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The mosque as a community development centre : programme and architectural design guidelines for contemporary Muslim societies / Mohamad Tajuddin Haji Mohamad Rasdi.

By: Mohamad Tajuddin Haji Mohamad Rasdi, 1962-.
Publisher: Skudai, Johor Darul Ta'zim : Penerbit Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 1998Description: xviii, 309 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9835201315.Subject(s): Islamic architecture | Mosques -- Social aspects | Mosques -- Design and constructionDDC classification: 726.2
Contents:
Contents. - Foreword. - Acknowledgements. - List of illustrations and photographs. - Abstract. - Notes on transliteration. - 1. The crisis of mosque architecture. - 2. An appraisal of the method and approach of architectural history concerning the idea of the mosque. - 3. The idea of the mosque in the Kur'an. - 4. The idea of the mosque from the al-hadith. - 5. The idea of the mosque in relation to the meaning of 'ibadat, 'ritual purity, salat, i'ktikaf, dhikr, kur'anic recitation and funerary rites in Islam. - 6. The idea of the mosque in relation to the muslim's individual and collective responsibilities and obligations. - 7. The initial concept and eternal idea of the mosque from the Sunni perspective of Islam. - 8. A theoretical framework for the design of a modern mosque in the Sunni muslim context. - 9. Conclusion and further research. - Bibliography. - Appendix. - Index.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents. - Foreword. - Acknowledgements. - List of illustrations and photographs. - Abstract. - Notes on transliteration. - 1. The crisis of mosque architecture. - 2. An appraisal of the method and approach of architectural history concerning the idea of the mosque. - 3. The idea of the mosque in the Kur'an. - 4. The idea of the mosque from the al-hadith. - 5. The idea of the mosque in relation to the meaning of 'ibadat, 'ritual purity, salat, i'ktikaf, dhikr, kur'anic recitation and funerary rites in Islam. - 6. The idea of the mosque in relation to the muslim's individual and collective responsibilities and obligations. - 7. The initial concept and eternal idea of the mosque from the Sunni perspective of Islam. - 8. A theoretical framework for the design of a modern mosque in the Sunni muslim context. - 9. Conclusion and further research. - Bibliography. - Appendix. - Index.