Islamic architecture

‘Beyond the mosque’: Seeing Islam’s diversity reflected in worship spaces

By Aysha Khan — November 4, 2019
(RNS) — Rizwan Mawani uses diverse sacred spaces as lenses through which to offer readers a primer on the expansive histories, architectures and ritual practices of Muslims around the world.

Illuminated Hearts, Sacred architecture, and mirrors

By Omid Safi — July 24, 2012

The surface of the pool reflects the building when it is still.    And so it is with our hearts.   When we achieve peace and tranquility in our own hearts, then our hearts become mirrors for God.

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