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Animation of the painting "The Carpet Seller" by the French artist Jean-Léon Gérôme (1887).

#art

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Stone muqarnas in the '#Cairo_style' are renowned for their unique design and structural strength

#islamic_art
#cairo_style
#art

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The Hekimoğlu Ali Pasha Mosque, located in the Fatih district of #Istanbul, #Turkey, is an 18th-century #Ottoman empire

#art #Islamic_architecture

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Step into history at the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM)!
Located near the Pyramids of Giza, GEM is the world’s largest archaeological museum
#GEM #GrandEgyptianMuseum #VisitEgypt #PyramidsOfGiza #AncientEgypt #Pharaohs #EgyptianTreasure #ExploreEgypt #museumblog @amani_

[Betül @betu1me]

Çünkü benim sanatım ✨🕯️

[Fred Björn @Jawnmard1]

Tradition states that when Adam was created, he was told that his title in the world would be “the father of humanity,” but that his title in paradise would be Abū Muhammad (the father of Muhammad). When asked why he was given this title, he was told that Muhammad was the pinnacle of creation: “Had it not been for him, I would not have created you, nor created any heavens or earths.”

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The Hekimoğlu Ali Pasha Mosque, located in the Fatih district of #Istanbul, #Turkey, is an 18th-century #Ottoman empire

#art #Islamic_architecture

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Stone muqarnas in the '#Cairo_style' are renowned for their unique design and structural strength

#islamic_art
#cairo_style
#art

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“The ocean of gnosis (marifah) has no shore.”

— Persian Sufi master Abu Hamed al-Ghazālī, Iḥyāʾ ʿUlūm al-Dīn Book IV

#tasawwuf
#sufism

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Mirror Case Depicting the Meeting of Nasir al-Din Mirza and Tsar Nicholas I in Erivan and Satin Pouch
Muhammad Isma'il Isfahani
dated 1271 AH/1854 CE

#art. #islamic_art

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The Princess of the Blue Pavilion: A scene from Amir Khusrau’s Khamsa, calligraphed by Muhammad Husain Kashmiri and painted by Manohar, 1597–98.

#history #art

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A 14th century handmade #rug :
"The Altar and the Tree"

#art #History #culture

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Sultan Ibrahim 'Adil Shah II in Procession
'Ali Riza 'Abbasi
mid-17th century
#art. #islamic_art

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Süleymaniye Mosque is located in Istanbul, Turkey. It sits on the Third Hill of Istanbul, Built in the 16th century by the famous Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan, it is one of the most iconic and largest mosques in the city,by Sultan Süleyman the #islamic_art #art #architecture

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Sahib el-Tabaa Mosque
Place Halfaouine, Tunisa
Ministère des Affaires Religieuses
Date of Monument:
17th–18th centuries

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“By the One in whose hand is my soul, you will not enter Paradise until you submit to Allāh and you will not submit until you love one another.”

— Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ)

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al-Adab al-Mufrad

#tasawwuf
#sufism

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Two Nightingales in a Rose Bush", Double-Sided Illustrated Leaf from an Ottoman Album
'Abdullah Bukhari
ca. 1725–45
#islamic_art #islamic_ate #art

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The grooved caves in #Ahlat, #Bitlis, dating back to the #Neolithic Age, served as military depots and remain functional today.

#islamicart
#Art. #History

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"I pass by these walls, the walls of Layla And I kiss this wall and that wall
It's not Love of the houses that has taken my heart
But of the One who dwells in those houses"

~ Nizami Ganjavi, Layla and Majnun

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The color blue (al-azraq) in Islamic tradition symbolizes the universe’s depths, with turquoise holding mystical qualities. 🌌💙

#IslamicArt #Architecture #IslamicHeritage #BlueInIslam #Mosques #Turquoise