Under the supervision of Professor Dr. Alaa Nafeh Jassim, Director of the Center, the Center for the Revival of Arab Scientific Heritage at the University of Baghdad organized on Wednesday morning, 18/1/2023, in the hall of Professor Nabila Abdel Moneim Daoud, a panel discussion entitled (Iraqi minarets, their history, functions, architecture) The seminar was delivered by Prof. Dr. Saadi Ibrahim Al-Daradji, Head of the Department of Pure Sciences at our center, speaking about the history of minarets in the Islamic city and their types, including the ladder minaret, the cylindrical minaret, the polygonal one, and the square minaret. He focused on the minarets of the city of peace, which witnessed the construction of different styles of minarets, the most important of which is the cylinder decorated with motifs of faience. Then he talked about the oldest minarets in Iraq, the most important of which are the Malwiya in Samarra, the Hadbaa in Mosul, and a minaret on it. He presented examples from Baghdad, especially the minaret of the Caliphate Mosque, the Qamar minaret, the slippers, and the Marjan Mosque…and touched on its various functions that we discover through the sources. Then he mentioned something about its architecture, the methods of building it, and the implementation of its decorations, whether the decorations were brick, stone, or faience, as well as the writings that adorned its balconies, bodies, and bases. The center’s professors participated in the discussion and influenced this panel discussion through questions, as opinions were raised about the maintenance of the minarets, which were affected by terrorism in Iraq, and an emphasis on documenting and reviving them again. In conclusion, the director of the center thanked the lecturer, wishing him continued success.
