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The seventeenth century is regarded as the golden age of Mughal rule on the Indian subcontinent. Mughal painting and architecture drew on existing Islamic traditions, but augmented these by using elements that had seldom been seen before... more
The seventeenth century is regarded as the golden age of Mughal rule on the Indian subcontinent. Mughal painting and architecture drew on existing Islamic traditions, but augmented these by using elements that had seldom been seen before in Islamic art. In scarcely any other period in Islamic history have people adopted such a creative and playful approach to the prohibition of images. The unexplored and to a large degree unknown picture puzzles in the mosques of Wazir Khan and Dai Anga in Lahore are analysed and presented in this article for the very first time and together with extensive photographic material.
The mosque occupies a central position in the social as well as religious life of Muslims. It is not only a place of worship where rituals are performed, but also serves as a social space where Muslims take part in welfare activities. The... more
The mosque occupies a central position in the social as well as religious life of Muslims. It is not only a place of worship where rituals are performed, but also serves as a social space where Muslims take part in welfare activities. The design and architecture of the mosque have local as well as global influences, representing religious, economic, and esthetic dimensions of Muslim social organization. Therefore, Muslims' association with the mosque has much significance from social, political, and economic perspectives. Based on an ethnographic example, this report aims to highlight the use of mosque space in the cultural context of rural Pakistan. In addition to discussing the sociospatial relationships around the mosque, I discuss how Muslims' beliefs about the world and the afterlife shape these relationships.
ArtAsiaPacific, Mar/Apr 2016, Issue 97
'The Letter is Enough, After All': catalogue essay on the occasion of Muzzumil Ruheel's solo at TARQ, Mumbai.