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OUP: Series
Series. THE NASSER D. KHALILI COLLECTION OF islamic art. General Editor Julian Raby Booksin the series. OXFORD STUDIES IN islamic art. Series Editor Julian Raby.
http://www.oup.co.uk/academic/humanities/art_history/series/

Extractions: VIEW BASKET Quick Links About OUP Career Opportunities Contacts Need help? oup.com Search the Catalogue Site Index American National Biography Booksellers' Information Service Children's Fiction and Poetry Children's Reference Dictionaries Dictionary of National Biography Digital Reference English Language Teaching Higher Education Textbooks Humanities International Education Unit Journals Law Medicine Music Oxford English Dictionary Reference Rights and Permissions Science School Books Social Sciences World's Classics UK and Europe Humanities Art History Series General Editor: Julian Raby Containing over 20,000 objects representing the artistic production of the Islamic world from the 8th to the early 20th centuries, the Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art is recognised as one of the finest in the world. This magnificent series comprises 27 richly illustrated volumes (not published sequentially), each written by leading authorities of international standing. As well as including a wealth of lavishly reproduced colour photographs, specially commissioned drawings, and a range of tables and diagrams, the authors provide both general introductions to the items, and essays on particular issues, which are intended as major contributions to the scholarship of the subject. The texts are supported by notes, transcriptions and transliterations of documentary inscriptions, up-to-date bibliographies, concordances, and complete indexes, and the volumes will constitute a major new survey of the material of arts of the Islamic lands. Published by the Nour Foundation in association with Azimuth Editions and Oxford University Press.
OUP: Khalili Collections
The Nasser D. Khalili Collection of islamic art. General Editor JulianRaby. Containing over 20,000 objects representing the artistic
http://www.oup.co.uk/academic/humanities/art_history/khalili/

Extractions: VIEW BASKET Quick Links About OUP Career Opportunities Contacts Need help? oup.com Search the Catalogue Site Index American National Biography Booksellers' Information Service Children's Fiction and Poetry Children's Reference Dictionaries Dictionary of National Biography Digital Reference English Language Teaching Higher Education Textbooks Humanities International Education Unit Journals Law Medicine Music Oxford English Dictionary Reference Rights and Permissions Science School Books Social Sciences World's Classics UK and Europe Humanities Art History Khalili Collections General Editor: Julian Raby Containing over 20,000 objects representing the artistic production of the Islamic world from the 8th to the early 20th centuries, the Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art is recognised as one of the finest in the world. When complete, this magnificent series will comprise 27 richly illustrated volumes (not published sequentially), each written by leading authorities of international standing.
PBS - Islam: Empire Of Faith - Culture - Art
Believers are free to see in these designs whatever they like this sense of ambiguity is one of the hallmarks of islamic art.
http://www.pbs.org/empires/islam/cultureart.html

Extractions: It is often said that Islam bans images of people or animals, but this is false. The Koran itself has very little to say on the subject and the Traditions of the Prophet are open to various interpretations. As Muslims believe that God is unique and without associate, He cannot of course be represented. As He is worshipped directly without intercessors, images of saints, as in Christian or Buddhist art, have no place in Islam. As the Koran is not a narrative like the Torah or the Gospels, there is little reason for Muslims to tell religious stories through pictures. Instead, Islamic religious art has focused on the glorification of God's word, specifically by writing it beautifully, and accompanying the Arabic script with geometric and floral designs known as arabesques minbars , from which the Friday sermon is given in the mosque. Islamic secular art, on the other hand, might or might not have representations of living beings, depending on the local cultural traditions and the preferences of the artist and patron. For example, North Africans have generally shown little taste for images, while Iranians have always enjoyed them, sometimes even in religious settings. Much of Islamic secular art, like religious art, is decorated only with geometric and vegetal patterns and inscriptions, but many objects, whether glazed ceramics, carved ivories, intricately woven silks, or luxurious carpets, are decorated with lively human and animal figures set individually or in scenes. Unlike much Christian art, which largely developed for the use of the Church, Islamic secular art has been characterized by the transformation of everyday objects, whether bowls for eating or carpets and cushions to sit on, into things of transcendent beauty.
Islamic Art
The origin of islamic art has often tried to be explained through tracing it backto some precedent in Byzantine, Sassanid, Coptic or other art, yet what is
http://www.salaam.co.uk/themeofthemonth/march02_index.php

