Some lessons from Prophet Muhammad(SAW) in architecture: the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah

This paper discusses some lessons in architecture that can be gleaned using the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah as a case study. The paper deals with the following main themes: the meaning and significance of Islamic architecture; function form relationship; respect for the environment; cleanliness...

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Main Author: Omer, Spahic
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Language:English
Published: IIUM Press 2010
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description This paper discusses some lessons in architecture that can be gleaned using the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah as a case study. The paper deals with the following main themes: the meaning and significance of Islamic architecture; function form relationship; respect for the environment; cleanliness; comprehensive excellence; promoting just social interactions; safety; and the relationship between the indigenous and foreign influences in the spheres of Islamic architecture. Every theme discussed signifies a permanent feature of Islamic architecture which derives its strength and merit from the Prophet's experiences. Hence, a close analogy is drawn in the paper between those architectural features and the Prophet.
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spelling iium-128742014-02-05T06:38:06Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/12874/ Some lessons from Prophet Muhammad(SAW) in architecture: the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah Omer, Spahic NA Architecture NA190 History This paper discusses some lessons in architecture that can be gleaned using the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah as a case study. The paper deals with the following main themes: the meaning and significance of Islamic architecture; function form relationship; respect for the environment; cleanliness; comprehensive excellence; promoting just social interactions; safety; and the relationship between the indigenous and foreign influences in the spheres of Islamic architecture. Every theme discussed signifies a permanent feature of Islamic architecture which derives its strength and merit from the Prophet's experiences. Hence, a close analogy is drawn in the paper between those architectural features and the Prophet. IIUM Press 2010 Article NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/12874/1/126.pdf Omer, Spahic (2010) Some lessons from Prophet Muhammad(SAW) in architecture: the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah. Intellectual Discourse, 18 (1). pp. 115-140. ISSN 0128-4878 http://www.iium.edu.my/intdiscourse/index.php/islam/article/view/140/126
spellingShingle NA Architecture
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Omer, Spahic
Some lessons from Prophet Muhammad(SAW) in architecture: the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah
title Some lessons from Prophet Muhammad(SAW) in architecture: the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah
title_full Some lessons from Prophet Muhammad(SAW) in architecture: the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah
title_fullStr Some lessons from Prophet Muhammad(SAW) in architecture: the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah
title_full_unstemmed Some lessons from Prophet Muhammad(SAW) in architecture: the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah
title_short Some lessons from Prophet Muhammad(SAW) in architecture: the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah
title_sort some lessons from prophet muhammad(saw) in architecture: the prophet's mosque in madinah
topic NA Architecture
NA190 History
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/12874/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/12874/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/12874/1/126.pdf