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2. Islamic geometric patterns - Wikipedia

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   [7] [8] In Islamic culture, the patterns are believed to be the bridge to the spiritual realm, the instrument to purify the mind and the soul. [9] David Wade [b] states that "Much of the art of Islam, whether in architecture, ceramics, textiles or books, is the art of decoration – which is to say, of transformation."

3. Girih - Wikipedia

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   It appears that medieval Islamic artisans were using a tool that had the potential of creating highly complex patterns, but they never realized it. As E. Makovicky argues, [ 24 ] The artisans were satisfied by creating a large fundamental domain without being concerned with the mathematical notion of indefinitely expandable quasiperiodic patterns.

4. Girih tiles - Wikipedia

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   Girih tiles are a set of five tiles that were used in the creation of Islamic geometric patterns using strapwork for decoration of buildings in Islamic architecture. They have been used since about the year 1200 and their arrangements found significant improvement starting with the Darb-i Imam shrine in Isfahan in Iran built in 1453.

5. Islamic ornament - Wikipedia

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   Islamic ornament is the use of decorative forms and patterns in Islamic art and Islamic architecture. Its elements can be broadly divided into the arabesque , using curving plant-based elements, geometric patterns with straight lines or regular curves, and calligraphy , consisting of religious texts with stylized appearance, used both ...

6. Arabesque - Wikipedia

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   Instead of recalling something related to the 'True Reality' (the reality of the spiritual world), Islam considers calligraphy a visible expression of the highest art of all; the art of the spoken word (the transmittal of thoughts and of history). In Islam, the most important document to be transmitted orally is the Qur'an.

7. Rub el Hizb - Wikipedia

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   The Rub el Hizb (Arabic: رُبْعُ الْحِزْبِ or رُبُعُ الْحِزْبِ, romanized: rubʿ al-ḥizb, lit. 'quarter of the party') is an Islamic symbol in the shape of an octagram, represented as two overlapping squares ۞.

8. Hoda Kotb Admits She's Already Hidden in Her New ... - AOL

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   Hoda Kotb has discovered another new perk to owning a minivan.. On a Wednesday, Nov. 20 episode of Today with Hoda & Jenna, the mom of two raved about her new minivan, which she bought after ...

9. Arabic calligraphy - Wikipedia

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   This script is one of the oldest scripts used in Arabic and Islamic calligraphy; due to this, the style has undergone many evolutions and changes in its life course, as many attempts were made to perfect it. However, this also led to the development of many different variations of this script, such as the floriated Kufic, square Kufic, knotted ...