The profundity and dynamism of Islamic architecture
This article discusses how profound and dynamic the world of Islamic architecture is. The article focuses on the issues of properly conceptualizing Islamic architecture, its genesis, the role of Islamic spirituality in it, and its relationship with both tradition and modernity. The article concludes...
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| description | This article discusses how profound and dynamic the world of Islamic architecture is. The article focuses on the issues of properly conceptualizing Islamic architecture, its genesis, the role of Islamic spirituality in it, and its relationship with both tradition and modernity. The article concludes that Islamic architecture is a microcosm of Muslims’ cultural and civilizational awareness and evolution. In order to ensure its timeless appeal, Islamic architecture embodies the principle of unity in diversity: the unity of Islamic worldview, purpose and values, and the diversity of shifting methods, procedures and styles. The problems concerning Islamic architecture today are chiefly relatable to the Muslim problems of ideas and values that form the soul of Islamic architecture. The problem of external manifestations are of secondary importance. |
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| spelling | iium-819442020-09-01T02:19:10Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/81944/ The profundity and dynamism of Islamic architecture Spahic, Omer Islamic art and architecture This article discusses how profound and dynamic the world of Islamic architecture is. The article focuses on the issues of properly conceptualizing Islamic architecture, its genesis, the role of Islamic spirituality in it, and its relationship with both tradition and modernity. The article concludes that Islamic architecture is a microcosm of Muslims’ cultural and civilizational awareness and evolution. In order to ensure its timeless appeal, Islamic architecture embodies the principle of unity in diversity: the unity of Islamic worldview, purpose and values, and the diversity of shifting methods, procedures and styles. The problems concerning Islamic architecture today are chiefly relatable to the Muslim problems of ideas and values that form the soul of Islamic architecture. The problem of external manifestations are of secondary importance. IIUM Journal Publication Unit 2020-02 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/81944/7/81944%20%20The%20Profundity%20and%20Dynamism%20of%20Islamic%20Architecture.pdf Spahic, Omer (2020) The profundity and dynamism of Islamic architecture. Al-Itqan: Journal of Islamic Sciences And Comparative Studies, 4 (1). pp. 51-77. E-ISSN 2600-8432 https://journals.iium.edu.my/al-itqan/index.php/al-itqan/article/view/134/62 |
| spellingShingle | Islamic art and architecture Spahic, Omer The profundity and dynamism of Islamic architecture |
| title | The profundity and dynamism of Islamic architecture |
| title_full | The profundity and dynamism of Islamic architecture |
| title_fullStr | The profundity and dynamism of Islamic architecture |
| title_full_unstemmed | The profundity and dynamism of Islamic architecture |
| title_short | The profundity and dynamism of Islamic architecture |
| title_sort | profundity and dynamism of islamic architecture |
| topic | Islamic art and architecture |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/81944/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/81944/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/81944/7/81944%20%20The%20Profundity%20and%20Dynamism%20of%20Islamic%20Architecture.pdf |