The Mosque: Architecture of the Soul and Islamic Art

Name: The Mosque: Architecture of the Soul and Islamic Art
Author: Imad Darouich

المسجد: معمار الروح والفن الإسلامي

Twenty poems read the mosque as an architecture of the soul, from the first mosque in the shade of palms to the mihrab, minbar, dome, minaret, courtyard, arabesque and calligraphy. Others visit the Umayyad Mosque, Al-Aqsa, Al-Azhar, Cordoba and Istanbul, and appendices gather Qur'anic verses, hadiths and the words of Hassan Fathy.

Format: PDF ebook
Languages: Arabic and English
Collection: Faith & Spirit

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The Epic of the Olive Press That Became a Mosque
What once pressed olives now presses away heedlessness, and what made lamp oil now makes light for hearts.
Architecture Beyond Reality
In a surreal city, mosques grow out of the earth and every part of a building takes part in prayer.
The Mosque: Built Between Earth and Heaven
The first mosques in America were storefronts, factories and homes, because the qibla needs a heart more than a palace.

The Mosque: Architecture of the Soul and Islamic Art

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