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Calligraphy
Arabic script as an art, on paper, on tile and on the walls of mosques.
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5 ideas behind Islamic art, and what the arabesque is for
Why Islamic art avoids images of God, what stylisation and geometry do, and what the arabesque is for. 5 ideas that explain the look of a mosque.
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The Dome of the Rock: 6 things its inscriptions tell us about the Quran
Dated 72 AH, the Dome of the Rock quotes the Quran Muslims recite today. 6 things its inscriptions show. Read on.