Islamic arts — Visual, literary, and performing arts of the populations that adopted Islam from the 7th century. Islamic visual arts are decorative, colourful, and, in religious art, nonrepresentational; the characteristic Islamic decoration is the arabesque.… … Universalium
Arabic literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the Arabic language. The tradition of Arabic literature stretches back some 16 centuries to unrecorded beginnings in the Arabian Peninsula. At certain points in the development of… … Universalium
Jannah — Jannat redirects here. For the city in Iran, see Jannat Shahr. For the 2008 Hindi film, see Jannat (film). Firdaus redirects here. For the city in Iran, see Ferdows. Part of a series on … Wikipedia
Al-Hariri of Basra — This article is about the writer. For the former Lebanese prime minister, see Rafic Hariri. Discussion Near a Village , a miniature illustrating the 43rd maqāmah of a 1237 edition of al Hariri s Maqamat al Hariri, painted by Yaḥyā ibn Maḥmūd al… … Wikipedia
Janah — El Janah (en árabe جنّة) es el paraíso islámico. La palabra árabe Janah significa simplemente jardín, y, según la etimologia islámica, las almas residirán allí desde la resurrección que ocurrirá tras el Yaum al Qiyamah. Los musulmanes creen que… … Wikipedia Español
Al-Aswani, 'Ala' — ▪ 2006 The appearance in 2002 of ʿImārat Yaʿqūbiyyān (The Yacoubian Building), the first novel by ʿAlāʾ al Aswānī (Alaa Al Aswany), was in itself a novel event. The book attracted an unprecedented number of readers in Egypt and throughout… … Universalium
Hamadhānī, al- — ▪ Islamic author in full Badīʿ az Zamān Abū al Faḍl Aḥmad ibn al Ḥusayn al Hamadhānī born 969, Hamadan, Iran died 1008, Herāt, Ghaznavid Afghanistan Arabic language author famed for the introduction of the maqāmah (“assembly”) form in… … Universalium
Ḥarīrī, al- — ▪ Islamic scholar in full Abū Muḥammad al Qāsim ibn ʿAlī al Ḥarīrī born 1054, near Al Baṣrah, Iraq died 1122, Al Baṣrah scholar of Arabic language and literature and government official who is primarily known for the refined style and wit of… … Universalium
Islāmic world — Introduction prehistory and history of the Islamic community. Adherence to Islām is a global phenomenon: Muslims predominate in some 30 to 40 countries, from the Atlantic to the Pacific and along a belt that stretches across northern… … Universalium
Makame — Ma|ka|me 〈f. 19; Lit.〉 kunstvolle, witzige, gereimte altarab. Stegreifdichtung [<arab. makameh „Versammlung, Unterhaltung in einer Gesellschaft“] * * * Makame [arabisch »Unterhaltung in einer Gesellschaft«] die, / n, orientalische (besonders … Universal-Lexikon
