Glossary of terms for history Islamic art and architecture meaning

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Glossary of terms for history Islamic art and architecture meaning

abbasids (749-1258 a.d.)	abbasids_749_1258_a_d_meaning_and_definition.html
abjad	abjad_meaning_and_definition.html
ablaq	ablaq_meaning_and_definition.html
ablution fountain	ablution_fountain_meaning_and_definition.html
abzin	abzin_meaning_and_definition.html
acanthus	acanthus_meaning_and_definition.html
adhan	adhan_meaning_and_definition.html
aghani	aghani_meaning_and_definition.html
aghlabids (800-909 a.d.)	aghlabids_800_909_a_d_meaning_and_definition.html
ahl al-bayt	ahl_al_bayt_meaning_and_definition.html
a‘jami	ajami_meaning_and_definition.html
ajur	ajur_meaning_and_definition.html
almohads (1130-1269 a.d.)	almohads_1130_1269_a_d_meaning_and_definition.html
almoravids (1046-1157 a.d.)	almoravids_1046_1157_a_d_meaning_and_definition.html
al-murabitun	al_murabitun_meaning_and_definition.html
al-muwahhidun	al_muwahhidun_meaning_and_definition.html
amir	amir_meaning_and_definition.html
amir akhur	amir_akhur_meaning_and_definition.html
amir al-mu'minin	amir_al_muminin_meaning_and_definition.html
amir al-silah	amir_al_silah_meaning_and_definition.html
anatolian saljuks	anatolian_saljuks_meaning_and_definition.html
aqqoyunlu (1467-1502 a.d.)	aqqoyunlu_1467_1502_a_d_meaning_and_definition.html
arabesque	arabesque_meaning_and_definition.html
‘ashara	ashara_meaning_and_definition.html
‘ataba	ataba_meaning_and_definition.html
atabeg/atabek	atabeg_atabek_meaning_and_definition.html
atruja	atruja_meaning_and_definition.html
awlad al-nas	awlad_al_nas_meaning_and_definition.html
ayyubids (1171-1250 a.d.)	ayyubids_1171_1250_a_d_meaning_and_definition.html
azar	azar_meaning_and_definition.html
azulejo	azulejo_meaning_and_definition.html
bab	bab_meaning_and_definition.html
bab sirr	bab_sirr_meaning_and_definition.html
badhahanj	badhahanj_meaning_and_definition.html
bagh	bagh_meaning_and_definition.html
bahri mamluks (1250 – 1382 a.d.)	bahri_mamluks_1250_1382_a_d_meaning_and_definition.html
ba’ika	ba_ika_meaning_and_definition.html
ballat	ballat_meaning_and_definition.html
banna’i	banna_i_meaning_and_definition.html
basmala	basmala_meaning_and_definition.html
bayt	bayt_meaning_and_definition.html
bayt al-hilani	bayt_al_hilani_meaning_and_definition.html
bayt al-mal	bayt_al_mal_meaning_and_definition.html
bayt al-myiah	bayt_al_myiah_meaning_and_definition.html
bazaar	bazaar_meaning_and_definition.html
bedesten	bedesten_meaning_and_definition.html
beg	beg_meaning_and_definition.html
bey	bey_meaning_and_definition.html
bidri	bidri_meaning_and_definition.html
bimarhane	bimarhane_meaning_and_definition.html
bimaristan	bimaristan_meaning_and_definition.html
bint al 'usada	bint_al_usada_meaning_and_definition.html
birka	birka_meaning_and_definition.html
bismillah	bismillah_meaning_and_definition.html
blazon	blazon_meaning_and_definition.html
bukhariyya	bukhariyya_meaning_and_definition.html
burda	burda_meaning_and_definition.html
burj	burj_meaning_and_definition.html
burji mamluks (1382 – 1517 a.d.)	burji_mamluks_1382_1517_a_d_meaning_and_definition.html
buwayhids	buwayhids_meaning_and_definition.html
buyyids	buyyids_meaning_and_definition.html
caftan	caftan_meaning_and_definition.html
