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Islamic Architecture Watch the PBS documentary Seven Wonders of the Muslim World at the link below. If the link does not work, log onto the MC Library and search “Seven Wonders of the Muslim World” in Raptor Search. You will need to enter your M Number to see the video. https://montgomerycollege.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/seven-wonders-of-the-muslim-world Answer the questions below and submit on Blackboard: 1. Name the 7 “Wonders of the Muslim World” covered in this documentary. 2. List the Five Pillars of Islam discussed in the video. 3. What is the significance of the Dome of the Rock to Muslims (what do Muslims believe occurred or will occur here)? What do Jewish people believe about this site? 4. Describe the plan of the Al-Aqsa Mosque. What does the plan symbolize or what feelings/meanings does it evoke? 5. What does the Alhambra symbolize? How does it do this? 6. Explain the circumstances in which the Blue Mosque was constructed (who built it? where is it?) and how does it reflect the time and place of its construction? 7. What feeling or experience is evoked by the interior of the Great Mosque of Djenné? 8. What social functions does the Great Mosque of Isfahan serve (what happens there in addition to prayer?)? 9. How does the Badshahi Mosque reflect the ideals of the Mughal era in Pakistan? 10. Explain the practice of the Hajj and/or Umrah. What do the pilgrims’ actions symbolize?
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Answer To: Islamic Architecture Watch the PBS documentary Seven Wonders of the Muslim World at the link below....

Azra S answered on May 12 2021
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Answer the questions below and submit on Blackboard:

1. Name the 7 “Wonders of the Muslim World” cove
red in this documentary.
The Kaaba, The Al Aqsa Mosque & The Dome of the Rock, The Alhambra Palace, The Blue Mosque, The Great Mosque of Djenne, The Badshahi Mosque, The Great Mosque of Isfahan
1. List the Five Pillars of Islam discussed in the video.
Shahada (Declaration of faith)
Salah (Prayer)
Zakat (Charity)
Fasting in Ramadan (Abstaining from food and pleasure)
Hajj (Pilgrimage)
1. What is the significance of the Dome of the Rock to Muslims (what do Muslims believe occurred or will occur here)? What do Jewish people believe about this site?
The Dome of the Rock is significant to the Muslims because they believe, this is the spot from where the Prophet Muhammad ascended on his miraculous journey to the seven heavens. The Jewish people believe that it is the site where their temple was.
1. Describe the plan of the Al-Aqsa Mosque. What does the plan symbolize or what feelings/meanings does it evoke?
Al-Aqsa mosque is...
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