Islamic Collection (page 7)

Brunei - Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque
The Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque is a royal Islamic mosque situated in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of the Sultanate of Brunei

Tunis, Tunisia - Perfume shop
Palace of Flower Essences - a perfume shop belonging to Amadi Smida. His fragrances are so well renowned he has won many medals - displayed above the counter with pride

Averroes Condemned
The great scholar and philosopher AVERROES (Ibn Rushd, 1126-1198)is condemned by Islamic theologians for the temerity of his ideas

IBN SINA Known in the West as Avicenna Islamic scientist and philosopher; received by the Governor of Isfahan

Mohammed Ahmed, The Mahdi
Mohammed Ahmed (Muhammad Ahmad bin Abd Allah), known as The Mahdi (meaning the messianic redeemer of the Islamic faith), a Sufi sheikh of the Samaniyya order in the Sudan, north east Africa

Great Mosque, Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia
Great Mosque and entrance gate, Medan, Sumatra, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Date: circa 1910

The covering cloth of the holy carpet - Egypt Date: circa 1910s

Alamgiri Mosque, Benares (Varanasi), Uttar Pradesh, India
Alamgiri Mosque (right), Benares (Varanasi), Uttar Pradesh, India. Date: circa 1920

Chota Imambara, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Chota Imambara (Imambara Hussainabad Mubarak), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, built as a congregation hall for Shia Moslems in 1838. Date: circa 1920

Street scene with Jama Masjid mosque, Delhi, India. Date: circa 1910

Friday prayers, Jama Masjid, Delhi, India
Friday prayers at the Jama Masjid mosque, Delhi, India. Date: circa 1910s

Khartoum, Sudan - welcoming Ramadan
Khartoum, Sudan - welcoming the month of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and the month in which the Quran was revealed

Islamic festival in Djibouti
People at an Islamic festival in Djibouti. Date: circa 1910s

Mohammed-El-Worde Mosque in Cairo, Egypt
Bustling street in Cairo with the Mohammed-El-Worde Mosque in the background, Egypt. Date: circa 1910

Salesian Church, Nazareth, Northern Israel
Mosque in the foreground with the Salesian Church of Jesus the Adolescent (established 1923), Nazareth, Northern Israel on the hill above, together with the orphanage connected to it. Date: circa 1925

Al Khamis Mosque, Bahrain, Persian Gulf
The ancient Al Khamis Mosque with twin minarets at Bilad Al Qadim, near Manama, Bahrain, Persian Gulf. Date: late 1940s

Interior, Al-Kadhimiya Mosque, Baghdad, Iraq
Interior of Al-Kadhimiya (Khadimain) Mosque, Baghdad, Iraq. Date: circa 1918

Haydar Khana Mosque, Baghdad, Iraq. Date: circa 1918

Muslim women in Town Costume fully covered - Syria. Date: circa 1905

Aleppo, Syria - Mosque interior and doorway Date: circa 1908

Studying with an Islamic Scholar, Umayyad Mosque, Damascus
Young boys and girls studying with an Islamic Scholar beneath the arches of the Umayyad Mosque, also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus or formerly the Basilica of Saint John the Baptist

Meidan, Damascus, Syria - Cemetery containing the burial places of the Prophet Muhammads family. Date: circa 1905

The Holy Carpet transported to Mecca - Arrival, Saudi Arabia
The Mohammedan pilgrimage with the holy carpet arriving in Saudi Arabia en route to the sacred Kaaba shrine in Mecca. The carpet is said to be the actual one on which the Prophet Mohammed prayed

The Holy Carpet transported to Mecca - Crossing the Red Sea
The Mohammedan pilgrimage with the holy carpet being transported across the Red Sea en route to the sacred Kaaba shrine in Mecca

Sfax, Tunisia - Completely covered Arabian Woman. Date: 1915

Spain - Granada - The Alhambra - Exterior of the Mezquita (Mosque). Date: circa 1910s

Kern, Eritrea - Ramadan Prayers - genuflection, third phase. Date: circa 1910s

Wandering Dervish - Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sahin (Sajahin) a Wandering Dervish from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Isral. Old City of Jerusalem. Temple Mount. View of Dome of the Rock. 7th century

Mosque of Ibn Tulun (876-879). Cairo. Detail. Egypt
Islamic Art. Mosque of Ibn Tulun (876-879). Abbasid period. Portico. Detail. Decoration. Cairo. Egypt

Mosque of Ibn Tulun (876-879). Cairo. Egypt
Islamic Art. Mosque of Ibn Tulun (876-879). Abbasid period. Portico. Detail. Cairo. Egypt

Ornate minaret in Baghdad, Iraq. Date: circa 1910s

Turkmenistan - Muslims pray outdoors after a storm - Friday prayers. Date: circa 1910s

Damascus, Syria - Door of the Museum - Arabic Architecture
Damascus, Syria - Door of the Museum - Islamic/Arabic Architectural styles in evidence. Date: circa 1910s

Kleber street, Algiers
Two women walk down the steps of Kleber street, Algiers, Algeria. Date: circa 1910s

Mosque of Sidi Abderhaman, Algiers
Three figures walk towards the Mosque of Sidi Abderhaman, through the cemetery. Algiers, Algeria. Date: circa 1910s

A street in the Casbah, Algiers. The Casbah is the arab neighbourhood of North African towns and cities. Date: circa 1910s

The Islamic Mosque, Laghouat
The Islamic Mosque at the top of the hill in Laghouat, Algeria Date: circa 1910s

Interior of a Mosque, Algeria. Four men gather around an ablution fountain to prepare themselves for prayer. Three of the men wash their feet, whilst the other drinks the water. circa 1910s

Djemaa el-Djedid mosque and Minaret. Algiers, Algeria
A rooftop view of the Djemaa el-Djedid mosque, depicting a Minaret clock tower and a cupola roof (typical of architecture of the Ottoman period). On the coast of Algiers, Algeria. Date: circa 1910s

Morocco - Meknes - The Souk (Covered Market) Date: 1920s

Israel. Old City of Jerusalem. Temple Mount. Dome of the Rock. 7th century

Roderic (died 711 or 712). Visigothic King of Hispania for a brief period between 710-712. Portrait. Engraving

Albania. Gjirokaster. Mosque and minaret. 18th century. Date: 20070809

Ceramic jug. From Pla des Almata, 713-715. Spain
Islamic art. Spain. Ceramic jug. Decorated in green. From Pla des Almata, 713-715. Around Balaguer. Regional Museum of La Noguera. Catalonia. Spain

Spain. Castle of Gormaz. North face. Built after 756 by emir Abd ar-Rahman I of Cordoba

Islamic art. Spain. Bronze lamp
Islamic period. Spain. Bronze lamp. From Mosque Medina Elvira, Granada. Archaeological Museum of Granada. Andalusia. Spain

A lesson in a Madrasa, Tunisia. Date: 1902

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