
Al-Muqaddasi: An Encyclopaedic Scholar
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Al-Muqaddasi (or Al-Maqdisi), originally from Al-Quds (...


Contrast between Islamic and Western Science
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The crucial, most fundamental, difference between Islamic...


Multi-ethnic Science Community with Islam
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By far the most multi-ethnic culture and civilisation that...


Architecture of Muslim Spain and North Africa
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First in a series of articles on the Architecture of Muslim...


Architecture of Muslim Caliphate in North Africa
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The arrival of Islam to North Africa at the hands of Uqba...


Bab Mardum Mosque - An inspiration for Gothic?
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Bab Mardum Mosque was built in Toledo Spain between 999 and...


Al-Hambra Palace and the river of paradise
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The palace is an architectural masterpiece in every term....


Architecture under Abbassid Patronage (750-892)
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The Abbassids became patrons of a number of gigantic...


Ceremonial Gates of the Abbassids
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Among the features of the Abbassids elaborate lifestyle...

City Design and Planning of the Abbassids
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The Abbassid period is characterised by large-scale design...