Questions for Islamic Art

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Category: Final - (15 questions) mosque Muslim house of prayer. maqsurah Screen which encloses the area of the mihrab and minbar in early mosques mihrab a niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the qibla, that is, the direction of Mecca that is where Kaaba is, this is the way Muslims should face when praying. minbar a pulpit in the mosque where the Imam (leader of prayer) stands to deliver sermons (khutbah ____ ). The minbar is usually shaped like a small tower with a pointed roof and stairs leading up to it. It is often richly ornamented, though in its simplest form the minbar is just a small platform with only a few steps. The minbar is located to the right of the mihrab, minaret distinctive architectural features of Islamic mosques. Minarets are generally tall spires with onion-shaped crowns, usually either free standing or much taller than any surrounding support structure. qibla an Arabic word for the direction that should be faced when a Muslim prays sunni the largest denomination of Islam shi'i he largest minority denomination (10-20%) based on the Islamic faith after Sunni Islam. madrasa any type of school, secular or religious bimaristan hospital iznik a city in Turkey fritware a type of pottery where frit is added to clay in order to reduce its fusion temperature. This allows the mixture to be fired at a lower temperature than clay alone. kufic the oldest calligraphic form of the various Arabic scripts shahnama "The Great Book" , is an enormous poetic opus written by the Persian poet Ferdowsi around 1000 CE and is the national epic of the Persian speaking world. The Sh_hn_meh tells the mythical and historical past of Iran from the creation of the world up until the Islamic conquest of Iran in the 7th century. diwan an oriental high governmental body, such as the Imperial council in the former Ottoman Empire and its successor states