PPT presentation

1. Islamic Art:
Introduction

2. Islam emerged in Arabia in the 7th century, and spread through Asia, North Africa, and
Spain during the next three centuries

3. Image source: http://imaje.msu.edu/?page_id=440
The second largest religion in the world, Muslim communities can be found in countries
throughout the world

4. “Islam” simply means “submission” or “surrender” to god, and “Muslims” are people
who follow the Islamic faith

5. One of the three great “Abrahamic” faiths, Muslims share the Old Testament with
Christians and Jews

6. They believe in the same god as Christians and
Jews (Allah is simply the Arabic word for god)
They share many of the same sacred sites and
prophets - such as the sacred city of
Jerusalem, and the Old Testament prophet
Abraham, whom Muslims call Ibrahim

7. Unlike Christianity and Judaism, Muslims follow the teachings of the prophet
Muhammad. His teachings are recorded in a holy book called the Koran (Qur’an).

8. There are many different denominations within Islam today

9. Like the Hebrew religion, Islam is an aniconic religion. Representations of Allah are
forbidden in strict observance of the Old Testament ban on “graven images.”

10. Just as there are many different denominations of the Christian and Hebrew
faiths

11. Image source: https://egyptianstreets.com/2016/09/17/muslims-for-progressive-values-promoting-progressive-islam-in-modern-societies/
This means that there is no single Islamic culture: religious values and
beliefs vary widely across different regions and denominations – just as
Christianity and Judaism varies widely across the globe