Muslim Heritage

Heritage is a term that is also quite often used to describe as a set of values, or principles, which relate to the past and worthy of preservation for present and future generations. Heritage is therefore separate from the pursuit of history. Heritage may include cultural heritage sites (including archaeological sites, ruins, historic buildings), historic cities (as well as ruined cities), sacred sites (as well as persons places that people revere or hold important), oral traditions (stories, histories and traditions that are not written but passed from generation to generation), language and literature, and contributions of significant figures whose who shape our ideas about our past, present and future.

Significant Figures

Historically significant persons leave statistical evidence of their presence behind, if one knows where to look for it. Significance is not simply related to fame and their individual achievements but whose reputation is likely to endure and their contributions are not forgotten.

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Historic Landmarks

The important architectural features of Islamic architecture are the dome, arch, and Muqarnas vault. that can be found throughout buildings of this style. The dome is often one of the only parts of the exterior of the building that is decorated, because it is seen as very important.

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Calligraphy

The Muslim rulers of the Sultanate and Mughal periods introduced various intricate and stylised forms of calligraphy in the inscription style and raised it to a high aesthetic level. Glorification of Allah is at the heart of Islamic calligraphy.

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