Extractions: 7 Safar 1424 AH Theme of the Month The Secret State, Jan 03 Hajj, Dec 02 Islamic Finance, Nov 02 Aids in Africa, October 02 Energy, September 02 Asylum, August 02 Central Asia, July 02 Conversion, June 02 Palestine, May 02 Muslims / West, April 02 Islamic Art, March 02 Prophethood, Feb 02 Iraq, Jan 02 Afghanistan, Dec 01 Oceanography, Nov 01 Astronomy, Oct 01 Climate Change, Sept 01 Introduction History of Islamic Art Art and Craft Calligraphy ... Books/Links Comments and suggestions, please email info@salaam.co.uk The art of Islam is essentially a contemplative art, which aims to express above all, an encounter with the Divine Presence. The origin of Islamic art has often tried to be explained through tracing it back to some precedent in Byzantine, Sassanid, Coptic or other art, yet what is lost sight of, is the intrinsic and original unity of Islamic art and thus the 'seal' that Islam conferred on all borrowed elements. In order to understand the essence of Islamic art it is first necessary to realise the different conceptions of art itself. From the European point of view, the criterion of an artistic culture lies in its capacity to represent nature and even more in its capacity to portray man. From the Islamic point of view, on the contrary, the main scope of art is not the imitation or description of nature - the work of man will never equal the art of God - but the shaping of the human ambience. Art has to endow all the objects with which man naturally surrounds himself - a house, a fountain, a drinking vessel, a garment, a carpet - with the perfection each object can posses according to its own nature. Islamic art does not add something alien to the objects that it shapes; it merely brings out their essential qualities.
Honolulu Academy Of Arts
islamic art Collection. In 2003 During her honeymoon tour of the worldin 1935, Doris Duke first began to collect islamic art. For the
http://www.honoluluacademy.org/shangri/islamic.htm

Extractions: Islamic Art Collection In 2003, this section will be expanded to include photographs of collection highlights. Doris Duke as a Collector Collection Overview During her honeymoon tour of the world in 1935, Doris Duke first began to collect Islamic art. For the next 60 years, she continued to collect and install Islamic art at Shangri La.
The Detroit Institute Of Arts
Matisse, Asian antiquities to Ash Can realists, islamic manuscripts to Impressionistsketches, the DIA features some of the most renowned works of art in all
http://www.dia.org/collection/collection.html
IslamiCity.com - Culture
art Of The Mamluks Taj Mahal Byzantine Architecture (Princeton University) islamicarts and Architecture islamic Architecture (University of Texas) islamic
http://islamicity.com/education/culture/

Extractions: Site Login Explore IslamiCity Communications Education Center Multimedia Center Travel Center ... Education " O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that ye may know each other ... " Qur'an 49:13 Arts and Architecture Art Of The Mamluks
BBC NEWS England 'Islamic' Art Banned From Show
Thursday, 13 February, 2003, 1534 GMT 'islamic' art banned from show The New artGallery is Walsall's tallest building Two islamicthemed artworks have been
http://www.artsjournal.com/visualarts/redir/20030213-16713.html
Islamic Culture And The Medical Arts
Online documents for the US National Library of Medicine exhibition celebrating the achievements Category Society Religion and Spirituality Islam Science in Islamislamic Culture and the Medical arts. The physician, with his medical art and hisdrugs, Cannot avert a summons that has come, What ails the physician that he
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/islamic_medical/islamic_00.html
International Islamic Propagation Center, Al Quran The Criterion
Organization promoting the Ayats of Allah. You are invited to visit the site, listen to the lectures and ask questions of the speaker.
http://www.the-quran.org/

Extractions: AS-SALAAM-O-ALAIKUM! (PEACE BE UPON YOU) WELCOME TO IIPC Home About IIPC Chairman Our ... Live Chat English Lectures International Islamic Propagation Center is known to be the only organization in promoting Urdu Lecture Allah / The God Shaitan / Satan Mohammed (pbuh) Essa/Jesus (pbuh) ... Al-Kitab/The Book directly the Ayats/Signs (Verses) of Al-Quran. The Center has different Audio/Video programs along with reference booklets by Mohammad Shaikh which will inspire, teach and move people closer to the truth and reality of Allah and His Book AL-QURAN/The Reading. We Invite all seekers of truth to join hands with us in studying and promoting the message of Quran, and assist us in any manner they can through Sadqa Lillah, Donations, Zakat. We invite all of you to benefit from these efforts and pray to Allah to give us further strength and blessings so that we ma y continue our mission of Dawah for Allah.
Presidency Of The Islamic Republic Of Iran
Official site.
http://www.president.ir
IFNA Homepage
A site with a wide range of resources of information.
http://www.islamicedfoundation.com/index.htm

