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River and water bodies: the creator's gift

All civilizations were related to mighty rivers: Euphrates, Nile, Indus, Oxus and the Hwang Ho. The earliest conception of paradise has the image of a river deeply embedded within it. This paper outlines the role played by river in the images of paradise as explained in the Quran and the traditio...

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Main Author: Zen, Ismawi
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Language:English
Published: Federal Department of Town & Country Planning, Peninsular Malaysia 2011
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spelling my.iium.irep.221472012-03-29T02:59:30Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/22147/ River and water bodies: the creator's gift Zen, Ismawi NA2500 General works All civilizations were related to mighty rivers: Euphrates, Nile, Indus, Oxus and the Hwang Ho. The earliest conception of paradise has the image of a river deeply embedded within it. This paper outlines the role played by river in the images of paradise as explained in the Quran and the traditions of the Prophet p.b.u.h. It also presented the examples of how this image has inspired the development of Islamic Gardens, whose prototype was innovated and refreshed throughout the Islamic World from Andalusia (Spain) to Persia and Mughul India where it reached its climax. Federal Department of Town & Country Planning, Peninsular Malaysia 2011-11 Article REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/22147/1/ismawi_townplan.pdf Zen, Ismawi (2011) River and water bodies: the creator's gift. Journal Malaysian Townplan, 8 (1). pp. 5-14. http://mytownnet.blogspot.com/2011/11/malaysian-townplan-journal
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River and water bodies: the creator's gift
description All civilizations were related to mighty rivers: Euphrates, Nile, Indus, Oxus and the Hwang Ho. The earliest conception of paradise has the image of a river deeply embedded within it. This paper outlines the role played by river in the images of paradise as explained in the Quran and the traditions of the Prophet p.b.u.h. It also presented the examples of how this image has inspired the development of Islamic Gardens, whose prototype was innovated and refreshed throughout the Islamic World from Andalusia (Spain) to Persia and Mughul India where it reached its climax.
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publisher Federal Department of Town & Country Planning, Peninsular Malaysia
publishDate 2011
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/22147/1/ismawi_townplan.pdf
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