A little touch of political history while describing the essence of architectural styles, and factors responsible for blending between different styles, makes this book worth reading.
Meticulously done plans, high resolution color photographs on glossy art paper and lucidity in the narrative are some of the characteristics of this work. Much has been written on Islamic Architecture but since the invention of modern gadgets oftentation and assistance cred photography ending the presentation in art and architecture e this work more eloquent It is a good research tool for art lovers in general and those who have genuine interest in Islamic Architecture in particular. It will surely carve out a good recognition world over.
Archaeological Survey of India in 1985 at Nagpur where he now heads the Epigraphy Branch for Arabic & Persian Inscriptions. He is member of the Board of Studies and Faculty at the Institute of Archaeology Delhi, for Historical Archaeology and Epigraphy.
He has contributed many research articles on epigraphy and numismatics in reputed national/international journals and seminars. He is on the editorial board of Puramanthana periodical of archaeological discoveries. He has to his cdit books namely: Archaeolo cal Glimpses of Indian Cu ar (1995), Diwan-i-Husain-Dec an Anthology (1998), Achaipur TarikhaurThaqafat (2001), Mashaheer-i-Berar-Biographies (2005) and Akbar keAhdmein Farsi TarikhNawisi-Persian Historiography (2009).
He visited Syria under UNESCO's cultural exchange programme in 2005 and also participated in World Heritage Society's Workshop of Asian Countries on Conser vation of Timurid Monuments in 2009.
So far as artistic temperaments of Arabs are concerned it is well known to the world of art that they were nomads and also great warriors, a strong current of bluntness was about their attitude. They used to bury their daughters, kill any foe on a small pretext. It was Islam's philosophy which made them considerate tolerant. After the revelations they became faithful to one God. As a matter of reality the unity of God was the foremost thing before them. Servitude before Allah was to be performed as a obligatory duty five times a day in the form of salat. A dawn to dusk abstaining from food, drinks and bodily pleasures was observed in the month of Ramadan to be called saum. Alms were to be given in the form of zakat- a one-fortieth part of the cccess wealth accumulated for complete calendar year, and pilgrimage to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina once in a life time, as hajj, was to be performed by every devout Muslim. These acts being the duties of Islam which needed no specific edifices to perform. So Arab never nsisted upon lofty and pompous buildings in the beginning. Even the holiest of the holy uildings of Islamic world was a simple four wall building of black stone called Ka'ba, without my architectural merit.
It was arrival of Muslims to Iran and Central Asia where they came into contact of the ople who believed in luxuries of life, inherited legacy of royal houses, subtleties of Persian try and had elegance in the attitude.
A blending in the pure belief of Arabs and Persian's love for art resulted into fine building he history of world architecture.
The basic need of the Muslim society to perform duties of Islam has a very limited sce fty edifices. The salat, daily prayer was to be performed at two levels; individually at ho th jama 'at daily, and in a weekly congregation on Friday. The id prayer twice a year performed at ground specified for it or at an idgah, again a structure without any architect Fiction except a qibla wall.
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Ancient (615)
Archaeology (175)
Architecture (333)
Art & Culture (391)
Biography (427)
Buddhist (450)
Cookery (126)
Emperor & Queen (435)
Hindu (766)
Jainism (192)
Literary (864)
Mahatma Gandhi (234)
Medieval (196)
Military (40)
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