#islamic art

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Horoscope, Ancient Iran, by Imad al-Din Mahmud al-Kashi

Showing the positions of the heavens at the moment of Prince Iskandar’s birth on April 25, 1384

Painted enamel plate representing the twelve zodiac signs.

Islamic art, 16th century, signed Abd-ol-Vahed
Iran, 1563

Location: Berlin, Germany, Museum für Islamische Kunst (SMPK)

Post origin: http://liltingpenumbra.tumblr.com/

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Lanterns. [x]

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Leaf from a Quran, al-Andalus, late 12th century.

This Qur’an belongs to a small group of similar Qur’ans all of which were copied in Southern Spain. They are all fairly small, this being one of the larger of the group, and are similar in layout and illumination. All are square, and written in a small neat script which has been described as the Valencian script. Nine of the group have colophons, of which six were copied in Valencia. They have an opening page or pages of illumination, which here is sadly lacking. The sura headings are in gold kufic with illuminated palmettes and the text is written on rather white parchment with tightly spaced lines of around 21-28 lines to the page. […] 

Spanish Qur’ans are few in number compared to North African Qur’ans as many were deliberately destroyed by the Christian conquerors of Spain. None exists in Spain itself with but few remaining in libraries in North Africa and the East, poignant reminders of Spain’s glorious Islamic heritage.

(viaColumbia University)

Tombul Mosque. Shumen, Bulgaria.

islamic-art-and-quotes:

Stack of Books of Quran

Originally found on: quran-karim

Κείμενα Αταργάτιδος: Ex Libris

Al-Nasir Mosque,Cairo.

Islamic Museum, Teheran, 8th Century

God’s guidance. When guiding our trembling blind souls from the darkness to the light. Too seeing. Oh you beauty of light. You beauty of truth! How beautiful are not you. 

//H.S

Let me say this loud and clear. There is a world of difference between terrorist acts and the Islamic Shari'a. Islam is not only a religion, but a way of life. And at its heart lie the sacred principles of tolerance and dialogue. //King Hussein 

The arabs and muslims sold their identity - religion, and the West bought it…

By looking into someones´ eyes, the soul can be seen

The influence of Islam on the medieval societies were huge! This were for example recognized on the architecture etc. 

Prayer has no time

Prayer has no time