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The works of Ibn Khordadbeh (c. 870) and Jayhani (c. 910s) were at the basis of a new Perso-Arab tradition in Persia and Central Asia. [10] The exact relationship between the books of Khordadbeh and Jayhani is unknown, because the two books had the same title, have often been mixed up, and Jayhani's book has been lost, so that it can only be approximately reconstructed from the works of other ...
Islamic world contributions to Medieval Europe. 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 at its cultural peak, supplying information and ideas to Europe, via Al-Andalus, Sicily and the Crusader kingdoms in the Levant.
The height of Qutb Minar is 72.5 meters, making it the tallest minaret in the world built of bricks. [2] [24] The tower tapers, and has a 14.3 metres (47 feet) base diameter, reducing to 2.7 metres (9 feet) at the top of the peak. [25] It contains a spiral staircase of 379 steps. [26] [1] At the foot of the tower is the Quwat Ul Islam Mosque ...
Jabal al-Nour ( Arabic: جَبَل ٱلنُّوْر, romanized : Jabal an-Nūr, lit. 'Mountain of the Light' or 'Hill of the Illumination') is a mountain near Mecca in the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia. [ 1] The mountain houses the grotto or cave of Hira ( Arabic: غَار حِرَاء, romanized : Ghar-i-Hira, lit. 'Cave of Hira'), which holds ...
Islam/Map. Appearance. hide. < Portal:Islam. World Muslim population by percentage ( Pew Research Center, 2014) The distribution of the predominant Islamic madhhab (school of law) followed in majority-Muslim countries and regions. See also Islam by country , Christianity by country, Judaism by country, Protestantism by country, Commons:Category ...
brick, sandstone, wood. The Kutubiyya Mosque or Koutoubia Mosque ( Arabic: جامع الكتبية Arabic pronunciation: [jaːmiʕu‿lkutubijːa (h)]) [ a] is the largest mosque in Marrakesh, Morocco. [ 2] It is located in the southwest medina quarter of Marrakesh, near the Jemaa el-Fnaa market place, and is flanked by large gardens.
Mecca has been referred to by many names. As with many Arabic words, its etymology is obscure. [24] Widely believed to be a synonym for Makkah, it is said to be more specifically the early name for the valley located therein, while Muslim scholars generally use it to refer to the sacred area of the city that immediately surrounds and includes the Ka'bah.
In 1940, a new Council of the Alhambra was created to oversee the site, which has remained in charge ever since. [d] In 1984 the central government in Madrid transferred responsibility for the site to the Regional Government of Andalusia and in 1986 new statutes and documents were developed to regulate the planning and protection of the site. [83]