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Page 182
... Islamic architecture in the Deccan , however , are in Bijapur . The most impor- tant buildings of this city are the great Jami ' Masjid ( begun in 1558 ) with its superb arched cloisters ; the ornate Ibrāhīm Rawza ; and the Gōl Gunbad ...
... Islamic architecture in the Deccan , however , are in Bijapur . The most impor- tant buildings of this city are the great Jami ' Masjid ( begun in 1558 ) with its superb arched cloisters ; the ornate Ibrāhīm Rawza ; and the Gōl Gunbad ...
Page 204
... Islamic period . Of the very few objects surviving from the pre - Islamic period , the most important are frag- ments of ivory caskets , chairs , and footstools found at Begrām , in eastern Afghanistan , but obviously of Indian origin ...
... Islamic period . Of the very few objects surviving from the pre - Islamic period , the most important are frag- ments of ivory caskets , chairs , and footstools found at Begrām , in eastern Afghanistan , but obviously of Indian origin ...
Page 227
... Islamic principles in their daily life ; they conduct the five daily prayers , fast during the pasa month ( Ramaḍān ) , refuse to eat pork , attempt to make the Mecca pilgrim- age , pay their religious tithes , and obey other Islamic ...
... Islamic principles in their daily life ; they conduct the five daily prayers , fast during the pasa month ( Ramaḍān ) , refuse to eat pork , attempt to make the Mecca pilgrim- age , pay their religious tithes , and obey other Islamic ...
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