islamic colonial

1. ISLAMIC
COLONIAL
(13THCENTURYTOTHEPRESENT)

2. How did Islam influence
art before the coming of
Spanish colonizers?

3. Islam was entrenched in
Southern Philippines and it
continues to be culturally
dominant and strong.
Islam gained significant grounding in SULU
(13th Century)

4. 15TH CENTURY
SAYYID ABUBAKAR
TURN OF EVENTS
He married
Princess Piramisuli
the daughter of
Rajah Baguindia
When his father-in-law
died, he succeeded the
throne and established
SULTANATE OF SULU.

5. 16th Century
Introduced holy texts via the
holy book of QURAN
Built a house of prayer
Abubakar was
recognized for building
MADRASA

6. Natives from ZAMBOANGA and
Yakans from BAZILAN were
converted to ISLAM, with teachers
coming from JOLO, SULU, and
other practitioners from nearby
regions like BRUNEI.

7. • became the driving force that enabled
the natives to resist centuries of Spanish
colonization.
• was embraced as a religion and as a way of
life by the people of Mindanao (Tausug,
Maranao, Maguindanao, Yakan, Samal,
Badjao and some areas in Palawan.)
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8. What are the
main beliefs
of ISLAM that
influence the ways
art is made
and interpreted?

9. “UMMAH”
- community
of believers
“TAWHID”
- unity of God
This belief emphasizes
the impermanence of
nature and the
incomprehensible
greatnes of the divine
Being.
According to
Prof. Abraham Sakili,
we can relate this with
two aspects of reality.
• object perceived by the
ordinary sense
• sense of nothingness

10. • Interior of mosques are covered with elaborate
patterning in the form of reliefs to draw the
attention away from the concrete object
“toward the contemplation of the divine””
• Divine unity is expressed through abstract forms and
patterns that compel the believer to engage in mental
concentration.

11. MUSLIM
ARCHITECTURE

12. MIHRAB or NICHE

13. QIBLA

14. GREAT MOSQUE OF MECCA

15. MOSQUE OF MECCA'S
BULBOUS DOME

16. KA'BAH

17. OKIR or UKKIL

18. LUHUL

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20. SARIMANOK BURRAQ

21. Do you have any
question?