What is “Islamic art”? This question has remained open since the term was coined by Western art historians in the 19th century. The debate is alive and well today among scholars who are ...

Impeccable craftsmanship and numerical attention to detail have long been hallmarks of historical Islamic art, from the calligraphy and border designs on the sacred pages of the Quran to the geometric ...

At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, ...

Christians in medieval Europe admired Islamic art without fully realising it." While it is well known that Islamic textiles were present in late medieval European churches, surviving fragments are ...

redefines Islamic art to put Saudi Arabia on global art map Inside the Islamic Arts Biennale: A Rare Look at the Kaaba’s Drapes.(Image by X/WACommunity) Known as the Kiswah, it is made of black ...

Next up in our 21st-Century Architecture: 25 Years 25 Buildings series is the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar, by IM Pei, the first "mega-museum in the Gulf". This austere stack of limestone ...

Doha, Qatar: The Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) is among the nominees for the Most Significant Building of the 21st Century, by the influential architecture and design magazine Dezeen. The ...

This Holy month is more significant for the night of Isra and Miraj, the night when the prophet of Islam (PBUH) was transferred from Mecca to Jerusalem and then to the seven heavens where the ...

It is also a month of uninterrupted worship and preparation which includes two Islamic events namely the Night of Mid-Shaban (Laylat al-Bara’) and preparation of the holy month of Ramadan. These ...

By the 900s, drawing from a growing ... Faithful Muslims put their trust in both Allah and the doctor’s skill. While writing about medicine predominated in Islamic culture, the practice of ...

What is a comic? Learn all about comics and watch the artist Mollie Ray draw a comic strip. What is Islamic art? Learn more about the importance and styles of the art made as part of the religion ...

In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful All thanks and praise are due to Allah, from Whom we seek help and forgiveness. We seek refuge with Allah from the evils of ourselves and ...