#islamic art

[maybeasunflower]

"The holy book is the centre of attention in the room" sounds legit to me.

... And if one looks at how mosques are decorated, "subdued minimalism" is never the approach. It looks like people decided that if a holy space is going to be decorated, it is worth putting a lot of time and skill into that decoration

So the real question is: does it have enough LEDs?

I keep posting about the weird electronic contraptions I build and neglecting to mention possibly my favourite: a few years ago I volunteered to teach some electronics skills to a group of Syrian refugees (shoutout to super cool Edinburgh charity Science Ceilidh for setting that up btw) and at one point I helped a guy design and build a Quran holder with RGB lighting. I wish I'd taken photos because the fusion of traditional Islamic design with over-the-top gamer aesthetic was truly a sight to behold. at one point I was like "gotta check in, this isn't like, sacrilege right?" and the guy goes "if it nourishes my soul it is holy" and again, when he says that, understand that he's talking about a book stand for his holy text that's lit up like this:

[quranforthought]

[koenji]

Folio from a Manuscript of the Qur'an. Iran, Shiraz, 1550-1575. Ink, colors and gold on paper.

[arsvitaest]

The horoscope of the Persian Timurid ruler Iskandar Sultan, 1411. This is the only surviving individual illuminated horoscope from medieval Islam. Al-Mizan (Libra) is at 3 o'clock in the circle of zodiac signs.

[yeesiine]

Fountain in a Moroccan Garden

[arthistoryanimalia]

For #WorldCrocDay + #ManuscriptMonday :

Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) having its teeth cleaned by the "Crocodile Bird" (Trochilus), from a 1615 copy of the Kitāb al-Ḥayawān (The Book of Animals) by al-Jāḥiẓ (c. 776–868/869 CE). Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan, MS D140inf.

[backup1318]

And ever has the favor of Allah upon you been great.

wakāna faḍlu l-lahi ʿalayka ʿaẓīma.

[attayba]

"The best amongst you is the one who learns the Qur'an and teaches it."

[al-Bukhari and Muslim]

[cileklipalet]

ahi şerafettin (aslanhane) camii | ankara

[howtomuslim]

[memories-of-ancients]

Silver and gold gilded incense burner, Syria, 13th century

from The State Museum of Berlin

[quranforthought]

[umaymen]

Our Lord, upon You we have relied (60,4)

rabbanā ʿalayka tawakkalnā

[srednod]

Jean-Léon Gérôme Retour de la chasse, Circassian à l'abreuvoir ca. 1877

[viagginterstellari]

Women talking - Uzbekistan State Museum of Applied Art, Taskent, 2022

[moishe-pipick]

Ayat al Kursi