ARCHAEOLOGY OF ISLAM

 Have you heard about Archaeology of Islam? Yes/ No?

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      Archeology of Islam can be defined as a specialism within the discipline of archaeology. The term Islamic archaeology may be broadly defined as the examination of the physical remains of human activity and of the wider environment in regions of the world where the ruling elite professed the faith of Islam.

 

Source: Marcus Milwright. (2013, October 29). Islamic Archaeology. Islamic Archaeology.https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/display/document/obo-9780195390155/obo97801953901550029.xml#:~:text=Islamic%20archaeology%20is%20a%20specialism,professed%20the%20faith%20of%20Islam.

 

What do you think that archaeologist found or study in this Islamic Archaeology?

         Archaeologist will study the special objects of Islamic Archeology such as mosques, tombs, palaces, gardens, and cities. Traditional buildings are also often studied in Islamic Archaeology, perhaps because generally the traditional buildings that still exist developed in conjunction with the Islamic period or were produced by the Muslim community. Before the Colonial period became a separate field of study, the culture that developed also became a study of Islamic Archaeology, or Archeology of the Islamic Influence Period.

 

Oldest Mosque In World, Huaisheng Mosque.

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          The first mosque constructed in China and one of the oldest in the area is the Huaisheng Mosque. With a tower that rises 36 metres into the air, it was constructed more than 1,300 years ago. It was, up to the turn of the 20th century, a significant landmark in Guangzhou. This lovely mosque is a historical building in Guangzhou, China. The Tang Dynasty (619–907), when Muslim traders first arrived in China via the Silk Road, saw the construction of the Huaisheng Mosque.

 

Oldest Manuscripts In World, Al-Qur’an Birmingham.

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           The Birmingham Qur'an manuscript is part of the Middle Eastern manuscripts in the Mingana Collection held at the Cadbury Research Library. The manuscript is around 568-645 AD or can be said to be 1370 years old. The collection was assembled in the 1920s by Alphonse Mingana (died 1937), a Chaldean-Catholic priest born in Mosul.