Mosque Essay

15th, 2001 four days after the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York City, a lawless arson of a Hindu temple and vandalism of a Mosque took place in Hamilton (The Hamilton Spectator 2014). According to The Hamilton Spectator (2014), it was during the early hours of September 15th, 2001 when three men, Christopher Pollard, Scott Ryan, and Damien Marsh drove to a Muslim mosque than a Hindu temple in Hamilton where they destroyed both places of worship (The Hamilton Spectator 2014). It was Pollard’s 21st

weren’t terrible enough people are being targeted online, the public goes after Muslims in the street, too. In Ukrainian, Mohammed Saleem was murdered by a neo-Nazi, Pavlo Lapshyn. Pavlo Lapshyn killed another human being and tried to bomb a few mosques, attempting to start a new “race war”. (Vikram Dodd 2013). Sadly, Pavlo isn’t the only case where people are targeted for being Muslim. Muslim humans are attacked online and offline because they are wrongly afflicted with terrorists. Online and offline

The temple that we visited was the Abu Bakr Mosque, a Sunni temple, and the largest Islamic Mosque in the state of Colorado. The temple can accommodate up to 3,000 people at its maximum. Abu Bakr is a part of the Colorado Muslim Society and is the first masjid in Colorado after the building was purchased in 1974 and relocated to its current location. My first impression of the masjid was that it did not seem like a religious building at first sight. Because of the simple masonry of the exterior,

The Selimiye Mosque located in Edirne, Turkey stands for over 400 years as a place of Islamic practice. The mosque has had some changes, but it still remains a functioning mosque for the people of Edirne. Commissioned by Sultan Selim II, Selimiye was constructed by famous architect Mimar Sinan and completed in 1574. Selimiye was constructed during the middle of the Ottoman Dynasty and remains a structure that highlights not only Ottoman architecture, but Islamic architecture. The Ottoman Empire

Quiz #2 Essay Questions The “Dome of the Rock” is a true testament to Islamic art. From interior to exterior, it exemplifies Islam’s view of itself. Within the dome, mosaic friezes encompass the earliest written text of the Qur’an. The glass mosaics represent the gardens of Paradise and trophies of Muslim victories, which illustrate vine scrolls and trees in the use of turquoise, blue, and green. The octagonal arrangement is enclosed by two concentric ambulatories. The upper portion of the

Field Report: Mosque Visit For this paper, I decided to attend a service at the Masjid An Nur, which according to their website means “Mosque of the Light” located on Lyndale Avenue in Minneapolis. I decided to go to a mosque and experience an Islamic service because being someone who was raised Catholic, attending an Islamic service would be an eye-opening experience for me and give me a perspective on the Islamic religion that I didn’t have before. Before going, I decided to research a bit about

of worship is so grateful that the place person engages in prostration is known as Masjid/Mosque. It’s derived from the root Sajdah, which means to prostrate for the sake of God. Mosque is the place of prostration, or it is the house of God, but any place of prostration. It is a place where men, women, and children, people of different ages, different race join together as ummah. The very first official Mosque was built in Medina, the house of Prophet Muhammad. (Nasr, 40.) It was a square shaped regular

The early Timurid art displayed strong Chinese influences. T. Lentz and G. Lowry found that cursive and poetic lines and contours in Persian manuscripts might be the outcome of Persians' study of the Chinese literati paintings. Some of the Chinese sketches on Buddhist monks or birds such as hawks were reproduced in the Timurid Court. The admiration of the Chinese styles was more evident in the paintings by Kamal al-Din Bihzad whose advocacy of Romanticism and Naturalism had their references to pre-modern

The Imperial complex built in my honor sits on the highest hill of the capitol serving as the city’s architectural focal point and drawing the eye of both the residents and visitors. Meant to symbolize the expanse of my wealth and power as a ruler, the complex sits above the thriving capital, reminding the residents of the sole person responsible for the wondrous accomplishments and successes of the people. The location also helps protect the complex as the defensive walls and watch towers appear

Snap Shot of Religious Structures Through the Ages In ancient times there was always a main focus or theme to art that was created. Majority of the time this focus was on religion. Religion has inspired many artists to create great paintings, sculpture, and architecture. In this paper, I will focus mainly on religious architecture, beginning with Greece, reflecting on Rome, traveling to Tunisia, and ending in India. Though the structures being covered are different in religion and time period, they