Arts and culture

Islam has a rich history of art, architecture and literature, all interwoven with the Arabic language.

Geometric patterns are an important spiritual aspect of Muslim art.

Photo shows Islamic ceramic: 14th century Iranian earthenware cup, glazed with a fish pattern, from the Louvre Museum.©

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al-Burda

The al-Burda is an Arabic poem honouring the Prophet Muhammad. It was written in the 11th century by Imam al-Busiri during his illness.

Islamic architecture

In Islam, decoration is reserved for the inside of buildings. Most often the only exterior parts to be decorated will be the entrance and the dome.

Islamic art

There are common features in all Islamic art which give it a remarkable coherence, regardless of the country or the time in which it was created.

Muslim boy bands

Native Deen and Seven8Six are two American Muslim bands, who perform to sell-out audiences across the world and have a fast-growing fanbase in Britain but that's also causing them a few problems with more conservative elements of the Muslim community.

Muslim postage stamp

In 2002 the United States Postal Service acknowledged the contribution Muslims make to their country by issuing a postage stamp to celebrate Eid.

Jalaluddin Rumi

Jalaluddin Rumi, or Rumi as he is better known, is one of the foremost poets in Islamic culture and history.