THE EXPRESSION OF SUFI IDEAS THROUGH THE POMEGRANATE SYMBOL IN THE ARChITECTURE OF THE TAJ MAHAL

This article explains why the Taj Mahal dome is adorned with a pomegranate, why it symbolizes divine love, why no other mausoleum in the world has a pomegranate, and why Shah Jahan placed a pomegranate on this mausoleum to indicate that a queen who had attained divine love was lying there.本文阐释了泰姬陵(Taj Mahal)穹顶为何饰有石榴造型、该装饰何以象征神圣之爱、为何全球范围内无其他陵墓采用石榴装饰，以及沙贾汗(Shah Jahan)为何在这座陵墓上设置石榴装饰，以昭示长眠于此的王后已臻至神圣之爱的境界。