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The name means "little sun", as a diminutive of shams, the Arabic word meaning "sun", [2] and the work is often stylised as a sunburst. It is characterized by the recurrent motifs present in Islamic art, such as the use of geometrical floral or vegetal forms in a repetitive design known as an arabesque.
The number 4 is a very important number in Islam with many significations: Eid-al-Adha lasts for four days from the 10th to the 14th of Dhul Hijja; there were four Caliphs; there were four Archangels; there are four months in which war is not permitted in Islam; when a woman's husband dies she is to wait for four months and ten days; the Rub el ...
Islamic art is a part of Islamic culture and encompasses the visual arts produced since the 7th century CE by people who lived within territories inhabited or ruled by Muslim populations. [1] Referring to characteristic traditions across a wide range of lands, periods, and genres, Islamic art is a concept used first by Western art historians in ...
A hanging hamsa in Tunisia. The hamsa (Arabic: خمسة, romanized: khamsa, lit. 'five', referring to images of 'the five fingers of the hand'), [1] [2] [3] also known as the hand of Fatima, [4] is a palm-shaped amulet popular throughout North Africa and in the Middle East and commonly used in jewellery and wall hangings.
Pages in category "Islamic symbols" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
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 ...
Samsa may refer to: Samsa (writer), Indian playwright; Samsa (food), a central Asian samosa; Samsa (삼사), or the Three offices of Joseon, government bodies in Korea; Gregor Samsa, main character of Kafka's The Metamorphosis; Samsa (ザムザ), a commissioned song produced by Tenihowa for the game Project SEKAI COLORFUL STAGE!
Beyond religious contexts, Islamic calligraphy is widely used in secular art, architecture, and decoration. [7] Its prominence in Islamic art is not solely due to religious constraints on figurative imagery, but rather reflects the central role of writing and the written word in Islamic culture. [8]