This book contains, yet independent, fundamental and important issues in the field of art and beauty. A look at the philosophy of art from Islamic view, new looks of human soul at art, who is the artist? and a discussion of creativity, whether Islamic art creates limitations or not? , Art for art or art for humanity, unity and diversity, and how artistic we can express them and ways to achieve unity and the need for artistic expression " , these are the titles expressed in this book , during which these effects are important issues related to the philosophy of art , applied art and its place in Islamic thought. These are interesting topics which author has been trying to explore. In the fundamental issues of "beauty and art and its relationship with the truth “and” the cause of human absorption to beauty and the relation of high morality and beauty “some valuable points are presented in the book. The last part of this work, entitled “The beauty from the scientific and philosophical point of view "which is also the lengthiest part of the book, critical views of Allameh Jafari about different aspects of the issues raised in the Islamic vision of beauty and analysis of them is described.

Mohammad Taghi Jafari ( 23 Jul, 1923 – 15 Nov, 1998) was an Iranian writer, a theologist, an interpreter of nahj-ol-balagheh and mathnavi, a philosopher, a critic, an anthropologist and best known for his 15-volume Interpretation, analysis and Criticism of Rumi's Mathnavi, and his 27-volume Translation and Interpretation of the Nahj-ol-balagheh. People considered Allama jafari as a professor and compared him with very big historical characters, but he never profoundly compared himself with others. Ancestry Mohammad Taghi Jafari was born in Tabriz at 23 Jul, 1923. The name of his father was Karim. His mother was a knowledgeable woman who was the first person who thought Allama reading and writing, but unfortunately she passed away too early, when she was only 32 years old. Childhood, adolescence studies and successes Mohammad Taghi had learned how to read and write from his mother even before he started school, so after passing an exam in the primary school he began his education from fourth grade. After elementary school, Mohammad Taghi began to study at the Talebieh religious school, and then his thirst for learning lead him to Tehran and Qom, where he studied under some of the outstanding religious scholars of his time. Soon, when her mother passed away he returned to Tabriz again and there, the Shahidi insisted so much that he decided to leave for the Najaf School of theology when he was only 19 years old. Mohammad Taghi spent 11 years in Najaf and learned from great scholars. He was conferred on the greatest degree of jurisprudence – ijthad– only when he was 23 years old. He was so fascinated to learn all and new sciences that he became a master, other than Islamic Fighh (knowledge), on sciences like theoretical physics, anthropology, psychology, philosophy of west and east and also aesthetic .His first book, The Relationship between Men - Universe, which he wrote when he was in his late twenties, shows his dominancy and power of knowledge. Later life He never stopped his uninterrupted efforts of learning and teaching during his last 44 years of life in Tehran, after returning back from Najaf at 1954. He had a very active and busy life; he never refused to reply the questions rose from any party, either from school children, or highly educated doctorate level of universities or professionals. He had meetings and negotiations on different issues with almost 150 high ranking contemporary characters of the world for the rest of his life. He received many cultural and scientific awards and the most important was awarded at 1997 as “the first level medallion of science” at Tehran University”. Final years and passing away After almost half a century of continuous endeavors, efforts, and giving services to the normal people, scientific, cultural and religious societies, scholars, universities, and institutions, etc. On 15 November, 1998 suffering from a cancer disease he passed away. His body was buried in Dar-Al-Zohd, shrine of Mashhad city, beside the tomb of Imam Reza(salawat ollah alaih).