islamic art and architecture

Question 1

muhammed

Answer 1

prophet believed by muslims to be the channel for the final unfolding of god’s revelation to mankind

Question 1

allah

Answer 1

god in arabic

Question 2

mecca

Answer 2

holiest city in islamic faith; where muslims go on the pilgrimage (the Hajj)

Question 3

medina

Answer 3

city of the prophet; where Muhammad and his followers took from mecca to medina

Question 4

hijra

Answer 4

journey muhammed and his followers took from mecca to medina

Question 5

calligraphy

Answer 5

important art form in islamic world; the idea of writing as the word of god - his verses of the quran

Question 6

mosque

Answer 6

a muslim house of worship

Question 7

qibla

Answer 7

the direction of the kaaba to which muslims turn at prayer

Question 8

mihrab

Answer 8

a niche in the wall of a mosque that indicated the qibla, which muslims face for prayer

Question 9

minaret

Answer 9

tall tower adjacent to mosque; designed for call to prayer

Question 10

umayyad

Answer 10

member of a muslim dynasty that ruled theislamic world from AD 660-750 - claimed descent

Question 11

horseshoe arch

Answer 11

sort of looks like a keyhole, appears in early islamic architecture; like umayyad in 7th to 8th century

Question 12

madrasa

Answer 12

an islamic educational institution