history: the spread of islam/muslim communities source: accessed 10/10/08
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History: The Spread of Islam/Muslim Communities
Source: http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/suttonlink/340ismap.html Accessed 10/10/08
Ibn Tulun Mosque, Cairo, EgyptSource: http://image03.webshots.com/3/6/91/32/1569132sYORYpTULE_ph.jpg
Architecture
Mosque of Ibn Tulun, 9th Century CE, Cairo, Egypt (Abbassid)
Built in Sumerian style
Repeating patterns
Outside yard, inside court
Simple design of repeating patterns
Mosque Architecture
Ibn Tulun Mosque, Tulunid Period, 9th Century, Cairo, Egypt
Repeated pattern of roof decorations
Prayer niche (mihrab) in Ibn Tulun Mosuque, Cairo, Egypt
Arabic Calligraphy
Religious inscription in stylized Arabic in a mosque in Cairo
Mosque of Sultan Hassan Cairo, Egypt (Mamluke)
Onion topped minaret
Pointed dome over qiblah wall
High walls
13th Century CE
Doorways
5 story height
•Mosque of Sultan Hassan •Cairo, Egypt
3 types of calligraphy
Doorway decoration Sultan Hasan MosqueCairo, Egypt
Arabic Calligraphy
Same religious inscription, but in a different style, entrance to the Mosque of Sultan Hassan, Cairo, Egypt
Arabic Calligraphy
Same religious inscription, different styles
Arabic Calligraphy
Marble floor of the Qalawun Mosque, Cairo, EgyptSource: Paul Beran, photo
Nusretiye CamiiBanisi II, Mahmut,
1825 Tophane, Istanbul, Turkey
Source: Paul Beran, June 2009
What style is this?
Ottoman
Nusretiye Camii, Banisi II, Mahmut, 1825 Tophane, Istanbul, Turkey
Source: Picture by Paul Beran, June 2009
Door Frieze
Translation:
“The Best Thing You Can Do Is To Pray At
The Appointed
Time”
Kaptan-I-DeryaKilic Ali Pasa
Camii
Mimarsinan 1580 - 1587
Tophane, Istanbul, Turkey
Door frieze
Source: Paul Beran, June 2009
“He Is God, There Is No God But Him”
Source: Paul Beran, June 2009
The Dome of the Rock, Qubbat al Sakhrah691 CE (Umayyad)
Source: Paul Beran, June 2009
The Dome of the Rock, Qubbat al Sakhrah, 691 CE
Edging frieze in Arabic calligraphy
The Dome of the Rock
Carved sign for museum in Cairo, Egypt
Source: http://www.marmarisfinest.com/images/05-29_Blue_Mosque_IMG_3191_web.jpg Accessed 10/10/08
Sultan Ahmet Mosque “Blue Mosque” Istanbul, Turkey
Calligraphy on the columns inside of the Blue Mosque Istanbul, Turkey
Wrap-Up