Islamic culture
Faith-based Eastern traditions
Islamic culture encompasses the religious practices, artistic traditions, social customs, and intellectual achievements that developed among Muslim peoples over fourteen centuries.
It includes distinctive contributions in architecture (mosques, minarets), calligraphy, geometric art, literature, philosophy, mathematics, and science.
The term covers both explicitly religious elements—daily prayer, Ramadan fasting, pilgrimage—and broader cultural expressions shaped by Islamic civilization across regions from Morocco to Indonesia.
Islamic culture influenced European art and science during the medieval period.
Arabic name for God
- QuranIslam's central scripture
- salahIslamic ritual prayer
- mosqueIslamic house of worship
- imamMuslim religious guide
Muhammad · hajj · Ramadan · fasting · Eid · zakat · sunnah · hadith
Islamic house of worship
- minaretMosque tower with balcony
- domeRounded vault forming roof
- iwanThree-sided vaulted chamber
- arabesqueFlowing ornamental design
courtyard · madrasa · caravanserai · bazaar · fountain · garden · mausoleum · tilework
Generous treatment of guests
- cuisineCharacteristic cooking style
- clothingBody coverings worn daily
- hijabMuslim woman's headscarf
- thobeArab men's long robe
henna · festivals · Eid al-Fitr · Eid al-Adha · marriage customs · naming ceremonies · circumcision · storytelling
Ornamental handwriting art
- arabesqueFlowing ornamental design
- geometricRelating to mathematical shapes
- miniatureReduced-scale representation
- illuminationProvision of light
tilework · ceramics · textiles · marbling · manuscript · gilding · ornamentation · carpet weaving
Muslim religious school
- qadiIslamic legal adjudicator
- fatwaIslamic legal pronouncement
- jurisprudencePhilosophy governing legal systems
- SufismIslamic spiritual mysticism
Avicenna · algebra · astronomy · medicine · House of Wisdom · philosophy · theology · manuscripts
Islam's largest branch adherent
- ShiaIslam's second-largest branch
- SufiMuslim spiritual seeker
- ArabSemitic ethnic group member
- PersianOf or from Iran
Turkish · Malay · Indonesian · South Asian · African · Andalusian · Moorish · Mughal
Allah
Arabic name for God
Muhammad · imam · hajj · Ramadan · fasting · Eid · zakat · sunnah · hadith · halal
mosque
Islamic house of worship
arabesque · courtyard · madrasa · caravanserai · bazaar · fountain · garden · mausoleum · tilework · geometric patterns
hospitality
Generous treatment of guests
thobe · henna · festivals · Eid al-Fitr · Eid al-Adha · marriage customs · naming ceremonies · circumcision · storytelling · oral tradition
calligraphy
Ornamental handwriting art
- arabesqueFlowing ornamental design
- geometricRelating to mathematical shapes
- miniatureReduced-scale representation
illumination · tilework · ceramics · textiles · marbling · manuscript · gilding · ornamentation · carpet weaving · metalwork
madrasa
Muslim religious school
- qadiIslamic legal adjudicator
- fatwaIslamic legal pronouncement
- jurisprudencePhilosophy governing legal systems
Sufism · Avicenna · algebra · astronomy · medicine · House of Wisdom · philosophy · theology · manuscripts
Sunni
Islam's largest branch adherent
Persian · Turkish · Malay · Indonesian · South Asian · African · Andalusian · Moorish · Mughal · Ottoman
- culturesMediterranean cultures, subculture, multicultural, counterculture, underground
- IslamAllah, Quran, Muhammad, Mecca, Ramadan
- Maghreb HistoryMorocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Algiers, Marrakech
- SahelSahel, Lake Chad, Niger River, desertification, savannah
- North CaucasusChechnya, Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria, Caucasus Mountains, Chechen
- Indian cultureHinduism, Diwali, sari, Holi, saree
Islamic cultureChristian culture
Society shaped by church beliefs
Judeo-Christian tradition · Buddhist culture · Jewish culture · Christendom
Islamic cultureWestern culture
European-originating civilization heritage
Western civilization · European culture · Christendom · Chinese civilization · Latin American culture
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