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Arts of islam and africa
Origins of Islam570 Muhammad Born in Mecca610 Muhammads
Revelation622 Muhammad Flees to Medina (Hijra)632 Muhammad Dies
Origins of IslamOrigins of islam
Origins of islam
1st Pillar of Islam: Shahada(Acceptance of God and Muhammad as
his Prophet)Origins of islam
2nd Pillar of Islam: Salat(Ritual prayer 5x daily)Origins of
islam
3rd Pillar of Islam: Sawm(Fasting & self control during
blessed month of Ramadan)Origins of islam
4th Pillar of Islam: Zakat(Giving 2.5% of savings to poor &
needy)Origins of islam
5th Pillar of Islam: Hajj(Pilgrimage to Mecca at least
once)Origins of islam
Star and Crescent symbolNot traditionally associated with
IslamIslam instead associated with colors black, red, white, or
greenOrigins of Islam
Origins of islam
Origins of islam
Origins of islam
Origins of islam
QuranKoranQuranUsed calligraphy and intricite design instead of
pictures of people/animals
Book Art
Book Art
Book Art
Book Art
Book ArtBook Art
Book Art
Book art
Book Art
Book Art
Book Art
Book art
Daily life
Daily life
Mosques and palaces
Mosques and palaces
Mosques and palacesMosques and palaces
Mosques and palaces
Mosques and palaces
Mosques and palaces
Mosques and palaces
Mosques and palaces
Minaret calls faithful to prayer 5x dailyMosques and palaces
Mosques and palaces
Mihrab empty niche in far wallFar wall called qibla
wallIndicates direction of MeccaImportant because all Muslims are
to face direction of Mecca during prayerMosques and palaces
Mosques and palaces
Mosques and palaces
Mosques and palaces
Mosques and palaces
Mosques and palaces
Mosques and palaces
MuqarnasMosques and palaces
Horseshoe archAlso called Moorish archOr Keyhole archExtremely
common in Islamic designMosques and palaces
Mosques and palaces
Mosques and palaces
Mosques and palaces
Mosques and palaces
Mosques and palaces
Iwan large vaulted chamber whose pointed archway is set in
rectangular frame with two minarets over its cornersIwan marks
entry to a royal reception hall in Persian PalacesOne iwan on each
side of a mosques courtyard Iwan directly across courtyard is qibla
iwanMosques and palaces
Mosques and palaces
Mosques and palaces
Mosques and palaces
Mosques and palacesAlhambra Palace in Granada, SpainOne of few
surviving Islamic PalacesMosques and palaces
Mosques and palaces
Mosques and palaces
