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22 Cards in this Set
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Beveled Style |
symmetrical, abstract, vegetal form composed of deep cuts and ridges Ex. Samarra Palaces |
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Caliph |
Leader of the Islamic Nation Ex.Abu'Bakr First Caliph after Muhammad passed |
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Calligraphy |
decorative handwriting or handwritten lettering.
Ex.Kufic The style in which the Qur' an was originally written |
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Chahar Bagh |
A Persian-style garden layout. The quadrilateral garden is divided by walkways or flowing water into four smaller parts. Ex. Taj Mahal in Agra |
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Dado |
the lower part of a wall Ex.dado panel from samarra palaces, decorated with beveled style abstract vegetation |
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Imam |
"leader" the person who leads prayers in a mosque Ex. Imam Ahmed Yassin |
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Hajj |
"pilgrimage" the Mandatory pilgrimage to Mecca, and one of the 5 pillars of Islam Ex. The pigrimage to Mecca |
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Horseshoe Arch |
Horseshoe shaped arch introduced to Islamic architecture by the cordobans
Ex. The Great Mosque of Cordoba |
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Hypostyle |
an architectural term referring to a space that has a roof supported by columns Ex.Great Mosque of Damascus |
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Kandil |
hanging lamp Ex. Mosque of Muhammad Ali, Cairo |
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Kiswa |
cloth covering the Ka' ba renewed annually Ex. the Kiswa covering the Ka' ba |
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Kursi |
"chair" stand for holding and reading the Qur' an Ex. Stand for a Qur'an Manuscript, The MET |
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Maqsura |
‘protected’ enclosure near mihrab for ruler Ex. Great Mosque of Qairawan, Tunisia |
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Mihrab |
"to elevate" niche in qibla wall indicating direction of prayer Ex. Great Mosque of Cordoba |
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Minaret |
"fire/light"
tower for call to prayer Ex. Great Mosque of Samarra |
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Minbar |
"raised" pulpit for friday sermon Ex. Great Mosque of Qairawan, Tunisia |
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Mi'raj |
ascension of Muhammad to speak to allah
620 CE Ex. Muhammad's acension to heaven to speak with allah |
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Mosque |
"place of prostration" house of prayer Ex. Great Mosque of Cordoba |
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Paradise |
Heaven everybody is 33conceptualized as a garden endless food that has eternally different flavors served by youths gold and silver and jewels Ex. represented by Architecture and 4 rivers at the Great mosque of Damascus |
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Qibla |
"Direction" of prayer (direction of Mecca) Ex.Qibla wall, Great Mosque of Damascus |
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Qur' an |
The written word of allah as received by Muhammad between 610-632
Ex. The Blue Qur' an, Tunisia |
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Voussoir |
a wedge-shaped or tapered stone used to construct an arch. Ex. Red and White Voussoir at the Great Mosque of Cordoba |
