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Mughal Gardens, Bradford
Photo: Atif Imtiaz

Badshai Masjid, Lahore
Painting By: Savera Iftikhar

Ramadan Mubarak
Calligraphy by Haji Noor Deen, Design by Omair Ali

Door seal, The Prophet's Mosque, peace be upon him
Photo: Omair Ali

The Prophet's Mosque, peace be upon him, Medina
Photo: Omair Ali

Manuscript of the Qur�an, Abbasid Caliphate
Image: LACMA Collection

For DeenPort.com
Painted by Taslim Rashid

Decorated dish, Ottoman
Image: Met Museum

Almohad Masjid
Seville, Spain
Photo by: Musa

Madinat al-Zahra, Cordoba, Spain
Image by: Musa

Ottoman Carpet
Image: Met Museum of Art

The Prophet's Mosque (pbuh), Madinah
Photo: Olive Images

Saadian Tombs, Morocco
Photo: Ahmed Naeem Azam

Mawlid at Hownslow Mosque
Photo: Mas'ud Ahmed Khan

Dome of the Prophet's Mosque, Medina
Photo: Sidi Rifat Sheikh

Qur�an manuscript
Dated 1137, Met Museum

Dhikr Dude
By AerosolArabic

Mughal carpet, period of Shah Jahan (1628�58)
India

Ben Yusuf Madrassa, Marrakesh, Morrocco
Photo by: Sidi Haroon Hamza

Sarasa, Japanese textile
"Sarasa roots are in Islamic patterns" - Sister Nishida

Helmet, late 15th century
Steel, engraved and damascened with silver

The Ka'ba
Leaf from Futuh al-Haramain

Eid Mubarak
from Sister Nishida, Japan

Remembrance [Colour]
by Farouq Molloy
Email

Rosette
Bearing the Name and Titles of the Emperor Shah Jahan

Remembrance
by Farouq Molloy

The Great Mosque of Kairouan
Tunisia (Photo: Sacred Sites)

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Umayyad Mosque
Damascus, Syria
(Photo: Sacred Sites)

The Mosque of Djenne
Mali
(Photo: Sacred Sites)

City of Zerhoun, Morocco
(Photo: Sacred Sites)

Zawiya of Moulay Idris I
Zerhoun, Morocco
(Photo: Sacred Sites)

Koutoubia Mosque
Marrakesh, Morocco
(Photo: Sacred Sites)

S�leymaniye Mosque
Turkey

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Dome, Central Mosque, Glasgow, Scotland
Photo by Omar Tufail

Sultan Hasan Mosque, Cairo
Photo by Sohail Nakhooda, Editor Islamica Magazine

Minaret, Beirut Masjid
Photo by Sidi Sameer Hasan, Dubai UAE

Masjid Wurood, Granada, Spain
Photo by Abdallateef Whiteman

There is Light at the end...
Rihla 2004, Abiqui, New Mexico

O mankind! Revere your Guardian Lord...
Painting by Kelly Crosby

Murabit al-Hajj, Habib 'Ali and Shaykh Hamza Yusuf
Image: The Haba'ib Site

Dars with Sh. Muhammad ibn Alawi al Maliki
Img submitted by Sr. Ma'ida

Masjid al-Azhar, Egypt
Photo by Umm Suhaib

Carved Door, Al-Husary Masjid, Egypt
Photo by Umm Suhaib

Earthrise
Photo by William Anders, NASA

The Lives of Man
Photo by Lennart Nilsson

Dome, Al-Husary Masjid, Egypt
Photo by Umm Suhaib

Courtyard, Al-Husary Masjid, Egypt
Photo by Umm Suhaib

Alhambra arch view
Photo by Bint-eh Adam

Chandelier, Tokyo Mosque
Photo by Sister Nishida

Tile pattern, Tokyo Mosque
Photo by Sister Nishida

Beirut Masjid
Photo by Sidi Sameer Hasan, Dubai UAE

Interior of Tokyo Mosque
Photo by Nishida

Alhambra stucco decoration
Image by Isla Rosser Owen

Masjid in Uppsala, Sweden
Photo by Anders Tukler

Aerial view of Eastern carpets
Image by Yann Bertrand

Islamic Graffiti
Paintings to be featured in upcoming BBC Documentary

Decoration on Book
History of the World, by Rashid al-Din (d. 1307 AD)

Hagia Sophia, 3D render
Istanbul, Turkey

Blue and white pottery tile
Mamluk period, available to buy for �20,000

Prayer Hall, Blue Masjid
Istanbul, Turkey

Ultra Violet images of the Planet Saturns rings
-European Space Agency

The Alhambra Palace
Granada, Spain

Blue Masjid
Istanbul, Turkey

Bowl, 10th century
Samarqand (Uzbekistan)or Nishapur (Iran)



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Assalamu alaikum Brother Rami,

Thank you so very much for these links - wow!  I am really enjoying looking through them.

