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Shiraz was one of
the most important cities in the medieval Islamic world and was the
Iranian capital during the Zand dynasty (1747-79), when many of its
most beautiful buildings were built or restored. Through its many
artists and scholars, Shiraz has been synonymous with learning,
nightingales, poetry, roses and, at one time, wine.
Today Shiraz
is a relaxed, cultivated city, with wide tree-lined avenues and
enough monuments, gardens and mosques to keep most visitors happy
for several days. The university here is one of Iran's finest, and
you'll come across lots of students eager to speak English.
Highlights include the restful tomb and garden of Hafez, a
celebrated poet; the Shah-Cheragh mausoleum, an important Shi'ite
place of pilgrimage which attracts hordes of supplicants; the Pars
Museum, which contains Zand dynasty relics; and the delightful Eram
garden, where the 19th century Ghajar palace lies alongside a pretty
pool.
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There are plenty of
hotels to suit all budgets in Shiraz, most of them clustered
near Zand, the main boulevard. This is also the area to nose
out a good feed, from inexpensive kebabs and burgers to more
swanky sitdown affairs. Shiraz is nearly 900km (560mi) south
of Tehran. It's a great place to start or finish your trip to
Iran and is well serviced by international and domestic
flights. The airport lies 8km (5mi) south-east of the city
centre. Buses run from Shiraz to Tehran and other major towns;
shared taxis run occasionally to
Isfahan.
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Shiraz,the City of Cogitation and Art :
Shiraz should called
the city of cogitation and art, because throughout history ,many thinkers,
poets and Gnostics have been born and raised in this city. Each one of
them has an exalted position.
Poets such as Saadi and Hafez are so well
know that they need no presentation. In different parts of the world, many
people are familiar whit them. Many Poets and literary men are
inspired by their immortal and astonishing masterpieces and it is not
surprising that the great poet and thinker, Goethe admired Hafez in his
works. Hafez is not the only one. Many thinkers whose reflection have
become the basis of cogitation in different parts of world, were
raised in this city. Among them we can refer to celebrated people such as:
Ibn Moghleh, Ibn Moghafa , Molla Ghotb, Molla Sadra and Mirzay Shirazi and
also artists abd architects such as: Master Amanat Khan and Master
Issa,who constructed the glorious monument of Taj-Mahal in India and wrote
the inscriptions on it.Molla Sadra, the Iranian theologian, thinker and
Gnostic of the tenth and eleventh century A.H. considered the greatest
Islamic philosopher in the history of Islamic philosophy from this
city.
Molla Sadra is the one who provided a
rational basis for Hikmat-e Ishragh (illuminative philosophy) and
mysticism. In his philosophy, one can see the encounter of mysticism with
philosophy.
A walk through Shiraz will bring
one face to face with monuments built in honor of these great men.
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