caliph	caliph_meaning_and_definition.html
cami	cami_meaning_and_definition.html
caravanserai	caravanserai_meaning_and_definition.html
chahar bagh	chahar_bagh_meaning_and_definition.html
chahar taq	chahar_taq_meaning_and_definition.html
chajja	chajja_meaning_and_definition.html
chatri	chatri_meaning_and_definition.html
chinoiserie	chinoiserie_meaning_and_definition.html
circassian mamluks	circassian_mamluks_meaning_and_definition.html
colophon	colophon_meaning_and_definition.html
crenellations	crenellations_meaning_and_definition.html
cresting	cresting_meaning_and_definition.html
cruciform plan	cruciform_plan_meaning_and_definition.html
cuerda seca	cuerda_seca_meaning_and_definition.html
dakhma	dakhma_meaning_and_definition.html
damascening	damascening_meaning_and_definition.html
dar	dar_meaning_and_definition.html
darabzin	darabzin_meaning_and_definition.html
dar al-hadith	dar_al_hadith_meaning_and_definition.html
dar al-harb	dar_al_harb_meaning_and_definition.html
dar al-huffaz	dar_al_huffaz_meaning_and_definition.html
dar al-imara	dar_al_imara_meaning_and_definition.html
dar al-islam	dar_al_islam_meaning_and_definition.html
dar al-shifa	dar_al_shifa_meaning_and_definition.html
darb	darb_meaning_and_definition.html
darb khayt	darb_khayt_meaning_and_definition.html
darih	darih_meaning_and_definition.html
darwish	darwish_meaning_and_definition.html
dayma	dayma_meaning_and_definition.html
dervish	dervish_meaning_and_definition.html
dhikr	dhikr_meaning_and_definition.html
dhimmi	dhimmi_meaning_and_definition.html
dihliz	dihliz_meaning_and_definition.html
dikka	dikka_meaning_and_definition.html
divan	divan_meaning_and_definition.html
divani	divani_meaning_and_definition.html
diwan	diwan_meaning_and_definition.html
diwan al-'amm	diwan_al_amm_meaning_and_definition.html
diwan al-khass	diwan_al_khass_meaning_and_definition.html
doublure	doublure_meaning_and_definition.html
durka	durka_meaning_and_definition.html
durqa‘a	durqaa_meaning_and_definition.html
duwaira	duwaira_meaning_and_definition.html
duwar	duwar_meaning_and_definition.html
duwira	duwira_meaning_and_definition.html
faqih	faqih_meaning_and_definition.html
faqir	faqir_meaning_and_definition.html
farshakhana	farshakhana_meaning_and_definition.html
fatimids (969-1171 a.d.)	fatimids_969_1171_a_d_meaning_and_definition.html
finial	finial_meaning_and_definition.html
fiqh	fiqh_meaning_and_definition.html
fisqiyya	fisqiyya_meaning_and_definition.html
fleur de lis	fleur_de_lis_meaning_and_definition.html
folio	folio_meaning_and_definition.html
fritware	fritware_meaning_and_definition.html
frontispiece	frontispiece_meaning_and_definition.html
funduq	funduq_meaning_and_definition.html
furn	furn_meaning_and_definition.html
fusayfisa’	fusayfisa_meaning_and_definition.html
futuwwa	futuwwa_meaning_and_definition.html
ghazi	ghazi_meaning_and_definition.html
ghaznavids (962-1187 a.d.)	ghaznavids_962_1187_a_d_meaning_and_definition.html
ghiordes knot	ghiordes_knot_meaning_and_definition.html
ghurab	ghurab_meaning_and_definition.html
ghurfa	ghurfa_meaning_and_definition.html
ghurids (1150-1212 a.d.)	ghurids_1150_1212_a_d_meaning_and_definition.html
girikh	girikh_meaning_and_definition.html
gul	gul_meaning_and_definition.html
gunbad	gunbad_meaning_and_definition.html
gur	gur_meaning_and_definition.html