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Approaches to Islamic Art and Architecture

1.Kufa, Reconstruction of Great Mosque, late 7th c.

2. Jerusalem, Dome of the Rock, Plan, 692-95
3. Jerusalem, Dome of the Rock, Exterior view
4. Jerusalem, Dome of the Rock, Interior view
5. Jerusalem, Dome of the Rock, View of the Rock
6. Jerusalem, Dome of the Rock, Detail of mosaics

7. Damascus, Great (Umayyad) Mosque, Plan, 706-15
8. Damascus, Great Mosque, Sanctuary facade
9. Damascus, Great Mosque, West portico
10. Damascus, Great Mosque, Mosaics in west portico
11. Damascus, Great Mosque, Mosaics in west portico
12. Damascus, Great Mosque, Interior

13. Jordan, Qusayr Amra, plan and exterior, 720
14. Jordan, Qusayr Amra, interior
15. Jordan, Qusayr Amra, Throne niche
16. Jordan, Qusayr Amra, Kings and emperors paying homage
17. Jordan, Qusayr Amra, Nude woman

18.Jericho, Khirbat al-Mafjar, plan, c. 740
19. Jericho, Khirbat al-Mafjar, Isometric reconstruction of bath hall
20. Jericho, Khirbat al-Mafjar, Portal to bath hall
21. Jericho, Khirbat al-Mafjar, Sculpture of standing caliph
22. Jericho, Khirbat al-Mafjar, Floor mosaic
23. Jericho, Khirbat al-Mafjar, Small diwan reconstruction
24. Jericho, Khirbat al-Mafjar, Dome cap of diwan
25. Jericho, Khirbat al-Mafjar, Lion and Gazelles mosaic

26. Jordan, Mshatta Palace, c. 750, Plan
27. Jordan, Mshatta Palace, . Relief panel
28. Jordan, Mshatta Palace, Relief panel
29. Jordan, Mshatta Palace, Fa�ade of basilical hall

30. Samarra, Great (or al-Mutawakkil) Mosque, 847-61, Plan
31 Samarra, Great (or al-Mutawakkil) Mosque, . Isometric reconstruction
32.Samarra, Great (or al-Mutawakkil) Mosque, Minaret

33. Cairo, Great Mosque of Ibn Tulun, 879, Plan
34. Cairo, Great Mosque of Ibn Tulun, Aerial view
35. Cairo, Great Mosque of Ibn Tulun, Courtyard
36. Cairo, Great Mosque of Ibn Tulun, Minaret through arcade
37. Cairo, Great Mosque of Ibn Tulun, Arch
38. Cairo, Great Mosque of Ibn Tulun, Detail of soffit decoration

39. Qayrawan (Tunisia), Great Mosque, Mihrab, 836

40. Iraq, Ceramic Bowl, Overglaze painted in blue on white, 9th c.
41. Iraq, Ceramic Bowl, Overglaze painted in blue on white, 9th c.
42. Iraq, Ceramic Bowl,Overglaze painted in polychrome lustre, 9th c.
43. Iraq, Ceramic Bowl,Overglaze painted in lustre, 10th c.
44. Iraq, Ceramic jar, Lustre painted, 10thc,

45. Iran, Ceramic Bowl, Slip painted, 10th c.

46. Cordoba, Great Mosque (La Mezquita), Plan of first three phases, 870-975
47. Cordoba, Great Mosque, Plan of the present building
48. Cordoba, Great Mosque, Aerial view
49. Cordoba, Great Mosque, Portal on eastern fa�ade, 10th c.
50. Cordoba, Great Mosque, Interior of phase I
51. Cordoba, Great Mosque, Interior of phase III, 975
52. Cordoba, Great Mosque, Phase III, Ribbed dome, 975
53. Cordoba, Great Mosque, Phase III, Mihrab dome, 975
54. Cordoba, Great Mosque, Phase III, Mihrab, 975

55. Cordoba, Ivory pyxis of al-Mughira, 968
56. Cordoba, Ivory pyxis of al-Mughira, detail of cartouche
57. Cordoba, Ivory Casket in Pamplona, 1004-05
58. Cordoba, Ivory Casket, detail of lid

59. Egypt, Ivory panels once belonging to a backrest, 12th c.
60. Egypt or Sicily, Ivory hunting horn (Oliphant), 12th c.

