Time Traveling In Islamic Civilization, Indian Civilization and Late Twentieth Century

Time Traveling In Islamic Civilization, Indian Civilization and Late Twentieth Century

?A traveler without observation is a bird without wings.” (Saadi, 1274) For me, traveling is not only the ascertaining of sights; what I believe is that it is an experience that endures, deeply and permanently, in the ideas of living. Being privileged with the ability to travel through time, I have got a chance to travel distinct places around the world through different eras of time; the roman civilization, Italian renaissance, the Islamic civilization, the Mughal's dynasty and the late 20th century. Here I am going to share my travel experiences of jaunting Islamic civilization, the Mughal's dynasty and the late 20th century.

Islamic Civilization

Islamic Civilization was my first traveling spot between 680 and 692. The architecture of this time contemplates the power influence of the Islam on art and cultural values of the people. After the death of Mohammad, the Prophet of Muslims, in 632 AD, the Umayyad family decreed the Islamic empire. They expressed a great deal of progression in art and architecture by setting up buildings and employing new artistic techniques to those buildings. Among those remarkable buildings, the most striking monument was the Dome of the Rock. It characterizes many prominent details and terrific mosaics and ornaments within cautiously calculated measurements, quite obvious both inside and outside of the wall and the octagonal drum. (Ali W, 1999)

Dome of the Rock

The Dome of the Rock termed as Qubbat al-Sakhra in Arabic is a large octagonal edifice in Jerusalem accredited 692 C.E. by the Umayyad caliph Abd al-Malik. Dome of Rock is considered to be a substantial monument of Islamic architecture ahead of times yet to survive. It is considered by Muslims as the third holiest place after Kaaba and Mosque of The Prophet.

The Dome of the Rock is placed over an outcrop made up of rock near the center of the large esplanade. The esplanade was the place of Jewish temple once before. The esplanade is known in Arabic as al-Haram al-Sharif or the Noble Sanctuary. It is considered to be as the place for Solomon's Temple. The rock is while identified as a burial place of Adam and also where Abraham purported to sacrifice his son.

The glory and resplendence of the monument is its decoration. When I visited there, Pattern of small blocks of emblazoned and gold glass and semiprecious gemstones completely covered exterior and interior walls of the building, above a high wainscot of quartered marble. However, glazed tiles replaced the mosaics of the exterior in the sixteenth century, but no change has been seen on the mosaics of the interior since the late seventh century. They portray a huge series of incredible plants, trees, fruits, jewels, goblets, vases, jars and crowns. At the top of the octagon's both sides, there is a series of Quranic verses written in gold on blue background.

I found the resemblance of late traditional Antique and Byzantine architecture ...