New perspectives on the first Abbasid Masjid-i Jumʿa of Iṣfahān

Abstract

Following an in-depth study and comparison of historical sources and the archaeological data
from the Italian Mission, a new interpretation of both the topographical position and the precise
dating of the first Abbasid Friday Mosque of Iṣfahān can be suggested, which departs from previous
theories. Particularly, the date of 772 so far accepted by scholars should be called into question and
a new and earlier date hypothesized.