11 ALLAH IS BEAUTIFUL — POD NEBOM VEDRE VJERE - Islam i Evropa u iskustvu Bosne ENG

ALLAH IS BEAUTIFUL AND LOVES BEAUTY

In Islam, beautiful is in the core of the religion, since God's names are understood and felt as beautiful, Allah Jalla Shanuhu and his deeds are comprehended as beautiful. Prophet Muhammad, a.s., says: “Allah is beautiful and loves beauty.” God's mercy is deserved by beautiful acts.

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OLD SUMMER HOUSES - ‘TOWERS’ AND ‘GAZEBOS’

During Ottoman rule in Bosnia, in the Bosnian Sanjak land was owned by spahis, beys and agas, and later by ulama and craftsmen in towns.

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KARAĐOZ BEG MOSQUE

During the reign of Sultan Sulejman I The Magnificent, Rustem-Paša was his Grand Vizier and his brother Zaim Muhamed-beg. Zaim Muhamed-bey Karađoz commissioned the Karađoz-bey Mosque in 1557 and left behind a significant waqf.

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KOSKI MEHMED-PASHA MOSQUE

Koski Mehmed-pasha Mosque in Mostar is situated in the Old Town, on the left bank of the Neretva River, very close to the old bridge.

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THE OLD BRIDGE IN MOSTAR

Through the story of the Old Bridge in Mostar, it is possible to perceive the complete human civilization. From connecting trade routes, building skills, the pursuit of beauty, destruction and re-emergence as a symbol of the continuity of life in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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SERDŽADA OF BANJA LUKA

It seems strange that an extremely valuable item of the artistic heritage of Bosnia and Herzegovina such as the serdžada (prayer rug) of Banja Luka has been almost forgotten for decades, even to an extent that its very appearance is not reliably known.

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ART OF FAIENCE TILES IN RUSTEM PASHA MOSQUE IN ISTANBUL (Part One)

There are five great forms and expressions in the Ottoman art: architecture, calligraphy, illumination, miniature and faience painted tiles.

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ART OF FAIENCE TILES IN RUSTEM PASHA MOSQUE IN ISTANBUL (Part Two)

Rustem Pasha Mosque in Istanbul is one of the ten great Bosniak mosques in this city.

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GAZI HUSREV-BEG MOSQUE AND MONUMENTAL ARCHITECTURE OF ISTANBUL UNTIL 1539

Ever since its establishment, or more accurately since the capital city was transferred from Rome in 330, Constantinople has always attracted attention, whether it belonged to Roman-Byzantine or Ottoman civilization.

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EŠREF KOVAČEVIĆ – THE LAST TRANSCRIBER OF THE QUR'AN

The Qur'an began to be written as early as during Muhammed's a.s. life, and it is known that as early as in the late 7th century there were four transcribers of the Qur'an in Medina.

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RAKIM ISLAMOVIĆ – A MASTER OF CALLIGRAPHY DOWN WHOSE ARM THE MOON SPILLED

Hadži hafiz Husein Rakim-efendi Islamović was born in Sarajevo in 1839 and is considered as one of the most significant Bosniak calligraphers of the second half of the 19th century.

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HUSEIN-PASHA BOLJANIĆ MOSQUE IN PLJEVLJA: ARCHITECTURAL JEWEL OF SANDŽAK

In his descriptions of the “beautiful town of Taslidža”, Turkish travel writer Evlija Čelebi, who stayed in this town in 1664, recorded the extreme beauty of architecture and interior design of Husein-pasha Boljanić Mosque which, according to him, could arouse envy even of the best Persian miniature painters.

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CALLIGRAPHER OF TWO EMPIRES: ALI FAGINOVIĆ

ʽAlī al-Šarīf al-Fagīnevī al-Qādirī al-Bosnawī (died in 1921) was one of the most fruitful calligraphers of Bosnia and Herzegovina who worked in the late 19th and the early 20th century.

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