Islamic Architecture

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Comment by Kamaluddeen Dahiru on June 25, 2011 at 4:47pm

Islamic architecture is more of adopted architecture, Muslims don't have their own architecture per say but adopt architecture of the people they introduce Islam to them and help them with design brief of how a mosque should look
Ike or all the characters a mosque should have before it is called mosque that is all...... For example when Muslim conquers Rome they adopt the domes like wise in placers like west Africa in the hausa land for example.

Comment by Mubashar Ahmad Khan on May 20, 2011 at 11:11pm

There is misconception in Islamic Architecture and Muslim Architecture.

Islam teaches simplicity in life (including architecture) means no extra expenditure on any thing.  If we consider Islamic Architecture, it should functional.  As far as the decorations are concerned, there is no need.  Its examples are: The Holy Kabba, Mosque and house of The Profit in their original form which are not existing presently, they are changed with the time.  About the characters of buildings: Minarets, Domes & Arches etc. were made for functional needs.

But Muslim Architecture means the buildings constructed by muslims in different regions of the world during their ruling period.  Muslim Architecture differs in different regions due to Geography, Geology and Climate etc.

So it should be cleared in mind the difference between Islamic and Muslim Architecture.

Thanks.

Comment by ahsn raza khokhar on September 26, 2010 at 3:26pm

lv to see such kind ov architecture