In addition to that, Arabic calligraphy is also a reflection of the cultural values of the Muslim world and it symbolizes a lot of different things such as beauty, unity, and power. Moreover, the artistic differences between Arabic and non-Arabic calligraphy can explain the cultural differences between Arabs and non Arabs. Arabic calligraphy is a very important thing in Islam to the extent that even the ka’ba which the most important sanctuary in Islam is fully decorated with Arabic letters of the divine message of the Quran. Other places such as wall surfaces, mosque furniture, the exteriors and exteriors of mosques, tombs are also ornamented with the dazzling letters of the Arabic and the Islamic calligraphy. Not only do those words look beautiful, but also their meanings have extraordinary strength and inspirational importance.
RELIGIOS PAINTING IN THE OTTOMAN Islam as a religion never welcomed the idea of duplicating a real figure as a painting or a sculpture. It is believed that any art work which reflects the real person himself might lead other people in to worshiping someone other than Allah, the only God who created all. On the other hand, as an irony, being one of the greatest Islamic Empires of the World history, Ottomans made the most number of religious miniature paintings among all the other Islamic Nations of the World history. Miniature painting can be traced all the way back to the reign of Orhan Gazi in the Ottoman history. However, it was at the time of Fatih Sultan Mehmet when the form of miniature painting started to change to western portraits.
Impact on Islamic civilization in the field of faith Islam came with the faith of monotheism in the middle of a society and a world that was rife with polytheism and idolatry. Islam said that Allah is the only God and He was far above any physical characteristics or shortcomings. Islam liberated man from worshipping anyone but Allah, Exalted be He. Islam gave no room to any mediator or priest to act between man and Allah. As soon as the world, particularly during the era of European renaissance, knew this pure faith, “the followers of every religion started to provide explanation for polytheism, or aspects of polytheism and idolatry and their customs and traditions, which existed in their religious system.
The quality of individuality so important in western values, best expressed in classical liberals and even more so in radical liberals, can also be expressed in the religious traditions of Islam and Protestant Christianity. Both religious traditions place an individual’s personal relationship with the creator as the foundations of the faith. This individuality is extremely important in many postmodern political cultures. Tory corporatists however are the dominate cultural group for both Protestants and Muslims. Peace, however, as a tradition can be a quality more difficult to find.
And therefore Islam becomes not only a religion but an ideology. Although the law is considered divine, because tradition dictates that it was delivered to the Arabs by the Abrahamic God that Muslims refer to as Allah through a prophet, Islam spread so rapidly over an area rich in culture in a time that communication was not as quick and easy as it is in our present day era that it is arguable to suggest that Shari’a Law may not be entirely divine as it is believed. For the purpose of this essay I feel it important to accept certain paradigms; that the Quran is divine, that Allah exists, and that Muhammed was his final prophet. “The first source of Shari’a Law has to be the Quran” Watton. According to Muslim belief, The Quran was given to the world by Prophet Muhammed, whom received divine revelations known as Sura’s.
Huntington argues that “Of all the objective elements which define civilizations, however, the most important usually is religion. To a very large degree, the major civilizations in human history have been closely identified with the world’s great religions; and people who share ethnicity and language but differ in
Islamic textiles were also widely exported to the West, where there importance is featured by their influence on European languages. For example, the English words "cotton" and "mohair," and "taffeta" and "seersucker," derive, respectively, from Arabic and Persian. Despite of their dominance, comparatively
Christianity and all of its numerous denominations develop their worldview from the Holy Bible. Islam develops its worldview through the teachings of the Koran. Just because most of the major religions have written scriptures to base their traditions and are easily recognized, doesn’t mean that other examples are not available. Many religious systems in the world are found in indigenous undeveloped areas. Even though these beliefs are passed on to practitioners by word of mouth, they still can be categorized as
Due to the controversy that could be caused by this topic sources from patriotic Britons, Muslims and the media will be used to avoid bias and create balanced and well formulated argument. To address the topic, many different aspects of Islam and British tradition will be identified, analysed and compared. History of Islam in Britain. Britain has always been a mostly Christian dominion; however the figures have shown that the numbers of other religions have increased, in particular, Islam. Islam now dominates 2.7% of people’s religious beliefs in Britain (office for national statistics, 2001).
Religion is perhaps the strongest force in society. But what is religion? Some would say that our distant ancestors invented it as a way to explain the strange and mysterious world around them; Others say that religion is simply truth. In its broad sense religion is a complex system of beliefs, practices, and attitudes by which people relate their lives to supernatural beings or principles and shapes the way we act as people towards other humans, plants and animals. There are many different religions in the world today; Some of these religions are growing, while some are decreasing in the number of their members.