2024.467026.2019
VANCOUVER
zarezadeh F., salehi Z. Retrieving the Thematic Effects of the Silsilat al-Dhahab Hadith in Razavi's Art (Case Study: Contemporary Miniatures of Iran). Journal of Razavi Culture, 2025; (): e235868. doi: 10.22034/farzv.2024.467026.2019