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Islamic Art
Chronology of Early Islam
Muhammad Born in Mecca ca. 570
Muhammad’s First Revelation610
Flight to Medina (Hijra)622
Muhammad Dies in Medina 632
Five Pillars of Islam
Faith There is no God but God;
Muhammad is his messenger
Prayer Salat–obligatory prayers
said five times daily
Charity Zakat–“purification” or “growth”
Fasting during month of Ramadan
Pilgrimage Hajj–trip to Mecca once in a lifetime some go yearly during Ramadan
Umayyad Art
Dome of the Rock , Jerusalem, 687-692
Dome of the Rock
Jerusalem
687-692
Dome of the Rock (interior)
Jerusalem
687-692
Great Mosque
Damascus, Syria
706-715
Mosaic from CourtyardGreat Mosque
Damascus, Syria
706-715
Plan of the Umayyad Palace
Mshatta, Jordan
ca. 740-750
Detail of the Friezeof the Umayyad Palace
Mshatta, Jordan
ca. 740 - 750limestone16 ft. 7 in. high
Frieze of the Umayyad Palace, Mshatta, Jordan, ca. 740 – 750, limestone16 ft. 7 in. high
Abbasid Art
Aerial view of the Great Mosque, Qayrawan, Tunisia , ca. 836-875
Plan of the Great Mosque
Qayrawan, Tunisia
ca. 836-875
Malwiya minaret of the Great Mosque, Samarra, Iraq
ca. 848-852
In situ
Mausoleum of the Samanids,, Bukhara, Uzbekistan, early 10th century
Umayyad Art in Iberia
Entrance to the Great Mosque
Córdoba, Spain
8th to 10th centuries
Prayer hall of the Great Mosque
Córdoba, Spain
8th to 10th centuries
Dome in front of the mihrabof the Great Mosque
Córdoba, Spain
961-965
Plaque, 10th or early 11th centuryivory, quartz, pigment, 4 1/4 x 8 in.
Plaque, 10th or early 11th century, ivory, quartz, pigment, 4 1/4 x 8 in.
Nasrid Art in Iberia
Court of Lions, Alahambra Palace, Granada, Spain
1354-1391
Muqarnas dome, hall of the Two SistersAlahambra Palace
Granada, Spain
1354-1391
Islamic Luxury Arts
Confronting lions and palm tree
fragment of a textile from Zandana, Uzbekistan
8th centurysilk compound twill2 ft. 11 in. x 2 ft. 9 1/2 in.
Sulayman
Ewer in the form of a bird
796brass with silver and copper inlay1 ft. 3 in. high
Quran page with the beginning of surah 18, al Kahf (The Cave)
9th or early 10th centuryink and gold on vellum7 1/4 in. x 10 1/4 in.
Mamluk Art
Madrasa-mosque-mausoleum complex of Sultan Hasan
Cairo, Egypt
1356-1363
plan of the Madrasa - Mosque - Mausoleum complex of Sultan Hasan
Cairo, Egypt
Qibla wall, main iwanMadrasa-mosque-mausoleum complex of Sultan Hasan
Cairo, Egypt
1356-1363
Ottoman Turkish Art
Sinan
Mosque of Selim II
Edirne, Turkey
1568-1575
Sinan
plan of Mosque of Selim II
Edirne, Turkey
1568-1575
Sinan
Mosque of Selim II (interior)
Edirne, Turkey
1568-1575
Seljuk Art
Courtyard of the Great Mosque, Isfahan, Iran, 11th to 17th centuries
Dome of the Shah Mosque
Isfahan, Iran
1611-1638
Mihrab from the Madrasa Imami
Isfahan, Iran
ca. 1354glazed mosaic tilework11 ft. 3 in. x 7 ft. 6 in.
Safavid Art
Sultan-Muhammad
The court of Gayumarsdetail of folio 20 verso of the Shahnama of Shah Tahmasp
Tabriz, Iran
ca.1525-1535ink, watercolor and gold on paper13 x 9 in.
Sultan-Muhammad, The court of Gayumars, detail of folio 20 verso , of the Shahnama of Shah Tahmasp, Tabriz, Iran, ca.1525-1535, ink, watercolor and gold on paper
Sultan-Muhammad
Hushang discovers firedetail of folio recto of the Shahnama of Shah Tahmasp
Tabriz, Iran
ca.1525-1535ink, watercolor and gold on paper13 x 9 in.
Mughal Art
Taj Mahal, Agra, India, 1632-1647
Sub-Saharan Islamic Art
Eastern façade of Friday, Mosque, Djenne, Mali, 13th century, rebuilt 1906-07