hadith	hadith_meaning_and_definition.html
hadra	hadra_meaning_and_definition.html
hafsids (1229-1574 a.d.)	hafsids_1229_1574_a_d_meaning_and_definition.html
haft rang	haft_rang_meaning_and_definition.html
hajib	hajib_meaning_and_definition.html
hajj	hajj_meaning_and_definition.html
halabi	halabi_meaning_and_definition.html
hamam/hammam	hamam_hammam_meaning_and_definition.html
hanafi	hanafi_meaning_and_definition.html
hanbali	hanbali_meaning_and_definition.html
haniyya	haniyya_meaning_and_definition.html
hanut	hanut_meaning_and_definition.html
haram	haram_meaning_and_definition.html
haramayn	haramayn_meaning_and_definition.html
haramlik	haramlik_meaning_and_definition.html
hasht bihisht	hasht_bihisht_meaning_and_definition.html
hasil	hasil_meaning_and_definition.html
hawd	hawd_meaning_and_definition.html
hawsh	hawsh_meaning_and_definition.html
hayat	hayat_meaning_and_definition.html
hayr	hayr_meaning_and_definition.html
hazar baf	hazar_baf_meaning_and_definition.html
hazira	hazira_meaning_and_definition.html
hilal	hilal_meaning_and_definition.html
hijra	hijra_meaning_and_definition.html
hira	hira_meaning_and_definition.html
hiraqlah	hiraqlah_meaning_and_definition.html
hisba	hisba_meaning_and_definition.html
hisn	hisn_meaning_and_definition.html
hizam	hizam_meaning_and_definition.html
hujra	hujra_meaning_and_definition.html
husayn	husayn_meaning_and_definition.html
hypostyle	hypostyle_meaning_and_definition.html
idrisids (789-985 a.d.)	idrisids_789_985_a_d_meaning_and_definition.html
ijaza	ijaza_meaning_and_definition.html
ikat	ikat_meaning_and_definition.html
il-khanids (1256-1353 a.d.)	il_khanids_1256_1353_a_d_meaning_and_definition.html
ikhshidids	ikhshidids_meaning_and_definition.html
imam	imam_meaning_and_definition.html
imamis	imamis_meaning_and_definition.html
imaret	imaret_meaning_and_definition.html
‘iqd	iqd_meaning_and_definition.html
iqta‘	iqta_meaning_and_definition.html
isma'ilis	ismailis_meaning_and_definition.html
istabl	istabl_meaning_and_definition.html
ithna 'asharis	ithna_asharis_meaning_and_definition.html
iwan	iwan_meaning_and_definition.html
izar	izar_meaning_and_definition.html
jalayrids (1336-1432 a.d.)	jalayrids_1336_1432_a_d_meaning_and_definition.html
jali	jali_meaning_and_definition.html
jamalun	jamalun_meaning_and_definition.html
jami‘	jami_meaning_and_definition.html
janissaries	janissaries_meaning_and_definition.html
jaran	jaran_meaning_and_definition.html
jarokha	jarokha_meaning_and_definition.html
jashankir	jashankir_meaning_and_definition.html
jawsaq	jawsaq_meaning_and_definition.html
jihad	jihad_meaning_and_definition.html
jizya	jizya_meaning_and_definition.html
joggled voussoirs	joggled_voussoirs_meaning_and_definition.html
jukha	jukha_meaning_and_definition.html
juz’	juz_meaning_and_definition.html
ka‘ba	kaba_meaning_and_definition.html
kalip	kalip_meaning_and_definition.html
kapi	kapi_meaning_and_definition.html
karalama	karalama_meaning_and_definition.html
karkhana	karkhana_meaning_and_definition.html
katib	katib_meaning_and_definition.html
katib al-shari‘a	katib_al_sharia_meaning_and_definition.html
katkhuda	katkhuda_meaning_and_definition.html
khan	khan_meaning_and_definition.html
khanqa	khanqa_meaning_and_definition.html
kharaba/khirba	kharaba_khirba_meaning_and_definition.html
kharaza	kharaza_meaning_and_definition.html
