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Art and Islam Picture source:blog.imagereflex.com/archives/2005/07/ Art and Islam • Islam has 1500 years of Art and Culture. • Islam forbids the creation of images of Muhammad in order to prevent his followers worshipping idols. There are no pictures of people or animals in mosques. • A mosque is an Islamic holy building. The name comes form the Arabic word “majid” meaning “place of prostration”. Islamic Art is Made up of… • Geometric Pattern • Calligraphy (beautiful and ornate writing) • Ceramic work and mosaics • Weaving and textiles Picturesource:gate.cia.edu/.../arthistory/islam/slides.html Tiles from the 14th century Alhambra throne room in Granada, Spain. Architecture Islamic Buildings are richly decorated with mosaic work and calligraphy. This mosque is the famous Dome of the Rock in East Jerusalem where Muhammad is said to have ascended into heaven. Picture source: faculty.evansville.edu/.../sp04/art105-17.html Geometric Pattern A geometric pattern is one that is made up of regular lines and repeated shapes. Shapes can be reflected or rotated to create a pattern. Islamic artists often have a small deliberate mistake in their patterns to show that they are not perfect like Allah. Masjid I Jami. Safavid Dynasty, 18th Century. Isfahan, Iran. Picture source:gate.cia.edu/.../arthistory/islam/slides.html Pattern Decoration It is not just mosques that are decorated with pattern. Many buildings in Islamic countries are decorated with mosaic work (patterns made up from small pieces of coloured tile). This pattern is made up from hexagonal pieces arranged to form diamond shapes. It is the decoration of a palace in Marrakesh, Morocco. Picture.co.uk source:easyweb.easynet /.../islamic_hex_tiling.htm Calligraphy Calligraphy is beautiful ornate writing. Mosques are often decorated in with the name Muhammad and verses from the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book. This piece of Calligraphy means ‘Allah is beautiful and loves everything beautiful’. Image Source: www.amaana.org/children/rubina.htm Calligraphy Styles Above are images of Bismillah verse (in Arabic). All the chapters except one in the Holy Quran begin with the verse, "In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Kind." The two Bismillahs above say the same thing, in different Arabic "fonts" or calligraphy styles. Picture source:www.mc.maricopa.edu/~ladelia/INTREL243/CH%201