The Historical Mosques of Saudi Arabia
Author: Geoffrey R. D. King
Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
Published: 1986
Total Pages: 216
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Author: Geoffrey R. D. King
Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
Published: 1986
Total Pages: 216
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Kishwar Rizvi
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Published: 2015-10-08
Total Pages: 290
ISBN-13: 1469621177
DOWNLOAD EBOOKKishwar Rizvi, drawing on the multifaceted history of the Middle East, offers a richly illustrated analysis of the role of transnational mosques in the construction of contemporary Muslim identity. As Rizvi explains, transnational mosques are structures built through the support of both government sponsorship, whether in the home country or abroad, and diverse transnational networks. By concentrating on mosques--especially those built at the turn of the twenty-first century--as the epitome of Islamic architecture, Rizvi elucidates their significance as sites for both the validation of religious praxis and the construction of national and religious ideologies. Rizvi delineates the transnational religious, political, economic, and architectural networks supporting mosques in Saudi Arabia, Iran, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates, as well as in countries within their spheres of influence, such as Pakistan, Syria, and Turkmenistan. She discerns how the buildings feature architectural designs that traverse geographic and temporal distances, gesturing to far-flung places and times for inspiration. Digging deeper, however, Rizvi reveals significant diversity among the mosques--whether in a Wahabi-Sunni kingdom, a Shi&8219;i theocratic government, or a republic balancing secularism and moderate Islam--that repudiates representations of Islam as a monolith. Mosques reveal alliances and contests for influence among multinational corporations, nations, and communities of belief, Rizvi shows, and her work demonstrates how the built environment is a critical resource for understanding culture and politics in the contemporary Middle East and the Islamic world.
Author: Nabil Adawi
Publisher: Gulf Centre for Strategic Studies
Published: 1994-01-01
Total Pages: 86
ISBN-13: 9781871415629
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Bernard O’Kane
Publisher: Assouline Publishing
Published: 2019-06-01
Total Pages: 6
ISBN-13: 1614288429
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhile all mosques stem from a common tradition of reverence, differing sects, regions and practices have led to many innovations and novel architectural forms. Mosques is the latest addition to the “Ultimate collection,” and is a journey though centuries and continents that brings readers to the threshold of 100 of the world’s most historically significant buildings that are home to worshippers of the fastest growing, and second largest, religion in the world.
Author: Anwar Haroon
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Published: 2014-03
Total Pages: 262
ISBN-13: 1493181491
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAt present, the world views Muslims as terrorists and Islam a religion of tyranny especially after 9/11. Thereafter, to my surprise the killing of Muslims right in the mosques and public places around the Muslim countries has become every day affair which I never heard in my life earlier. While so many sects like Wahabi, Qadiyani, Bahai, Ahmadi, Parvezi and many others emerged in the course of past two hundred years through the efforts of Britain. the most cruel and dangerous among them is Wahabi sect formed by Muhammad bin Abdul Wahab Najdi of Saudi Arabia, which declared whoever does not follow them among Muslims, taking their lives, property and their wives is permissible. King Abdul Azeez Ibn e Saud formed armed group by name "Ikhwan" who mercilessly killed thousands of Muslims in Najad. They killed even women, children and old at Taif and throw their dead bodies on the hills. They flattened the graves of the family of Holy Prophet and his companions in the grave yards of Makkah and Madinah. I got serious in finding out the cause of this bloody change and I happened to read the book "Tareekh Najad O Hijaz" written in Urdu language. the book also gives the details about Wahabism. So I translated this book in English and named it "History of Saudi Arabia and Wahabism". the regime of Saudi Arabia is spending billions of dollars to spread Wahabism in Muslim countries as per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wahhabi_movement Holy Book Quran in the Verse 5:8 says in this regard: "O ye who believe! Stand out firmly for God Almighty Allah, as witnesses to fair dealing, and let not the hatred of others to you make you swerve to wrong and depart from justice. Be just: that is next to piety: and fear Allah. for Allah is well-acquainted with all that ye do" May God Almighty Guide Muslims towards Straight Path and Salvation. Amen.
Author: Wahbi Hariri-Rifai
Publisher: GDG Exhibits Trust
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 318
ISBN-13: 9780962448300
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Madawi al-Rasheed
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2002-07-11
Total Pages: 278
ISBN-13: 9780521644129
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSaudi Arabia is a wealthy and powerful country which wields influence in the West and across the Islamic world. Yet it remains a closed society. Its history in the twentieth century is dominated by the story of state formation. After the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, Ibn Sa'ud fought a long campaign to bring together a disparate people from across the Arabian peninsula. In 1932 the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was born. Madawi al-Rasheed traces its extraordinary history from the age of emirates in the nineteenth century, through the 1990 Gulf War, to the present day. She fuses chronology with analysis, personal experience with oral histories, and draws on local and foreign documents to illuminate the social and cultural life of the Saudis. This is a rich and rewarding book which will be invaluable to students, and to all those trying to understand the enigma of Saudi Arabia.
Author: Saudi Arabia. Wizārat al-Iʻlām
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Published: 1989*
Total Pages: 32
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKDescribes the architectural characteristics, decoration, expansion, and renovations of the two holy mosques in Saudi Arabia. Includes brief historical background on the establishment of the first Saudi State and the religion of Islam.
Author: Susan Keating
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2014-10-21
Total Pages: 174
ISBN-13: 1633559785
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSaudi Arabia is a young kingdom with an ancient legacy. King Abd al-Aziz brought the divided land into one entity in 1932. His family, the Al-Saud, named the country and still rules it today. Every year millions of Muslims travel across the Saudi Arabian border to Mecca, the sacred city of Islam and the birthplace of its holy prophet, Muhammad. As custodian of key Islamic traditions, Saudi Arabia enjoys a leading status among its Muslim neighbors. But as the world's largest single exporter of oil, it also has forged relationships with the United States and other powerful countries of the West. Saudi Arabia's divided loyalties have created an unsteady international balance that is a continual source of concern and speculation. Discusses the geography, history, economy, government, religion, people, foreign relations, and major cities of Saudi Arabia.
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Published: 1999
Total Pages: 626
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