khart	khart_meaning_and_definition.html
khartum	khartum_meaning_and_definition.html
khatt	khatt_meaning_and_definition.html
khatta	khatta_meaning_and_definition.html
khawarnaq	khawarnaq_meaning_and_definition.html
khazana	khazana_meaning_and_definition.html
khazindar	khazindar_meaning_and_definition.html
khazna	khazna_meaning_and_definition.html
khedive	khedive_meaning_and_definition.html
khilwa	khilwa_meaning_and_definition.html
khukha	khukha_meaning_and_definition.html
khurda	khurda_meaning_and_definition.html
khuristan	khuristan_meaning_and_definition.html
khushkhasha	khushkhasha_meaning_and_definition.html
khutba	khutba_meaning_and_definition.html
kilim	kilim_meaning_and_definition.html
kiosk	kiosk_meaning_and_definition.html
kiswa	kiswa_meaning_and_definition.html
kit'a	kita_meaning_and_definition.html
kitab	kitab_meaning_and_definition.html
kufi (kufic)	kufi_kufic_meaning_and_definition.html
kulliye	kulliye_meaning_and_definition.html
kumbet	kumbet_meaning_and_definition.html
kundal	kundal_meaning_and_definition.html
kunna	kunna_meaning_and_definition.html
kurdi	kurdi_meaning_and_definition.html
kursi	kursi_meaning_and_definition.html
kuttab	kuttab_meaning_and_definition.html
kutubiyya	kutubiyya_meaning_and_definition.html
lala	lala_meaning_and_definition.html
lajvardina	lajvardina_meaning_and_definition.html
laqabi	laqabi_meaning_and_definition.html
latif	latif_meaning_and_definition.html
lazurd	lazurd_meaning_and_definition.html
levha	levha_meaning_and_definition.html
libn	libn_meaning_and_definition.html
libna	libna_meaning_and_definition.html
lintel	lintel_meaning_and_definition.html
luster	luster_meaning_and_definition.html
mabayn	mabayn_meaning_and_definition.html
mabkhara	mabkhara_meaning_and_definition.html
machicolation/machicoulis	machicolation_machicoulis_meaning_and_definition.html
mada’ini	mada_ini_meaning_and_definition.html
madfan	madfan_meaning_and_definition.html
madhhab	madhhab_meaning_and_definition.html
madina	madina_meaning_and_definition.html
madrasa	madrasa_meaning_and_definition.html
mafraj	mafraj_meaning_and_definition.html
maghani	maghani_meaning_and_definition.html
maghribi	maghribi_meaning_and_definition.html
maghtas	maghtas_meaning_and_definition.html
majana	majana_meaning_and_definition.html
ma'jil	majil_meaning_and_definition.html
majlis	majlis_meaning_and_definition.html
majma'	majma_meaning_and_definition.html
makhzan	makhzan_meaning_and_definition.html
maliki	maliki_meaning_and_definition.html
nadir	nadir_meaning_and_definition.html
nahas	nahas_meaning_and_definition.html
nafura	nafura_meaning_and_definition.html
namaz	namaz_meaning_and_definition.html
naskh/naskhi	naskh_naskhi_meaning_and_definition.html
nasrids (1232-1492 a.d.)	nasrids_1232_1492_a_d_meaning_and_definition.html
nasta‘liq	nastaliq_meaning_and_definition.html
ottomans	ottomans_meaning_and_definition.html
parison	parison_meaning_and_definition.html
pietra dura	pietra_dura_meaning_and_definition.html
pishtaq	pishtaq_meaning_and_definition.html
pomander	pomander_meaning_and_definition.html
pontil	pontil_meaning_and_definition.html
qa‘a	qaa_meaning_and_definition.html
qabaq	qabaq_meaning_and_definition.html
qabr	qabr_meaning_and_definition.html
qabw	qabw_meaning_and_definition.html
qadi	qadi_meaning_and_definition.html
