15 Facts About Islamic culture

Islamic culture generally includes all of the practices which have developed around the religion of Islam.

Sultana's Dream by Begum Rokeya, an Islamic culture feminist, is one earliest works of feminist science fiction.

Public Islamic culture art is traditionally non-representational, except for the widespread use of plant forms, usually in varieties of the spiralling arabesque.

Religious Islamic culture art has been typically characterized by the absence of figures and extensive use of calligraphic, geometric and abstract floral patterns.

Islamic culture calligraphy is the artistic practice of handwriting and calligraphy, based upon the alphabet in the lands sharing a common Islamic culture cultural heritage.

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Development of Islamic culture calligraphy is strongly tied to the Qur'an; chapters and excerpts from the Qur'an are a common and almost universal text upon which Islamic culture calligraphy is based.

However, Islamic culture calligraphy is not limited to strictly religious subjects, objects, or spaces.

The prevalence of calligraphy in Islamic culture art is not directly related to its non-figural tradition; rather, it reflects the centrality of the notion of writing and written text in Islam.

Islamic culture calligraphy developed from two major styles: Kufic and Naskh.

Islamic culture calligraphy has been incorporated into modern art beginning with the post-colonial period in the Middle East, as well as the more recent style of calligraffiti.

Islamic culture architecture is the range of architectural styles of buildings associated with Islam.

Early Islamic culture architecture was influenced by Roman, Byzantine, Persian and all other lands which the Muslims conquered in the 7th and 8th centuries.

In particular, Shia Islamic culture plays revolved around the shaheed of Ali's sons Hasan ibn Ali and Husayn ibn Ali.

Some scholars of Islamic culture fiqh pronounced gender based rulings on dance, making it permissible for women within a female only environment, as is often performed at celebrations, but discouraging men to engage in it.

Traditional Islamic culture orders have developed varied dhikr exercises including sometimes highly elaborate ritual dances accompanied by Sufi poetry and classical music.