Islamic Art

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The Holy book of Islam, the Word of God, is called after the Arabic word meaning "word"

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Quaran

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The Word of God was revealed by the angel Gabriel to the prophet

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Muhammad

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The biblical event named Abraham is the Arabic name Ibrahim, the biblical name Isaac is

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Ishmael

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This even including Ibrahim or Abraham is represented in the sarcophagus of Junius Bassus and commemorated in the Dome of the Rock:

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Abraham's sacrifice of Isaac

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The Arabic word for God:

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Allah

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Worship of Islam didnt require a basilica-type structure because the practice of warship was different: what are the requirements for a mosque

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Space for the individual to pray

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The Five Pillars

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1. belief in God
2. pilgrimage
3. Prayer
4. Fasting during Romadon
5. Alms

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According to Muhammad ibn Mahmud, writing is important because

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writing the word of God is a form of worship

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Scripts is an important element in the decoration of religious structures; the Dome of the Rock includes frieze with texts from the book of

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Quran

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The function of the minaret

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a tower where people announce when it is time to pray

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a niche in the wall of a mosque which marks the direction of Mecca is called

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Mihrab

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in a Delawarean mosque, this niche would be on the ______ side of the building

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east

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A type of decoration with intertwined strap-like lines may be flowing swirls or geometric shapes; the pattern is called

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arabesque

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The art is so beautifully that the letters themselves are decorative

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Calligraphy

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The decoration of Islamic religious texts and buildings and objects are always aniconic, in what context do Islamic artists use figural images?

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in non religious works