Extractions: Peace be with you and Welcome! The Islamic Foundation of North America is dedicated to creating the ideal curriculum and syllabus for the study of Islam, Arabic and literature in full-time parochial schools, weekend classes and also for homeschoolers. In addition to writing and publishing our own original materials, we also incorporate into our syllabus books, audios and other items drawn from a variety of sources. Your support is crucial as we do not solicit or accept funds from any organization either in the U.S. or abroad. All of our work is funded from our own pockets and from dedicated individuals who would like to see the standardization of the Islamically based curriculum for students in the modern world.
Interests Section Of The Islamic Republic Of Iran
In Washington D.C.
http://www.daftar.org
THAIS.IT - Architettura
A photographic guide to Egyptian, Greek, islamic and Romanesque architecture, indexed by localities, subjects and periods.
http://www.thais.it/architettura/default_uk.htm
OUT THERE NEWS
Translations of stories by media with sources inside Afghanistan, including the Afghan islamic Press (AIP), Wahdat and Sahaar newpapers.
http://www.megastories.com/attack/aip/aipindex.shtml

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DOMICILE POLYGAMY TALAQ ISLAMIC MARRIAGES
The rules and regulations concerning polygamy and immigration into Britain.
http://www.ukimmigration.co.uk/DOMICILEPOLYGAMYTALAQISLAMICMARRIAGES.htm

Extractions: Domicile is an important legal concept. It used to be said "When in Rome do as the Romans", but that is not always good advice. A British Muslim cannot go to an Islamic country and marry 4 wives, because although the local law may permit it, he is domiciled in Britain and British personal law applies to him. People are born with a domicile of origin , usually of the place where they were born. (Sometimes they take a parent's domicile!) They can acquire a domicile of choice , and even resume their domicile of origin or an earlier domicile of choice. It is up to whoever alleges a change of domicile to prove it. Dislodging a domicile of origin is particularly difficult. Change of domicile can be established by ownership and purchase of land, opening and closing bank accounts, the amount of time spent in each country, where one wishes to be buried and many other questions. Most of the British cases about domicile are income tax cases where people are saying that they changed their domicile on a trip abroad, but the Inland Revenue doesn't accept it. A Canadian who came over to fight in World War II, married a local girl, and stayed 47 years won his case to retain his Canadian domicile because the court accepted that if his wife died first he would return to Canada. Obtaining British Citizenship or even answers on a domicile questionnaire are not conclusive.
Who Practices Polygamy?
Information on the history of polygamy and the acceptance of it or forms of it in many societies, from an islamic view point.
http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/humanrelations/womeninislam/polygamy.html

Extractions: Polygamy has been practiced by mankind for thousands of years. Many of the ancient Israelites were polygamous, some having hundreds of wives. King Solomon (peace be upon him) is said to have had seven hundred wives and three hundred concubines. David (Dawood) had ninety-nine and Jacob (Yacub, peace be upon them both) had four. Advice given by some Jewish wise men state that no man should marry more than four wives. No early society put any restrictions on the number of wives or put any conditions about how they were to be treated. Jesus was not known to have spoken against polygamy. As recently as the seventeenth century, polygamy was practiced and accepted by the Christian Church. The Mormons (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) has allowed and practiced polygamy in the United States. Monogamy was introduced into Christianity at the time of Paul when many revisions took place in Christianity. This was done in order for the church to conform to the Greco-Roman culture where men were monogamous but owned many slaves who were free for them to use: In other words, unrestricted polygamy. Early Christians invented ideas that women were "full of sin" and man was better off to "never marry." Since this would be the end of mankind these same people compromised and said "marry only one."
Islamic Calligraphy In Arabic & Persian
Images of islamic calligraphy in Arabic and Persian from a private collection, with commentary from Biddington's Consultancy.
http://www.biddingtons.com/content/expertcalligraphy.html

Extractions: AR: There are two key facts that will help you appreciate the elevated position of calligraphy in the Islamic world: First, specific depictions of the human form are considered sacrilege in Islam . Second, as you learned when we discussed the amulet portion of my collection, verses of the Holy Koran figure significantly in everyday Islamic life.
Islamic Calendar
islamic months begin at sunset on the day of visual sighting of the lunar crescent. This site discusses the concept of the International Lunar Date Line and contains numerous maps of crescent visibility.
http://www.ummah.net/ildl/
Islamic Calligraphy
islamic Calligraphy. CREDITS The Splendour of islamic Calligraph. By AbdelkebirKhatibi and Mohammed Sijelmassi. Published by Thames and Hudson.
http://islamicity.com/Culture/Calligraphy/default.HTM

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