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15 Cards in this Set
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Mohammad |
A prophet who was born in the city of Mecca *an orphan *goes on a caraban (for work) and meets Christians and Jews on his travels *starts to talk about monotheism (makes people angry) *believes he can speak to the arch angel of Gabriel *forced out of Mecca and goes to Medina on a pilgrimage *comes back to Mecca with 10,000 supporters and takes over |
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Calligraphy |
a replacement of Islamic art, it is seen as Islamic language/ holy words (very attractive design) |
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Mosque |
Islamic Church (hypostyle) |
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Minaret |
A location device (announces prescience of the mosque) and the call to prayer |
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Mihrab |
empty niche on the qibla wall |
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Koran (Qu'ran) |
A document/ religious script *the idea that god is close to man (monotheism) |
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Kufic |
gold calligraphy (Abbasid Qu'ran) |
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Hypostyle |
Means "many columned" A type of mosque that accomodates the entire male population *recalls the form of Mohammad's house in Medina *focus is on open, communal space, not axial focus on an altar or priest |
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Qibla |
"direction" (type of wall), the direction towards Mecca |
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Maqsura |
area near the mihrab shrine intended for the private prayer of the ruler |
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Name: Dome of the Rock From: Jerusalem Islamic *first major achievement in Islamic architecture *central plan *exterior is heavily decorated with calligraphy and geometric patterns *in the noble enclosure *traditional spot of Adam's (Adam and Eve) burial and where Mohammad rose into the heavens and other religious occurrences) |
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Name: Great Mosque of Kairouan From: Tunisia Islamic (8th century) Hypostyle Mosque |
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Name: Mina'I dish story of Bahram Gur and Azadeh From: Iran *polychrome over glaze enamels on white composite body *composite narrative: Bahram Gur is a prince and Azadeh is his girlfriend, they're out hunting and she challenges him, Bahram throws her off the camel and tramples her *has calligraphy |
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Name: Yahya ibn Mahmud al-Wasiti "Scene in an Arab Village") From: Maqamat Opaque watercolors on paper Islamic |
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Name: Sanguszko figural design carpet From: Iran *Islamic *related to Divan of Hafiz |
