RECONCILING THE VIEWS OF ‘UMAR B. ‘ABD AL-‘AZIZ (R.A.) (D. 101 A.H./720 C.E.) ON MOSQUE DECORATION
This paper discusses the views of the 8th Umayyad Caliph, ‘Umar b. ‘Abd al-‘Aziz (‘Umar II [R.A.]), on mosque decoration. It resolves an ostensible inconsistency between what he as the governor did to the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah, and what he intended to do to the great Umayyad Mosque in Damascu...
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| Language: | English |
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Hamdard Foundation
2021-02-01
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| Series: | Hamdard Islamicus |
| Online Access: | https://hamdardislamicus.com.pk/index.php/hi/article/view/6 |