61. Cairo, al-Azhar Mosque, Original plan, 969-73
62. Cairo, al-Azhar Mosque, Aerial view
63. Cairo, al-Azhar Mosque, Courtyard

64. Cairo, Mosque al-Hakim, Plan and isometric drawing, 990-1013
65. Cairo, Mosque al-Hakim, Aerial view
66. Cairo, Mosque al-Hakim, Portal
67. Cairo, Mosque al-Hakim, Interior view toward mihrab

68. Cairo, Northern fortifications, Bab al-Futuh, 1088
69. Cairo, Bab al-Nasr, 1088
70. Cairo, Bab Zuwayla, 1090

71. Cairo, Mosque al-Aqmar, 1125, Plan
72. Cairo, Mosque al-Aqmar, 1125, Fa�ade
73. Cairo, Mosque al-Aqmar, detail of fa�ade

74. Egypt, Ceramic bowl, Lustre painted, 11thc. Priest with Censor
75. Egypt, Ceramic bowl, Lustre painted, 12thc. Cockfight
76. Egypt, Rock Crystal ewer, 11th c. (San Marco)
77. Egypt, Wooden door panel, 11th c.

78. Dur (near Samarra), Shrine of Imam Dur, 1085, Section
79. Dur (near Samarra), Shrine of Imam Dur, Exterior view
80. Dur (near Samarra), Shrine of Imam Dur, Vaulting

81.Baghdad, Shrine of Zumurrud Khatun, c. 1190, Exterior
82. Baghdad, Shrine of Zumurrud Khatun, Vault
83. Baghdad, Abbasid Palace, Muqarnas vaulted corridor, c. 1200

84. Marrakesh, Qubba al-Barudiyyin, 1117, Exterior
85. Marrakesh, Qubba al-Barudiyyin, Vaulting

86. Damascus, Bimaristan (Hospital) of Nur al-Din, 1154, Vault on vestibule
87. Damascus, Mausoleum of Nur al-Din, 1172, Exterior
88. Damascus, Mausoleum of Nur al-Din, Vaulting
89. Damascus, Madrasa of Nur al-Din, 1172Plan
90. Damascus, Madrasa of Nur al-Din, 1172View

91. Isfahan, Great Mosque (Masjid-I Jami), Plan in 10th c.
92. Isfahan, Great Mosque (Masjid-I Jami), present plan (Iwans added in 1125)
93. Isfahan, Great Mosque (Masjid-I Jami), Aerial view
94. Isfahan, Great Mosque (Masjid-I Jami), North Dome chamber, 1075
95. Isfahan, Great Mosque (Masjid-I Jami), North Dome, Vaulting

96. Aleppo, Madrasa al-Firdaws, 1235, Plan
97. Aleppo, Madrasa al-Firdaws, 1235, View
98. Aleppo, Madrasa al-Firdaws, 1235, Courtyard
99. Aleppo, Madrasa al-Firdaws, 1235, Mihrab

100. Baghdad, Madrasa al-Mustansiriya, 1236, Plan
101. Baghdad, Madrasa al-Mustansiriya, 1236, Exterior view
102. Baghdad, Madrasa al-Mustansiriya, 1236, Courtyard
103. Baghdad, Madrasa al-Mustansiriya, 1236, Portal
104. Baghdad, Madrasa al-Mustansiriya, 1236, Prayer hall

105. Erzurum, Ciffe Minare Madrasa, 1253-71, Isometric view
106. Erzurum, Ciffe Minare Madrasa, 1253-71, Distant view
107 . Erzurum, Ciffe Minare Madrasa, 1253-71, Portal
108. Erzurum, Ciffe Minare Madrasa, 1253-71 Arcade
109. Erzurum, Ciffe Minare Madrasa, 1253-71, Mausoleum

110. Konya, Karatay Madrasa, 1251, Section
111. Konya, Karatay Madrasa, 1251, Entrance Gate
112. Konya, Karatay Madrasa, 1251, Dome interior

113.Kayseri (near), Sultan Han, 1250, Isometric
114. Kayseri (near), Sultan Han, 1250, View
115. Kayseri (near), Sultan Han, 1250, Mosque

