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INTERFAITH CULTURAL ORGANIZATION interfaithathens

Islamic Art, Music and Architecture Around The World “ God is beautiful and loves beauty.” [ A hadith of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon Him) ]. INTERFAITH CULTURAL ORGANIZATION www.interfaithathens.org. Art Hat - Calligraphy Ebru – Marbling on paper Tezhip – Illumination.

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INTERFAITH CULTURAL ORGANIZATION interfaithathens

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  1. Islamic Art, Music and ArchitectureAround The World“God is beautiful and loves beauty.”[A hadith of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon Him)] INTERFAITH CULTURAL ORGANIZATION www.interfaithathens.org

  2. ArtHat - CalligraphyEbru – Marbling on paperTezhip – Illumination INTERFAITH CULTURAL ORGANIZATION www.interfaithathens.org

  3. Hat (Calligraphy) • Art of Arabic writing • Special ink and paper (aged 1 year) INTERFAITH CULTURAL ORGANIZATION www.interfaithathens.org

  4. Styles The Cursive Styles The Kufic Styles INTERFAITH CULTURAL ORGANIZATION www.interfaithathens.org

  5. Hilye-i Saadet (Arabic) The description of the Prophet Muhammad INTERFAITH CULTURAL ORGANIZATION www.interfaithathens.org

  6. Muhammad (Arabic) Peace and Blessings Upon Him INTERFAITH CULTURAL ORGANIZATION www.interfaithathens.org

  7. Bu Da Gecer Ya Hu (Ottoman)“This too shall pass.” INTERFAITH CULTURAL ORGANIZATION www.interfaithathens.org

  8. “There is no harming or returning harm for harm [in Islam].” INTERFAITH CULTURAL ORGANIZATION www.interfaithathens.org

  9. Figures with Calligraphy INTERFAITH CULTURAL ORGANIZATION www.interfaithathens.org

  10. Calligraphy in Latin Alphabet INTERFAITH CULTURAL ORGANIZATION www.interfaithathens.org

  11. Marble stone from Egypt in Calligraphic style. INTERFAITH CULTURAL ORGANIZATION www.interfaithathens.org

  12. Calligraphy on Ebru (marbling) INTERFAITH CULTURAL ORGANIZATION www.interfaithathens.org

  13. Ebru (Marbling) • by whom, when or how EBRU was discovered is unknown. • originated in the city of Bukhara in Turkistan and spread via the Silk Road to Persia, India and Anatolia. • In EBRU, pigments are floated on a bath of thickened water. When a piece of paper is laid on the bath and then removed, it takes the pigments with it. • An infinite number of patterns are possible — no two quite alike. INTERFAITH CULTURAL ORGANIZATION www.interfaithathens.org

  14. Floral Marblings INTERFAITH CULTURAL ORGANIZATION www.interfaithathens.org

  15. Floral Marblings INTERFAITH CULTURAL ORGANIZATION www.interfaithathens.org

  16. Figurative Marblings INTERFAITH CULTURAL ORGANIZATION www.interfaithathens.org

  17. Landscape with Ebru INTERFAITH CULTURAL ORGANIZATION www.interfaithathens.org

  18. Tezhip (Illumination) • Tezhip is literally fine ornamentation with gold. • We shall deal here mainly with illumination and ornamentation on paper. INTERFAITH CULTURAL ORGANIZATION www.interfaithathens.org

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  21. Tezhib with EBRU INTERFAITH CULTURAL ORGANIZATION www.interfaithathens.org

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  23. ArchitectureMaterial Design INTERFAITH CULTURAL ORGANIZATION www.interfaithathens.org

  24. Islamic-style celestial sphere Brass with silver INTERFAITH CULTURAL ORGANIZATION www.interfaithathens.org

  25. Horizontal Sundial Brass Collection of the Qatar National Museum INTERFAITH CULTURAL ORGANIZATION www.interfaithathens.org

  26. Early 17th century, Persian Safavid Dynasty; apple wood, painted, lacquered, and gilded INTERFAITH CULTURAL ORGANIZATION www.interfaithathens.org

  27. Mina'i Bowls Ceramic Late 12th-early 13th century Persian, Seljuk Dynasty INTERFAITH CULTURAL ORGANIZATION www.interfaithathens.org

  28. Figure of a Court Official Early 13th century, Persian, Seljuk Dynasty Stucco, polychrome, and gilded Openwork Lamp Bronze 12th century Persian, Seljuk Dynasty INTERFAITH CULTURAL ORGANIZATION www.interfaithathens.org

  29. Glass Bottle 1300, Syrian, Mamluk Dynasty Double-Walled Ewer in the Form of a Rooster Late 12th-early 13th century Persian, Seljuk Dynasty; Ceramic INTERFAITH CULTURAL ORGANIZATION www.interfaithathens.org

  30. Oriental Rugs INTERFAITH CULTURAL ORGANIZATION www.interfaithathens.org

  31. Persian INTERFAITH CULTURAL ORGANIZATION www.interfaithathens.org

  32. Persian INTERFAITH CULTURAL ORGANIZATION www.interfaithathens.org

  33. Turkish INTERFAITH CULTURAL ORGANIZATION www.interfaithathens.org

  34. Turkish INTERFAITH CULTURAL ORGANIZATION www.interfaithathens.org

  35. ArchitectureMosques INTERFAITH CULTURAL ORGANIZATION www.interfaithathens.org

  36. Kaba, Mecca, Saudi Arabia INTERFAITH CULTURAL ORGANIZATION www.interfaithathens.org

  37. Kaba, Mecca, Saudi Arabia INTERFAITH CULTURAL ORGANIZATION www.interfaithathens.org

  38. Prophet's Mosque, which contains the tombs of Muhammad, his daughter Fatima, and the caliphs Umar and Abu Bakr. Medina, Saudi Arabia INTERFAITH CULTURAL ORGANIZATION www.interfaithathens.org

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  40. Blue Mosque, Istanbul, TURKEY INTERFAITH CULTURAL ORGANIZATION www.interfaithathens.org

  41. Blue Mosque, Istanbul, TURKEY INTERFAITH CULTURAL ORGANIZATION www.interfaithathens.org

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  45. Dome of Rock in Jerusalem INTERFAITH CULTURAL ORGANIZATION www.interfaithathens.org

  46. Taj Mahal, India INTERFAITH CULTURAL ORGANIZATION www.interfaithathens.org

  47. Rumi’s tomb & decorative surroudings INTERFAITH CULTURAL ORGANIZATION www.interfaithathens.org

  48. Saifuddien Mosque, Brunei INTERFAITH CULTURAL ORGANIZATION www.interfaithathens.org

  49. Mosques from Iran INTERFAITH CULTURAL ORGANIZATION www.interfaithathens.org

  50. ArchitectureOthers INTERFAITH CULTURAL ORGANIZATION www.interfaithathens.org

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