qajars (1796-1925 a.d.)	qajars_1796_1925_a_d_meaning_and_definition.html
qal‘a	qala_meaning_and_definition.html
qalansuwa	qalansuwa_meaning_and_definition.html
qamariyya	qamariyya_meaning_and_definition.html
qamis	qamis_meaning_and_definition.html
qandil	qandil_meaning_and_definition.html
qaraqoyunlus (1380/90 -1469 a.d.)	qaraqoyunlus_1380_90_1469_a_d_meaning_and_definition.html
qarqal	qarqal_meaning_and_definition.html
qasaba	qasaba_meaning_and_definition.html
qashani	qashani_meaning_and_definition.html
qasr	qasr_meaning_and_definition.html
qaysariyya	qaysariyya_meaning_and_definition.html
qaytun	qaytun_meaning_and_definition.html
qibla	qibla_meaning_and_definition.html
qishlaq	qishlaq_meaning_and_definition.html
qit'a	qita_meaning_and_definition.html
qizilbash	qizilbash_meaning_and_definition.html
qulla	qulla_meaning_and_definition.html
qubba	qubba_meaning_and_definition.html
qur’an	qur_an_meaning_and_definition.html
rab‘	rab_meaning_and_definition.html
rahba	rahba_meaning_and_definition.html
rank	rank_meaning_and_definition.html
rawda	rawda_meaning_and_definition.html
rawhayn fi jasad	rawhayn_fi_jasad_meaning_and_definition.html
rawshan	rawshan_meaning_and_definition.html
rayhan	rayhan_meaning_and_definition.html
ribat	ribat_meaning_and_definition.html
rikabkhana	rikabkhana_meaning_and_definition.html
riq'a	riqa_meaning_and_definition.html
riwaq	riwaq_meaning_and_definition.html
sabat	sabat_meaning_and_definition.html
sabil	sabil_meaning_and_definition.html
sabil-kuttab	sabil_kuttab_meaning_and_definition.html
sadr	sadr_meaning_and_definition.html
safavids (1501-1722 a.d.)	safavids_1501_1722_a_d_meaning_and_definition.html
saha	saha_meaning_and_definition.html
sahn	sahn_meaning_and_definition.html
sahrij	sahrij_meaning_and_definition.html
salamlik	salamlik_meaning_and_definition.html
salari	salari_meaning_and_definition.html
salat	salat_meaning_and_definition.html
saljuks (1038-1195 a.d.)	saljuks_1038_1195_a_d_meaning_and_definition.html
saljuks of rum (1037 a.d. - 1308 a.d.)	saljuks_of_rum_1037_a_d_1308_a_d_meaning_and_definition.html
salsabil	salsabil_meaning_and_definition.html
samanids (819/874-999 a.d.)	samanids_819_874_999_a_d_meaning_and_definition.html
saqaqa	saqaqa_meaning_and_definition.html
saqi	saqi_meaning_and_definition.html
sarai	sarai_meaning_and_definition.html
sasanians (c. 225-651 a.d.)	sasanians_c_225_651_a_d_meaning_and_definition.html
sawma'a	sawmaa_meaning_and_definition.html
sayyid	sayyid_meaning_and_definition.html
saz	saz_meaning_and_definition.html
sehna knot	sehna_knot_meaning_and_definition.html
sgraffiato	sgraffiato_meaning_and_definition.html
shad	shad_meaning_and_definition.html
shadirwan	shadirwan_meaning_and_definition.html
shafi'i	shafii_meaning_and_definition.html
shah	shah_meaning_and_definition.html
shahid	shahid_meaning_and_definition.html
shamsa	shamsa_meaning_and_definition.html
shamsiyya	shamsiyya_meaning_and_definition.html
shararif	shararif_meaning_and_definition.html
sharbakhana	sharbakhana_meaning_and_definition.html
shaykhuni	shaykhuni_meaning_and_definition.html
shikaste	shikaste_meaning_and_definition.html
shurfa/shurfat	shurfa_shurfat_meaning_and_definition.html
sidila	sidila_meaning_and_definition.html
simurgh	simurgh_meaning_and_definition.html
sinf	sinf_meaning_and_definition.html
sirdab	sirdab_meaning_and_definition.html
