is , ▁which ▁he ▁called ▁his ▁' par ad ise ' ▁( a ▁Greek ▁cor ruption ▁of ▁the ▁Old ▁Pers ian ▁word ▁for ▁garden ). ▁▁ ▁During ▁the ▁su zer ain ty ▁of ▁the ▁S as an ian ▁Empire , ▁under ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁Z oro ast rian ism , ▁water ▁in ▁art ▁grew ▁increasing ly ▁important . ▁This ▁tr end ▁manif ested ▁itself ▁in ▁garden ▁design , ▁with ▁greater ▁emphas is ▁on ▁f ount ains ▁and ▁p onds ▁in ▁gard ens . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Um ay y ad ▁and ▁Abb as id ▁periods , ▁the ▁a est h etic ▁aspect ▁of ▁the ▁garden ▁increased ▁in ▁importance , ▁over t aking ▁utility . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁a est h etic ▁rules ▁that ▁govern ▁the ▁garden ▁grew ▁in ▁importance . ▁An ▁example ▁of ▁this ▁is ▁the ▁ch ah ā r ▁b ā gh ▁( ), ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁garden ▁that ▁attempts ▁to ▁em ulate ▁the ▁Abraham ic ▁notion ▁of ▁a ▁Garden ▁of ▁E den , ▁with ▁four ▁rivers ▁and ▁four ▁quadr ants ▁that ▁represent ▁the ▁world . ▁The ▁design ▁sometimes ▁extends ▁one ▁axis ▁longer ▁than ▁the ▁cross - axis , ▁and ▁may ▁feature ▁water ▁channels ▁that ▁run ▁through ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁gard ens ▁and ▁connect ▁to ▁a ▁central ▁pool . ▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁Abb as id ▁dynast y ▁( 8 th ▁century ▁AD ), ▁this ▁type ▁of ▁garden ▁became ▁an ▁integral ▁part ▁of ▁represent ational ▁architecture . ▁The ▁Pers ian ▁garden ▁is ▁a ▁landscape ▁garden , ▁designed ▁individually ▁and ▁created ▁intention