Mihrab - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Islam - ANSWER Arabic for "submission," meaning submission to God Qur'an - ANSWER Contains the written word of God; It is not illustrated with images. Led to a flowering of book arts, including calligraphy and illustration Mosque - ANSWER From the Arabic masjid, "place for bowing down" Minaret - ANSWER Prayer is called five times a day from the top of this type of tower Calligraphy - ANSWER Art of handwriting that was highly regarded. Great calligraphers achieved a status compar...

the Five Pillars the five most important duties for all Muslims; to believe, to pray, to give to charity, to fast and to go on pilgrimage the Ten Obligatory Acts then important duties for Shi'a Muslims, which inculde the Five Pillars 00:04 01:26 Shahadah the Muslim declaration of faith salah prayer with and in worship to God, performed under conditions set by the prophet Muhammad wudu ritual washing before prayer mihrab a niche in a wall that indicates the...

HOME CONTACT US RESOURCES LINKS FACULTY MY COURSES MENU       AHIST 1401 Art History - Term 2, 2019-2020 Search forums Discussion 3 by Alison Binger (Instructor) - Wednesday, 13 November 2019, 10:42 AM Virtually all of the world’s cultures have deÕned sacred spaces for religious purposes. Choose one place of worship that you are familiar with (it can be from any faith). What do you think is the relationship between the appearance and layout of the space and its rel...