The document provides information about Islamic art, architecture, and the Nasir Al-Mulk Mosque. It discusses key elements of Islamic architecture like domes and minarets. Geometric patterns and avoidance of images are hallmarks of Islamic art. The mosque in Shiraz, Iran is highlighted for its interior beauty achieved through stained glass windows and geometric designs inspired by Islamic traditions. Students are guided through an activity to design their own stained glass window incorporating sacred geometry concepts from Islamic art.

1. Islamic Art and
Architecture:
Creating
Stained Glass
Inspired by
Islamic Art

2. What is Islam?
• A religion based on the
teachings of the prophet,
Muhammad
• People who worship Islam are
called Muslims
• The Muslim God is called, Allah
• The Muslim book of worship is
called the Koran
• Muslims pray several times a
day in the direction of Mecca

3. Where Do People Worship Islam?

4. People Worship Islam in a Mosque

5. Islamic Art and Architecture. . .
• Rarely uses animal or
human form
• Uses shapes and
calligraphy
• Focus on interior beauty
more than exterior
beauty
• Relies on mathematics
(geometry) and usually
features large domes

6. Elements of Islamic
Architectural Style
• Minarets or towers
• Mihrab or niche on an
inside wall indicating
the direction of Mecca
• Domes
• Use of geometric
shapes and repetitive
art (arabesque)

7. Domes
• Dome—a circular roof, usually
hemispherical in form, placed over a
circular, square, oblong, or polygonal
space.

8. Compare and Contrast
Medieval Castle Islamic Mosque
You know about the elements of
Medieval architecture. Also, consider
the purpose of a castle.
Mosque architecture: minarets,
domes, use of geometric shapes. A
place of worship for Muslims.

9. Islamic Architecture Focuses on
Interior Beauty

10. Nasir Al-Mulk Mosque
• Sometimes called “Pink Mosque”
• Built 1876-1888
• Located in Shiraz, Iran

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20. Hypothesize. . .
1. Partner w/ the person next to you
2. Think about what you know about Islamic
Art and Architecture
3. Develop a hypothesis for why Nasir Al-
Mulk Mosque features stained glass
4. Develop a hypothesis for why Nasir Al-
Mulk Mosque features geometric designs

21. Stained Glass in Islamic Art
• Protects people from
heat
• Represent the idea
that light makes all
things possible
• Represents divine
enlightenment

22. Geometric Designs in Islamic Art
• Cannot use graven images
per Muhammad
• Designs correspond to
meaning
• Circles represent the
physical world
• Squares represent earth,
air, fire, and water
• Endless geometric designs
represent the infinite
quality of Allah

23. Much of Islamic Art relies on :
RADIAL SYMMETRY
• What is radial symmetry?
• Radial symmetry is the
condition of having similar
parts arranged around a
central point.
• Remember
• Radial----Radiates
• Which one of these uses a
central point? This one
radiates
from a
central
point

24. Our Project. . .
Synthesize what we know about Islamic art
and architecture to design and craft a
stained glass window in the Islamic style
1. Discover how geometry is used to make Islamic, geometric
designs
2. Practice making a geometric design representing Allah
3. Apply concepts of Islamic, geometric design to craft a
window design in a digital program
4. Utilize our digital print-out to design and craft our Islamic,
stained-glass window
5. Apply concepts of Islamic, geometric design to craft a
mosque façade in which to place our stained glass window

25. Seal of Solomon
-Most famous of
Islamic, geometric
designs
-supposedly the name
of Allah was put on a
ring and given to King
Solomon
-represents divinity and
Allah

26. Today’s Task. . .
Draw an Islamic geometric design that
represents the endless power of Allah, the
elements, and the physical world.

27. Draw a circle on a 12”x12” paper

28. Use a ruler and draw 1 vertical and 1 horizontal diameter
line to make a “plus sign”

29. Rotate your paper to turn your “plus” sign into an “X”

30. Use a ruler and draw 1 vertical and 1 horizontal diameter
line to make another “plus sign”

31. Draw a smaller circle with the same focus or center as
the large circle

32. Make a mark outside the diameter lines that make an “X”

33. Use the marked diameter points as vertices for a square

34. Mark the other four diameter lines

35. Use these diameter points as vertices for a second
square

36. Mark each point that touches the perimeter of the
smaller circle with a dot (make your dots smaller than

37. Mark every other line that hits the perimeter of the
squares (I marked mine in blue)

38. Use a ruler, and draw a line connecting a dot on the
square to a dot on the circle

39. Add your own design elements. Trace with sharpie.
Erase pencil lines. Color with markers.

40. Add your own design elements. Trace with sharpie.
Erase pencil lines. Color with markers.

41. Add your own design elements. Trace with sharpie.
Erase pencil lines. Color with markers.

42. Add your own design elements. Trace with sharpie.
Erase pencil lines. Color with markers.

43. Add your own design elements. Trace with sharpie.
Erase pencil lines. Color with markers.

44. Add your own design elements. Trace with sharpie.
Erase pencil lines. Color with markers.

45. Add your own design elements. Trace with sharpie.
Erase pencil lines. Color with markers.

46. Add your own design elements. Trace with sharpie.
Erase pencil lines. Color with markers.

47. Add your own design elements. Trace with sharpie.
Erase pencil lines. Color with markers.

48. Create an Islamic Art-Inspired
Stained Glass Window

49. Digitally Create Sacred
Geometry
• Visit,
https://sketchometry.org/en/index.html
OR
http://mandalacreator.com/
OR
http://mandalamaker.online/
• Create a geometric design for your stained
glass window

50. Coloring Your Stained Glass
1. Print
2. Put print into plastic
sleeve
3. Color with colored
sharpie
4. Trace with black
sharpie

51. Creating a Jali
• Jali is a stone
screen with an
ornamental pattern
constructed through
the use of
geometry. It is often
found in Islamic
buildings.

52. Creating a Jali
1. Fold paper in half
2. Draw a line like the example
3. Cut out paper
4. Add Islamic designs with a
white or yellow colored pencil

53. Creating a Jali
1. Add Islamic designs
with a white or
yellow colored
pencil
2. Take your time!
https://www.slideshare.net/ksumatarted/islamic-art-patterns

54. Merge Your Window and Jali
1. Finish your window
and jail
2. Use a low-temp hot-
glue gun to join your
window to your jali

55. Display Your Work

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