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Rationalizing the permissibility of mosque decoration

This chapter discusses the subject of mosque decoration and some of the criteria which determine its acceptability or otherwise. Some aspects of the matter are somewhat sensitive and double-edged. Thus, the chapter presents an objective, balanced and scientific account of the theme, steering clear o...

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Main Author: Omer, Spahic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Center for Islamic Architecture from the Sunnah (CIAS) 2016
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Islamic art and architecture
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/52282/1/Malang%20Indonesia%20Mosque%20Beautification.pdf
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http://ejournal.uin-malang.ac.id/index.php/JIA/article/view/3391/pdf
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spelling my.iium.irep.522822017-06-05T03:22:59Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/52282/ Rationalizing the permissibility of mosque decoration Omer, Spahic Islamic art and architecture This chapter discusses the subject of mosque decoration and some of the criteria which determine its acceptability or otherwise. Some aspects of the matter are somewhat sensitive and double-edged. Thus, the chapter presents an objective, balanced and scientific account of the theme, steering clear of the sentimental aspects of the evidences often put forth by both the proponents and opponents of mosque decoration. The main thrusts of the chapter are the issues pertaining to the legitimacy of decoration in general, the subject of the function of mosques vis-à-vis their decoration, as well as the broad guidelines that regulate mosque decoration emphasizing the decoration of the mihrab (praying niche) area and the qiblah wall. The chapter concludes that in principle mosque decoration is permissible so long as it conforms to the requirements of the Islamic spirituality and the quintessence of genuine Islamic art and architecture. International Center for Islamic Architecture from the Sunnah (CIAS) 2016-06-30 Article REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/52282/1/Malang%20Indonesia%20Mosque%20Beautification.pdf Omer, Spahic (2016) Rationalizing the permissibility of mosque decoration. JOURNAL OF ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE, 4 (1). pp. 14-26. ISSN 2086-2636 http://ejournal.uin-malang.ac.id/index.php/JIA/article/view/3391/pdf http://dx.doi.org/10.18860/jia.v4i1.3391
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Omer, Spahic
Rationalizing the permissibility of mosque decoration
description This chapter discusses the subject of mosque decoration and some of the criteria which determine its acceptability or otherwise. Some aspects of the matter are somewhat sensitive and double-edged. Thus, the chapter presents an objective, balanced and scientific account of the theme, steering clear of the sentimental aspects of the evidences often put forth by both the proponents and opponents of mosque decoration. The main thrusts of the chapter are the issues pertaining to the legitimacy of decoration in general, the subject of the function of mosques vis-à-vis their decoration, as well as the broad guidelines that regulate mosque decoration emphasizing the decoration of the mihrab (praying niche) area and the qiblah wall. The chapter concludes that in principle mosque decoration is permissible so long as it conforms to the requirements of the Islamic spirituality and the quintessence of genuine Islamic art and architecture.
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publisher International Center for Islamic Architecture from the Sunnah (CIAS)
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url http://irep.iium.edu.my/52282/1/Malang%20Indonesia%20Mosque%20Beautification.pdf
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http://ejournal.uin-malang.ac.id/index.php/JIA/article/view/3391/pdf
http://dx.doi.org/10.18860/jia.v4i1.3391
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