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Halal tourism (sometimes called Halal travel or halal-friendly tourism) is a subcategory of tourism which is geared towards Muslim families who abide by rules of Islam. The hotels in such destinations do not serve alcohol, have separate swimming pools and spa facilities for men and women, serve only halal foods, and have prayer facilities in ...
Gadara was one of the cities of the Decapolis, a group of ten cities on the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire. The site features impressive Greco-Roman ruins, including a theater, colonnaded streets, and mausoleums. Umm Qais is also notable for its blend of cultures, where Roman, Byzantine, and Islamic influences converge.
Islamic scholars and a host of ecological groups have put together a Muslim faith-based covenant called Al Mizan to inform people on the ecological references in the Quran and the Islamic take on protecting the planet. Topics include genetic engineering, the ecology during times of war and hunting animals like birds for sport.
The Mughal gardens of present-day India, Bangladesh and Pakistan, are derived from Islamic gardens with nomadic Turkish-Mongolian influences such as tents, carpets and canopies. Mughal symbols, numerology and zodiacal references were often juxtaposed with Quranic references, while the geometric design was often more rigidly formal.
Religious tourism in India can take many forms, including yoga tourism; the country has sites important to Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Islam as well as magnificent architecture and, for some travellers, the attraction of orientalism. [12] [13] Japan too offers beautiful religious places from Buddhist temples to Shinto shrines. [12]
A Christian and a Muslim playing chess, illustration from the Book of Games of Alfonso X (c. 1285). [1]During the High Middle Ages, the Islamic world was an important contributor to the global cultural scene, innovating and supplying information and ideas to Europe, via Al-Andalus, Sicily and the Crusader kingdoms in the Levant.
Islam is the most prominent religion on the semi-autonomous Zanzibar archipelago and could be considered the Islamic center in the United Republic of Tanzania. Around 99% of the population in the islands are Muslim , with two-thirds being Sunni Muslim and a minority Ibadi , Ismaili and Twelver Shia .
[9] [10] It exercised significant influence on subsequent Byzantine church architecture and eventually on Ottoman architecture. [11] The Byzantine style is also known for its sophisticated mosaic art. A major example of this art in the late Byzantine period is the 14th-century Chora Church (present-day Kariye Mosque) in Istanbul. [12]