Islamic Studies and Quranic Research in the Contemporary World

Islamic Studies and Quranic Research in the Contemporary World

An Artifical Intelligence Based Conceptual Framework for Exploring the Nature of Human Creativity in Iranian Islamic Art and Culture

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Nafiseh Fareghzadeh 1
Mahdi Bazargani 2
Nasrin Jafari 3
1 Department of Computer Engineering, Khod.c., Islamic Azad University, Zanjan, Iran
2 Department of Computer Engineering, Za.C., Islamic Azad University, Zanjan, Iran
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Culture, Art, and Media, Za.C., Islamic Azad University, Zanjan, Iran
10.22034/iscw.2026.2070804.1189
Abstract
Considering the necessity of enhancing, integrating, and intelligently integrating human and technological creative capacities in the Iranian Islamic art and culture, the aims of this research is to design and develop an innovative, comprehensive and localized conceptual and theoretical framework based on the artificial intelligence to explore the nature of human creativity in the context of Iranian Islamic art and culture and investigate the requirements in the process of innovative and meaningful interaction between humans and artificial intelligence. By combining the philosophical, mystical and aesthetic foundations of Islamic art with advanced capabilities of artificial intelligence, this model provides an innovative and localized solution for managing challenges such as preserving Iranian Islamic identity and confronting religious and cultural biases. The research method was based on a philosophical, conceptual, and theoretical approach and comparative analysis of scientific documents, previous studies, theories of creativity and new achievements of artificial intelligence in art.
The proposed framework not only enables the production of original and meaningful works of art in the context of Iranian Islamic culture, but also offers a perspective of intelligent creative interaction between humans and machines in contemporary art. This approach plays a strategic role in the development of digital art in line with indigenous and spiritual values. It enables the production of original works of art and the management of challenges such as religious and cultural biases and identity preservation by providing purposeful interaction, also provides a comprehensive and practical strategy for the development of intelligent creative art in line with the values and spiritual indigenous identity of Islamic Iran.
Keywords
Artificial Intelligence
Creative Collaboration
Creativity
Art
Iranian Islamic Culture
Subjects
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Islamic Studies and Quranic Research in the Contemporary World
Volume 4, Issue 2 - Serial Number 8
February 2026
Pages 291-322

  • Receive Date 05 September 2025
  • Revise Date 01 January 2026
  • Accept Date 24 February 2026
  • First Publish Date 24 February 2026
  • Publish Date 21 January 2026