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A plate that the Kufi belt of writing from the Hargird Nizamiye Madrassah has been rewrittenin permanent, to symbolise their power, and to leavemarks for the future from themselves, from theirculture, and their believes. Also, art and the strengthof artistic production have always played an importantrole in determining the status of the states inthe world. Most of the newly established civilisationshave developed the artistic and scientific acumulationthey took over from the older one withinthe framework of their own characteristics over thetime. Societies who have marked eras in the historyhave gained the status of unforgetability thanks tothe works of art they have created.The views of art and its activities vary according to culturaldifferences and time. Also, art has an unignoreablevalue in terms of expressing the purpose of life,and fulfilling this purpose. Ever since the most ancientperiods in the history, man has always reflectedhis own inner dynamics to the outer world. Systems ofbelief have an important role on this as well. The experiences,the systems of belief, the governance, theeconomy, successes and failures a society experiencesalso cause it to produce works of art along with thescientific advancements it achieves. Towards this end,the role of the arts in the cultural structuring enablesthe society to become original, and to reach universalitywith an aesthetical dimension developed in thisoriginality. The aesthetical dimension determining therelation of the human beings with the nature, the placeand the culture, the changes this relation has undergoneduring the different periods of history, and itsreflections to the present day have always been expressedby artistic designs.Ever since the very first periods, the messages recordedin the holy scriptures of Islam have been perceivedas symbols in the daily life. Thus, messagesin the scriptures have also become abstract motifsor symbolic designs. These symbols that catch oureyes anywhere on a temple, a mosque, a tomb or aminaret have been equipped with all the values ofthe time which have been infiltrated by the tiny holesof the filter called time. Muslim artists reflectedtheir own spiritual world with glittering reflectionswithin the territories ruled by the Islamic civilisations,also by following the signs left by their ancestories.They did not consider a building as a constructiononly. They also gifted to it many beauties and valuablemeanings since they thought that it had a place inthe life of thought as well. Naturally, these meaningscommunicated the messages about being good, beautiful,peaceful and modest while also expressingthe roots of the belief. While political conflicts, fightsand battles kept happening harshly on one hand, theworld of feelings paved the way for new dimensionsas if nothing was happening, enlightening the societywith its spiritual discoveries.3. Art and SymbolsSymbols and diagramic expressions are used to expressthe notions regarding believes and thoughts.They can consist of curved shapes, as well as organic,circular, rectangular, pentagonal, hexagonal, octabonal,or polygons with broken corners. As they canhave symbolic and figurative expressions on a plate,they can also have symbols that symbolise variousnotions. 1 When considered within the context of meanings,Islamic arts especially see the world, eventsand the universe at a point of view that surpassesshapes and figures. The reflections of the metaphysicalworld into the works of art, and the power ofAllah upon this world as the unique creator supportand protect us at all times. A work of art is both thereflection of the artist’s spiritual world into the outerworld, and the reflection of the feelings revealed tothe artist by the glorious creator. Motifs and figuresdesigned by the artist originate from his divine source,in other words, from the notion of heaven. Theartist does not only perceive what his sense organscommunicate to him while creating his works of art.He also expresses the fenomena he discovers with hismind in a way that deserves his divine being. 2 123