116. Iran, Ceramic Bowl, Seljuk 12th C Pierced white ware
117. Iran, Ceramic Bowl, Seljuk 12th C Carved blue glaze
118. Iran, Ceramic Bowl, Seljuk early 13th C Underglaze painted
119. Iran, Ceramic Ewer, Seljuk 13th C Double Shell
120. Bronze Shapes in Iranian Ceramics Typology diagram
121. Iran, Ceramic Plate, Kashan13th C Sleeping Groom
122. Iran, Ceramic Bowl, Seljuk 12-13th C Overglaze painted
123. Iran, Ceramic Large Bowl, Seljuk early 13th C Overglaze painted

124. Iran, Bobrinski Bucket from Herat by Muhammad ibn al-Wahid , 1163, Bronze, silver, gold & copper
125. Iran, Long Necked Ewer from Herat, 12-13th C Inlaid brass w/Astrology motif
126. Iran, Long Necked Ewer from Herat, 12-13th C Inlaid bronze w/Astrology motif (detail)
127. Iran, Ewer from Herat, 12-13th C Inlaid bronze w/Astrology motif (details)
128. Iran, Inlaid Candlestick, ca. 1200, Sheet bronze
129. Syria, Freer Canteen, Brass & Silver ,mid 13th C View of front
130 .Syria, Freer Canteen, Brass & Silver ,mid 13th C View of back

131. Syria, Materia Medica of Dioscurides (2 images), 1229, Two students & frontispiece
132. Iraq, Baghdad, Maqamat of Ali al-Hariri (St. Petersburg), 1222-35, 37th Maqama
133. Iraq, Baghdad, Maqamat of Ali al-Hariri (St. Petersburg) 1222-1235, 38th Maqama
134. Iraq, Maqamat of Ali al-Hariri, by al-Wasiti (Paris, BN) 1237, Abu Zayd & Hariri's Arrival
135. Iraq, Maqamat of Ali al-Hariri, by al-Wasiti (Paris, BN) 1237, Arrival of Hajj Caravan
136. Iraq, Maqamat of Ali al-Hariri, by al-Wasiti (Paris, BN) 1237, 39th Maqama (Hour of Birth)

137. Spain, Madinat al-Zahra (near Cordoba) Upper Garden
138. Spain, Granada, Allambra Palace, 1333-54, Overall Plan
139. Spain, Granada, Allambra Palace, 1333-54, Cuarto Dorado
140. Spain, Granada, Allambra Palace, 1333-54, Court of the Myrtle
141. Spain, Granada, Allambra Palace, 1333-54, Court of Myrtle
142. Spain, Granada, Allambra Palace, 1333-54, Hall of the Ambassadors
143. Spain, Granada, Allambra Palace, 1360-91, Court of the Lions (aerial)
144. Spain, Granada, Allambra Palace, 1360-91, Court of the Lions
145. Spain, Granada, Allambra Palace, 1360-91, Court of the Lions, Lion Fountain
146. Spain, Granada, Allambra Palace, 1360-91, Hall of Two Sisters, `stalactites'
147. Spain, Granada, Allambra Palace, 1360-91, Hall of Two Sisters, Muquarnas Vault

148. Egypt, Cairo, Madrasa & Mausoleum Complex of Sultan Hassan, 1356-63, Plan
149. Egypt, Cairo, Madrasa & Mausoleum Complex of Sultan Hassan, 1356-63, Aerial view
150. Egypt, Cairo, Mausoleum of Sultan Hassan, 1356-63, Exterior
151. Egypt, Cairo, Madrasa of Sultan Hassan, 1356-63, Portal
152. Egypt, Cairo, Madrasa of Sultan Hassan, 1356-63, Aerial view of court
153. Egypt, Cairo, Mosque of Sultan Hassan, 1356-63, Interior view
154. Egypt, Cairo, Mosque of Sultan Hassan, 1356-63, Interior view

155. Egypt, Enameled Glass, ca. 1345, Mosque Lamp w/Inscription
156. Egypt, Enameled Glass, 14th C Mosque Lamp w/Inscription
157. Egypt, Silver inlaid brass basin, 14th C Basin
158. Egypt, Silver inlaid brass basin, 14th C Basin (detail)

159. Central Asia, Samarkand, Gur-i-Amir, 1404, View
160. Central Asia, Samarkand, Gur-i-Amir, 1404, View
161. Central Asia, Samarkand, Gur-i-Amir, 1404, Plan
162. Central Asia, Samarkand, Registan Square View
163. Central Asia, Samarkand, Registan Square Plan

