Icon and icon making is a traditional visual art which originates from Greece and is applted in portraying or drawing the appearance of prophets holy people , or politicians or socialist . this art was influenced by the visual art of the sasanids and Arsacids and was first used in sixth century : from the and fifteenth century onwards this art was transferred from Byzantine to Russia and became afinancial method of proselytizing Christlanity In the seventeenth century it was introduced in Persia, but due to the religious atmosphere of the safavid ear it was not successful , however , it flourished in the Qajar ear and this technique was imitated by pesian artists. Many of the icons ot this era were focused on the twelfth lmams and were usually drawn with a vell covering the face. Nowadays, various movements can be seen regarding icons, unknown and strange images of the Holy prophet of lslam and the lmams have been introduced and created.