sirja	sirja_meaning_and_definition.html
siyyaj	siyyaj_meaning_and_definition.html
slip-carved	slip_carved_meaning_and_definition.html
slip-painted	slip_painted_meaning_and_definition.html
squinch	squinch_meaning_and_definition.html
stalactite	stalactite_meaning_and_definition.html
stucco	stucco_meaning_and_definition.html
sunna	sunna_meaning_and_definition.html
suq	suq_meaning_and_definition.html
sura	sura_meaning_and_definition.html
tabaqa	tabaqa_meaning_and_definition.html
tabhane	tabhane_meaning_and_definition.html
tablakhana	tablakhana_meaning_and_definition.html
tabut	tabut_meaning_and_definition.html
tadhhib	tadhhib_meaning_and_definition.html
tahun	tahun_meaning_and_definition.html
taj al-‘amud	taj_al_amud_meaning_and_definition.html
taj-i haydari	taj_i_haydari_meaning_and_definition.html
takhtabush	takhtabush_meaning_and_definition.html
talar	talar_meaning_and_definition.html
tamwih	tamwih_meaning_and_definition.html
tanur	tanur_meaning_and_definition.html
taq	taq_meaning_and_definition.html
tarbi‘a	tarbia_meaning_and_definition.html
tarima	tarima_meaning_and_definition.html
tariqa	tariqa_meaning_and_definition.html
tarsi‘	tarsi_meaning_and_definition.html
tasfih	tasfih_meaning_and_definition.html
tashtiyya	tashtiyya_meaning_and_definition.html
tashtkhana	tashtkhana_meaning_and_definition.html
tawqi'	tawqi_meaning_and_definition.html
tawriq	tawriq_meaning_and_definition.html
tawwaf	tawwaf_meaning_and_definition.html
tazzgig	tazzgig_meaning_and_definition.html
tekke	tekke_meaning_and_definition.html
thuluth	thuluth_meaning_and_definition.html
tikiyya	tikiyya_meaning_and_definition.html
tim	tim_meaning_and_definition.html
timurids (1370 – 1507 a.d.)	timurids_1370_1507_a_d_meaning_and_definition.html
tiraz	tiraz_meaning_and_definition.html
tughra	tughra_meaning_and_definition.html
tulunids (868 - 905 a.d.)	tulunids_868_905_a_d_meaning_and_definition.html
turba	turba_meaning_and_definition.html
turbe	turbe_meaning_and_definition.html
twelvers	twelvers_meaning_and_definition.html
ulama’	ulama_meaning_and_definition.html
ulu cami	ulu_cami_meaning_and_definition.html
umayyads (661-750 a.d.)	umayyads_661_750_a_d_meaning_and_definition.html
ustadar	ustadar_meaning_and_definition.html
utruja	utruja_meaning_and_definition.html
valide	valide_meaning_and_definition.html
vizier	vizier_meaning_and_definition.html
voussoir	voussoir_meaning_and_definition.html
wajiha	wajiha_meaning_and_definition.html
wakala	wakala_meaning_and_definition.html
wali	wali_meaning_and_definition.html
waqf	waqf_meaning_and_definition.html
waqfiyya	waqfiyya_meaning_and_definition.html
waq-waq	waq_waq_meaning_and_definition.html
wazara	wazara_meaning_and_definition.html
wazir	wazir_meaning_and_definition.html
wikala	wikala_meaning_and_definition.html
wudu'	wudu_meaning_and_definition.html
yasa	yasa_meaning_and_definition.html
yataghan	yataghan_meaning_and_definition.html
yurt	yurt_meaning_and_definition.html
zawiya	zawiya_meaning_and_definition.html
zeghir	zeghir_meaning_and_definition.html
zellij	zellij_meaning_and_definition.html
ziggurat	ziggurat_meaning_and_definition.html
zikr	zikr_meaning_and_definition.html
zilu	zilu_meaning_and_definition.html
ziyada	ziyada_meaning_and_definition.html
ziyarat	ziyarat_meaning_and_definition.html
zulla	zulla_meaning_and_definition.html