164. NW Iran Manuscript, Manafi al-Haywan (Morgan Bestiary) 1298 Mare & Stallion

165. NW Iran Manuscript, Demotte Shah Namah, 1330-40 Alexander and the Indian Army of Fur
166. NW Iran Manuscript, Demotte Shah Namah, 1330-40 Morning at the Bier of Alexander the Great
167. NW Iran Manuscript, Demotte Shah Namah, 1330-40 Rustam Shoots Isfandiyar

168. Iran, Baghdad, Diwan of Khwaju Kirmani, by Junayd, 1396 (London, BM)Humay and Humayan at End of Fight
169. Iran, Baghdad, Diwan of Khwaju Kirmani, by Junayd, 1396 (London, BM) Humay and Humayan Outside the Palace of Humayun

170. Iran Dispersed Manuscript, Humay and Humayun, ca. 1425, Meeting in a Garden

171. Iran, Manuscript,Shahnama of Baysungjur, Herat, 1430, Frontispece (1of2)
172. Iran, Manuscript,Shahnama of Baysungjur, Herat, 1430, Frontispece (2of2)

173. Iran Manuscript, Bustan of Sa'di, by Bihzad,1488 Herat A Party at the Court of Sultan Husayn Mirza
174. Iran Manuscript, Bustan of Sa'di, by Bihzad,1488 Herat A Party at the Court of Sultan Husayn Mirza
175. Iran Manuscript, Bustan of Sa'di, by Bihzad, 1488 Herat Seduction of Yusuf

176. Turkey, Bursa, Yesil Cami (Green Mosque), 1420-24, Plan
177. Turkey, Bursa, Yesil Cami (Green Mosque), 1420-24, Isometric Section
178. Turkey, Bursa, Yesil Cami (Green Mosque), 1420-24, Entrance Facade
179. Turkey, Bursa, Yesil Cami (Green Mosque), 1420-24, Interior View

180. Turkey, Istanbul, Shehzadeh Mosque, 1544-48, Plan
181. Turkey, Istanbul, Shehzadeh Mosque, 1544-48, View of Vaulting
182. Turkey, Istanbul, Suleymaniye Complex, 1544-487, Plan of Complex
183. Turkey, Istanbul, Suleymaniye Complex, 1544-48, View of Complex
184. Turkey, Istanbul, Suleymaniye Mosque, 1544-48, Exterior View
185. Turkey, Istanbul, Suleymaniye Mosque, 1544-48, Interior View
186. Turkey, Istanbul, Suleymaniye Mosque, 1544-48, View of Vaulting

187. Turkey,Edirne, Selimiye Complex, ca. 1575, Plan
188. Turkey, Edirne, Selimiye Mosque (Minar Sinan), ca. 1575, View
189. Turkey, Edirne, Selimiye Mosque (Minar Sinan), ca. 1575, East Flank
190. Turkey, Edirne, Selimiye Mosque (Minar Sinan), ca. 1575, Courtyard
191. Turkey,Edirne, Selimiye Mosque (Minar Sinan), ca. 1575, Vaulting
192. Turkey,Edirne, Selimiye Mosque (Minar Sinan), ca. 1575, Interior view

193. Iran, Isfahan, Maydan-i-Shah, 1611-1639, Plan
194. Iran, Isfahan, Maydan-i-Shah, 1611-1639, Section
195. Iran, Isfahan, Maydan-i-Shah, 1611-1639, Distant View
196. Iran, Isfahan, Maydan-i-Shah, 1611-1639, Entrance View
197. Iran, Isfahan, Maydan-i-Shah, 1611-1639, View Qibla Iwan
198. Iran, Isfahan, Maydan-i-Shah, 1611-1639, Qibla Iwan Section
199. Iran, Isfahan, Maydan-i-Shah, 1611-1639, Interior View ofDome

200. India, Delhi, Tomb of Humayan, Ground Plan
201. India, Delhi, Tomb of Humayan View
202. India, Agra, Taj Mahal, 1640s Site Plan
203. India, Agra, Taj Mahal, 1640s Plan of Tomb
204. India, Agra, Taj Mahal, 1640s General View
205. India, Agra, Taj Mahal, 1640s Section
206. India, Agra, Taj Mahal, 1640s Detail Exterior View
207. India, Agra, Taj Mahal, 1640s Interior Domed Hall
Rasul Allah (sallah llahu alaihi wa sallam) said: "Whoever knows himself, knows his Lord" and whoever knows his Lord has been given His gnosis and nearness.
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