An analysis of the expansion of the mosque of the prophet by caliph 'Umar B. Al-KhattāB (d. 24 A.H./744 C.E.)

This paper discusses the expansion of the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah by Caliph ‘Umar b. al-Khattab. The paper concludes that the undertaking was in full consonance both with the spiritual benchmarks of the Islamic message and the emerging socio-cultural traditions and norms of the nascent Muslim co...

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Main Author:	Omer, Spahic
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Language:	English English
Published:	Hamdard Foundation Pakistan 2017
Subjects:	BP1 Islam
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spelling	iium-575032018-04-02T05:19:59Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/57503/ An analysis of the expansion of the mosque of the prophet by caliph 'Umar B. Al-KhattāB (d. 24 A.H./744 C.E.) Omer, Spahic BP1 Islam This paper discusses the expansion of the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah by Caliph ‘Umar b. al-Khattab. The paper concludes that the undertaking was in full consonance both with the spiritual benchmarks of the Islamic message and the emerging socio-cultural traditions and norms of the nascent Muslim community. So significant was the expansion and at such a critical juncture in Muslim history that it set some high standards as to the future development and nurturing of the spiritual as well as human dimensions in the sphere of Muslim architecture. The main discussion of the paper focuses on three vital dimensions of the Mosque expansion which proved significant for the early development of the authentic identity of Muslim architecture: the role of consultation and mutual agreements, which is tantamount to what is called today public participation in architecture; the significance and impact of the dynamic process of institutionalization of the Prophet’s Mosque’s myriad religious, educational, social, cultural and political activities; and the austere, yet judicious, views of ‘Umar b. al-Khattab on architecture which, by and large, reverberated the core of the Islamic attitude towards the prospect of erecting buildings. The three dimensions are dealt with after the main physical features of the Mosque expansion have been expounded. The paper also shows that so interwoven were the evolution of Muslim architectural identity and the community development processes in Islam that successfully investigating the former without systematically referring to the latter can never be complete. Thus, the orb of Muslim architecture, both as a concept and sensory reality, should always be seen as a multidimensional, universal, fluid, vibrant, expressive and as much scientific, technological and applied, as spiritual, educational and ethical, phenomenon. Hamdard Foundation Pakistan 2017-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/57503/1/Hamdard%20Islamicus%20IIUM%20Repository%20Spahic%20Omer%202017.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/57503/6/An%20analysis%20of%20the%20expansion%20of%20the%20mosque%20of%20the%20prophet%20by%20caliph%20Umar%20B.%20_SCOPUS.pdf Omer, Spahic (2017) An analysis of the expansion of the mosque of the prophet by caliph 'Umar B. Al-KhattāB (d. 24 A.H./744 C.E.). Hamdard Islamicus, 40 (1). pp. 31-50. ISSN 0250-7196 http://hamdardfoundation.org/
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description	This paper discusses the expansion of the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah by Caliph ‘Umar b. al-Khattab. The paper concludes that the undertaking was in full consonance both with the spiritual benchmarks of the Islamic message and the emerging socio-cultural traditions and norms of the nascent Muslim community. So significant was the expansion and at such a critical juncture in Muslim history that it set some high standards as to the future development and nurturing of the spiritual as well as human dimensions in the sphere of Muslim architecture. The main discussion of the paper focuses on three vital dimensions of the Mosque expansion which proved significant for the early development of the authentic identity of Muslim architecture: the role of consultation and mutual agreements, which is tantamount to what is called today public participation in architecture; the significance and impact of the dynamic process of institutionalization of the Prophet’s Mosque’s myriad religious, educational, social, cultural and political activities; and the austere, yet judicious, views of ‘Umar b. al-Khattab on architecture which, by and large, reverberated the core of the Islamic attitude towards the prospect of erecting buildings. The three dimensions are dealt with after the main physical features of the Mosque expansion have been expounded. The paper also shows that so interwoven were the evolution of Muslim architectural identity and the community development processes in Islam that successfully investigating the former without systematically referring to the latter can never be complete. Thus, the orb of Muslim architecture, both as a concept and sensory reality, should always be seen as a multidimensional, universal, fluid, vibrant, expressive and as much scientific, technological and applied, as spiritual, educational and ethical, phenomenon.
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title	An analysis of the expansion of the mosque of the prophet by caliph 'Umar B. Al-KhattāB (d. 24 A.H./744 C.E.)
title_short	An analysis of the expansion of the mosque of the prophet by caliph 'Umar B. Al-KhattāB (d. 24 A.H./744 C.E.)
title_full	An analysis of the expansion of the mosque of the prophet by caliph 'Umar B. Al-KhattāB (d. 24 A.H./744 C.E.)
title_fullStr	An analysis of the expansion of the mosque of the prophet by caliph 'Umar B. Al-KhattāB (d. 24 A.H./744 C.E.)
title_full_unstemmed	An analysis of the expansion of the mosque of the prophet by caliph 'Umar B. Al-KhattāB (d. 24 A.H./744 C.E.)
title_sort	analysis of the expansion of the mosque of the prophet by caliph 'umar b. al-khattāb (d. 24 a.h./744 c.e.)
publisher	Hamdard Foundation Pakistan
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An analysis of the expansion of the mosque of the prophet by caliph 'Umar B. Al-KhattāB (d. 24 A.H./744 C.E.)

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