Cultural Atlas of Islam

Cultural Atlas of Islam PDF Author: Ismaʼil R. Al-Faruqi
Publisher: Free Press
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 536

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Book Description
Gives an overview of Arabia as the crucible of Islam; its language and history, religion and culture, and the essence of Islamic civilization. Also discussed are The Qur'an, The Sunnah, institutions, the arts, the sciences, the law, and the spreading of Islam. Final chapters include theology and mysticism, Hellenistic philosophy, the Natural Order, the art of letters & calligraphy, ornamentation int he Islamic arts, the spacial arts, and the art of sound.