AH 1700 Lecture 15: Chapter 10.1 Notes
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Hypostyle mosque- mosque in which the prayer hall is formed of rows of vertical supports, or columns, that can multiply indefinitely. Qibla- the direction (toward mecca) muslims face when praying. Mihrab- a semicircular niche set into the qibla wall of a mosque. Maqsura- in some mosques, a screened area in front of the mihrab reserved for a ruler. Minaret- a distinctive feature of mosque architecture, a tower from which the faithful are called to worship. Kufic script- an early form of arabic script, characterized by angularity, with the uprights forming almost right angles with the baseline. Medieval bagdad- great culture, aristotle translated into arabic. Arabs used paper where learned from chinese. Islam: prophet mohammed, muslims believed that the angel gabriel came to muhammad, sacred text- kuran- actually the very word of g-d, polytheistic religion and preached in opposition to this and fled to. Abd al-malik erected the dome of the rock to mark the triumph of islam in.
