Translation glossary: Islamic art glossary

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The Arabic word for god.

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Empire The eastern division of the later Roman empire, dating from the foundation of Constantinople in 330 until its capture by the Ottomans in 1453.

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From Arabic khalifa, meaning deputy or successor (to the Prophet Muhammad); the title used by early Islamic rulers.

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Literally, \"dry cord,\" a technique of glazing ceramics in which a greasy substance mixed with manganese is used to separate the different colors to

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A type of artificially created ceramic body combining silica, glass frit, and fine white clay.

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The Arabic term for the pilgrimage to Mecca and the Kacba required of all Muslims.

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The emigration of the Prophet and his followers from Mecca to Medina in 622; this event also marked the beginning of the Muslim calendar.

ინგლისური

Arabic word meaning submission (to God) and the name for the religion founded under the leadership of the prophet Muhammad; it also denotes the Muslim

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Cube-shaped shrine in Mecca (within the central courtyard of the Great Mosque), which is the focal point of Muslim prayer and pilgrimage.

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From the Persian lajvard (lapis lazuli), a type of overglaze-decorated ceramic ware characteristically glazed deep blue.

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A decorative technique in ceramics in which compounds of silver and copper are applied over the glaze of a previously fired object, which is then refi

ინგლისური

Prayer niche in a mosque or other religious structure, emphasizing the direction of prayer.

ინგლისური

From Persian, meaning \"enameled\"; polychrome overglaze-decorated ceramic ware.

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A tribe originating in the eastern part of modern-day Mongolia, which in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, under the leadership of Genghis Khan

ინგლისური

Any place of Muslim communal worship.

ინგლისური

Stalactite- or honeycomb-like units used as a decorative device in Islamic architecture.

ინგლისური

Literally, \"one who submits\"; someone who adheres to the faith of Islam.

ინგლისური

Direction of prayer in Islam, toward Mecca and the Kacba.

ინგლისური

Literally, \"recitation\"; the holy book of Islam.

ინგლისური

Pre-Islamic dynasty that ruled greater Iran, 224-651.

ინგლისური

The Iranian national epic, completed in 1010 by Firdawsi; it tells the stories of the pre-Islamic kings and heroes.

ინგლისური

Spiritual head of the Sufi order, or tribal leader.

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Members of the heterodox sect of Islam, Shicism, who recognize cAli and his descendants as the rightful successors to the Prophet.

ინგლისური

Islamic mystics, both Sunni and Shicite.

ინგლისური

Followers of the \"tradition,\" who believe that the Prophet’s successor should be elected; approximately 85 percent of all Muslims are Sunni.

ინგლისური

Imperial monogram of the Ottoman sultans.

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