Topic > The origins of Islamic art - 666

Islamic art was born in the Arabian peninsula, under the Umayyad dynasty in the years 661-750, and at the same time through their representatives they spread to conquer Persia, Egypt, of North Africa and even the Iberian Peninsula. Islamic art is original, which managed to reinterpret the various influences received during the process of their formation, such as classical, Byzantine arts or the different traditions of those nomadic peoples. The Qur'anic prohibition on representing God influenced the evolution of various artistic disciplines, especially in the development of closely related architecture and decoration. Mozzati (2010) shows us that Islam is a religion characterized by absolute and uncompromising monotheism, it has a radical and unitary vision of the world, being indifferent to historical, social, cultural and radical adherents. Islam and the language, which is Arabic, formed a powerful union of different cultural traditions, composing a very homogeneous combination that reported a wide range of civilizations and spiritual and political experiences that welcomed millions of people in different nations. Each language was gradually developing art and customs, although recognized with an Islamic identity, which over time were acquiring their individual character. The Islamic religionWhoever has the Islamic religion as a profession always has an inheritance that "There is no God except God and Muhammad is his prophet. It is necessary to pronounce these words in front of two witnesses and automatically one becomes a Muslim, obviously after being once you become a Muslim you must follow everything that is instilled in Muslims. The term "Allah" derives from the Arab-Semitic root 'lh which means clear "divinity" in a generic sense, the word in Arabic Al-ilah means the One and... ... half of paper..... animated or tower from which the muezzin calls the faithful to prayer. The most characteristic architectural elements are the arch and the dome apply the midpoint, the horseshoe, the angelodo, etc. Deeply scalloped and decorated with muqarnas. dome has different finishes, such as tapering or bulbous openings, protected by shutters; outside, on the contrary, it is usually quite sober. The Dome of the Rock is the first great monument of Islamic art, it was built in Jerusalem and is the holiest place in Islam. Many Muslims believe that the center of the dome is where Muhammad descended into heaven to meet Allah accompanied by the angel Gabriel. The Dome of the Rock is not technically considered a mosque, but a very sacred place in Islam.