A master's thesis at the College of Fine Arts, University of Basrah, examined the aesthetics of depicting paradise in Islamic art
 The thesis presented by researcher Hind Ahmed Abdel Salam included the subject of Islamic art by reviewing Islamic photography, which accommodates the many references that influenced its products, the frameworks of transformation, change, aesthetic experimentation, and what the aesthetic character of the committee holds and the embodiment of the fantasies of the Islamic photographer

The thesis discussed the re-reading of Paradise derived from the Holy Qur’an, novels and hadiths, as well as the previous and well-established religious legacies that remained stuck in the soul and conscience of the Muslim artist, so he refined them to achieve the beauty of the image of Paradise.

The thesis aims at being a serious attempt to aesthetically depict heaven and the extent of the Muslim artist's connection to his religion, which was reflected in his productions, and which provided an opportunity for art students and connoisseurs.
The thesis concluded that there is a paradise in all religions and beliefs, it has brought instinct on that, and it is similar to what is depicted in Islamic art.