contained a Maqsura‚ the place where the emir or caliph would pray. The Mihrab was usually a concave niche in the Gibla‚ indicating it as the Mecca-oriented wall of the mosque. However‚ the word Mihrab has been used to refer to a variety of architectural elements that vary in size‚ shape‚ and elaboration. This meaning of the word make the true origin and purpose of the Mihrab difficult to determine. In early Arabic literature‚ Mihrab sometimes referred to the part of the palace where the king would sit
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Tyanne Rowe Museum Paper The Mihrab (prayer niche) dated 12th century‚ the point of origin being the city of Isfahan located in Iran is the object that captured my attention. This piece is considered to be a ceramic design made of “polychrome glazed cut tiles on a stone paste body that was later set into mortar”. Madrasa Imami is a school‚ in which this piece in was created 1354‚ later it was sold to Arthur U. Pope in 1931. When arriving at the museum I noticed that the items on display in
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patterns‚ such as vegetal patterns and geometric patterns. Vegetal patterns are used in many different places like in architectures‚ carpets‚ potteries‚ Qur’an‚ and so on. Usually‚ Mihrab‚ a niche that indicates the direction of Mecca‚ is decorated thoswith greater skill than other elements in mosque. This example of Mihrab is from the Madrasa Imami in Isfahan. It is composed of a mosaic of small monochrome-glaze tiles. These small tiles consist of blue and white hues. Blue and white tiles form inscriptions
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same time‚ they serve to guide the eyes of the user towards the four storey high marble clad mihrab wall‚ bathed in the natural light. It shows the light filtering through‚ alike to Tadao Ando style of playing with the lights. The column free prayer hall framed by its ribbed and arched fair-faced concrete structure rising from the floor and opening upwards towards the quadruple volume in front of the mihrab wall. The nature of keeping the elements of Islamic Architecture by using the natural light
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The Dome of the Rock‚ completed in 691 and the one of the earliest surviving example of Muslim architecture‚ displaying a vast array of mosaic and domed roof. Located in the city of Jerusalem‚ Dome of the Rock seats as one of the most historic and sacred structure for all of the three largest monotheistic religions in the world. Built under the patronage of 5th Umayyad caliph Abd Al-Malik bin Marwan on the Haram al-Sharif in Jerusalem‚ the Dome of the Rock was completed in 692. It is one of the earliest
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craftsmanship. It is collected with reused old Roman parts from which grow a striking mix of two-layered‚ symmetrical twists‚ framed of stone and red square. The motivation driving union in the supplication passage is the acclaimed horseshoe bended mihrab. A mihrab is a debilitated corner utilized as a part of a mosque to
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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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Correct 1. This term identifies Islamic law or traditions about Muhammad outside the Qur ’ an. A) hadith B) haj C) hegira D) mihrab Points Earned: 5.0 Correct Answer(s): A Correct 2. This is the Arabic term meaning "submission" or "surrender." A) Hegira B) Qur ’ an C) Qa ’ aba D) Islam Points Earned: 5.0 Correct Answer(s): D Correct 3. Among the most famous scholars at the House of Wisdom‚ this polymath researcher is credited with having invented algebra. A) Al-Khwarizmi
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courtyard‚ called a sahn. Within the courtyard three is usually a fountain‚ its waters both a welcome respite in hot lands‚ and important for the ritual cleaning that is done before prayer. Another important part of a mosques architecture is a mihrab. A mihrab is a niche in the wall that indicates the direction of Mecca‚ where all Muslims pray
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The Blue Mosque‚ Dubai 1960880238125000On the last Friday before the holy month of Ramadan of the year 2011‚ another landmark was added to Dubai’s list of achievements with the opening of the Blue Mosque. Dubai- the land where architecture is highly appreciated‚ the Blue Mosque fits right in with the Arabian landscape. The mosque held its first congregation with the Friday prayer on the 29th of July 2011. It was built by Khalaf Al Habtoor‚ the chairman of Al Habtoor Group. The mosque is named after
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