and the organization of cities‚ was affected and changed in the time due to the presence of the Muslim peoples in the Caliphate of Córdoba. One of the most impacting apportations to the Spanish culture was the architectural styles of the Islamic mosques. For instance one of the most beautiful buildings in the world‚ Is
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of aerial perspective‚ blending in any rough paint strokes‚ and his use of light and the contrast it has with the rest of the painting. The content of the painting includes a rainbow which has biblical meaning‚ a mosque in the distance referring to Constantinople and the Christian mosques that were built in Istanbul. The Aegean Sea painted by Frederic Church in 1877 has many elements that show the style of luminism as a representation of nature. On the left side of the painting there are rocks
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amongst Americans all over the country. They felt as though this happened in their own backyard and not miles away. After that they started to turn away from all Muslims no matter their culture or status. What many failed to realize is that there was a mosque inside the twin towers and not only did American born citizens die but no‚ people of all origins did. Just because a person is Muslim‚ it does not mean they are not American citizens. Some have been here for generations; the black Muslims have been
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Peshawar See The Old City Centre with the Qissa Khwani Bazaar‚ Bazar-e-Kalan‚ Clock Tower Square‚ Chowk Yadgar‚ Tehsil Gorgathri‚ Mohabbat Khan Mosque‚ Sunehri Masjid (Sadar)‚ Peshawar Museum‚ Khyber Bazar. Parks includes Khalid bin waleed park‚ Shahi bagh and Wazir bagh. The traditional halal food of Peshawar can be bought from Namak Mandi‚ Khyber Bazar. The famous "Kulfa" can be accessed from Qissa Khwani Bazar in the months of Apri-Sept every year‚ when there is hot weather in the city
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the Islamic calendar) The day starts off with an official 31-gun salute at the federal capital and a 21-gun salute in provincial headquarters. The national flag is hoisted on all major public buildings‚ governmental‚ non-governmental facilities‚ mosques and even households are tastefully decorated and colorfully illuminated at night. Seerat conferences are organized at both federal and provincial levels where religious scholars and intellectuals come and shed light on the Prophet Muhammed’s life
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Every religion has its own approach to art and architecture. A comparison between different traditions can offer an illuminating insight into the varying religious outlooks and theologies. Architecture‚ as well as art‚ is influenced by a number of forces in society‚ in the environment‚ in the psychology of the people who produce it‚ and in different institutions. It is an expression of inner feelings and beliefs and so naturally is influenced by religion in many societies. Religious architecture
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the victory of Mohammed Ghori over Rajput king‚ Prithviraj Chauhan‚ in 1192 AD‚ by his then viceroy‚ Qutb-ud-din Aibak‚ who later became the first Sultan of Delhi of Mamluk dynasty. Building of the Quwwatu’l-Islam (Might of Islam) congregational mosque was begun in 1192 by Qutbu’d-Din Aibak and completed in 1198‚ using the demolished remains of Hindu temples. It was enlarged by Iltutmish (1211-36) and again by Alauld-Din Khalji (1296-1316). According to the inscriptions on its surface it was repaired
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investigations related to the local site conditions in the seismic assessment of two historical structures in Macedonia: the church of The Holy Mother of God Peribleptos‚ from the 13th century‚ located in the old town of Ohrid and the Mustafa Pasha mosque in Skopje‚ from the 15th century. The objective of the described procedure is to take into consideration the regional and microlocation geological and seismological parameters in order to define the input seismic parameters for dynamic analysis of
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Hajj: Islamic Pilgrimage The Islamic religion requires its members to take a pilgrimage to Mecca to pay tribute to their god Allah‚ ask for forgiveness of sins. The Hajj is the annual pilgrimage to Mecca‚ Saudi Arabia. It is one of the largest annual pilgrimages in the world‚ and is the fifth pillar of Islam‚ a religious duty that must be carried out at least once in their lifetime by every able-bodied Muslim who can afford to do so. The Hajj is a demonstration of the solidarity of the Muslim
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upon the Arabic script and varies in form depending on the period and the region of its production. The two main styles of calligraphy are Kufic and naksh. Throughout the history of Islamic art calligraphy has been used for surface decoration in mosques and madrasahs (religious schools)‚ as
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