Umayyad Mosque‚ Damascus‚ Syria Space and Symbolism By Shijo Jose (A/2371/2011) History of Architecture II Year Sem IV Great Mosque of Damascus‚ also called Umayyad Mosque‚ the earliest surviving stone mosque‚ built between ad 705 and 715 by the Umayyad Caliph al-Walīd I. The mosque stands on the site of a 1st-century Hellenic temple to Jupiter and of a later church ‘Basilica of Saint John the Baptist’. Some Syrio-Roman fragments remain in the structure‚ as does a shrine supposedly enclosing
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groups‚ the Campus Mosque at the University of Scranton being one of them. This location holds a high importance to the ever-growing Muslim population of Scranton. The Campus Mosque is a house‚ found on Taylor Avenue in Scranton‚ which was renovated into a mosque in 2007. Originally in 1996 the University renovated a house into the Campus Mosque as a gift to the Muslim community of Scranton‚ however it was later knocked down in order to build a new dorm on campus. The Campus Mosque was established due
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he thought the Roman Catholic Church was doing wrong. It was part of a bigger movement known as the Protestant Reformation. The only difference between the two is that the Protestant Reformation contained all Protestant denominations including Lutheran‚ Presbyterian‚ Methodist‚ Evangelical‚ and Baptist while the Lutheran Reformation contained only Lutherans. The Lutheran Reformation has made several changes in the world. One change is that now the Roman Catholic Church is reformed and has moved on
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Faisal Mosque The Shah Faisal Masjid in Islamabad‚ Pakistan‚ is among one of the largest mosques in the world. It is renowned for both its size and its architecture covering an area of 5‚000 square meters with a capacity of 300‚000 worshippers Turkish architect Vedat Dalokay’s designed it. Construction of the mosque began in 1976 by National Construction of Pakistan‚ led by Azim Borujerdi‚ and was funded by
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Comparison Paper Many people consider the split between the Shiites and Sunni similar to the split between Protestants and Catholics. Both events played big roles in the forming of our world as it is today‚ showing us the pros and cons of those situations. A similar occurrence could very well happen in the future. The split between the Sunnis and Shiites occurred in year 632 after the death of the Prophet Muhammad. What the difference was between the Sunni and Shiite people was who they wanted to
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double-attached house through out the week. Upper floors were used for social gatherings and community meetings. The population of this church grow and forced the Diocese to send yet another priest to assist Father Matthews. Father Thomas Judge along with Father Matthews continued as plans for a church were underway. The new building would serve as a church‚ school‚ and convent for the Dominican Sisters of Kentucky who had taking on the mission of educating the children of the parish. Later
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The Difference Between Religion and Spirituality Rebecca M. Sherman University of California‚ Davis Abstract This paper draws from six published works that deal with psychological and scholarly research on religion and spirituality. The works vary in their definitions and use of the concepts and terminology of religion and spirituality. Hood et al. (2009) suggest that that social scientists have traditionally been able to make a distinction between religion and spirituality in their research
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DEFINITION The Great Mosque of Damascus is the first monumental work of architecture in Islamic history; the building served as a central gathering point after Mecca to consolidate the Muslims in their faith and conquest to rule the surrounding territories under the Umayyad Caliphate. The Umayyad Mosque‚ or formerly the Basilica of Saint John is currently located in the old city of Damascus‚ It is one of the largest and oldest mosques in the world. It is considered the fourth-holiest place
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Difference Between Enlightenment and Romanticism Enlightenment and Romanticism are two aspects of literature in which the thinkers contributed according to their school of thought. Writers that contributed to romanticism are called as romantics. On the other hand‚ writers that contributed to enlightenment are called as enlightenment thinkers. Romantics gave more importance to intense emotion in their works. On the other hand‚ the enlightenment thinkers did not give that much importance to intense
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Religion and Spirituality: The differences and issues between them. Religion and spirituality are two very different things that people often mistakenly categorize as the same‚ but to learn to understand the two you first must know the meaning behind them both. What is Religion? It is not just one belief‚ but beliefs that diverse throughout the world depending on areas or cultures‚ and many of them vary greatly. To say they’re one thing would be incorrect. Some are small while others are largely
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