Mosque Architecture in Malaysia: Classificationof Styles and Possible Influence
تاريخ الاضافة
01/07/2022
نوع المحتوى
Documentary
Category
Researches
الرابط للمحتوى
Subject Area
Mosques
الكاتب
Dorsa Fom
الناشر
Journal Alam Bina
Year of Publication
2007
الوصف
The main purpose of the research is to set up an initial framework of
architectural description of Muslim architecture in Malaysia within the context of the
architectural concern of ‘style’. The main concern is to elucidate clearly the different
architectural styles of Muslim architecture and suggest hypotheses for future studies
in relation to the forces which might have been instrumental in the conception of
these styles. The research is important in order to project the message that much of
what we understand as ‘Islamic Architecture’ in the present literature comes from
various artistic and political agendas that have questionable merits compared to an
analytical approach of Islamic architecture from the Qur’an and the Sunnah of the
Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). The research is also important for
practicing architects to understand that the present syntax of ‘Islamic Architecture’
with its references in Middle Eastern, Mid Asian and African models are not
necessarily the best precedence to project the architectural message of Islam. As
opposed to the three classification of Traditional, Colonial and Modern styles of
mosque architecture, the research has identified seven main styles with a suggestion
of the rationale and influences of those styles.