1. THE MOSQUE MASJID (Arab house of Worship) Worship can be private. A Mosque is not necessary To Celebrate Sabbath people probably convened in Muhammed’s house-a large square court with rows of palm trees- courtyard may be modeled after this Leader (Imam) stood on a minbar in front of qibla wall Once Muslims were estabished in a region they began to build on a large scale perhaps to create visible evidence of their power

2. Muhammed and Islam Born 570 in Mecca. Received revelations 610. Criticized polytheism of Arabs His vision was strong-caused conflict-fled to Medina- 622-Hijra Returend to Mecca with army-converted everyone to Islam-saved “house” that held idols-The Kaaba Uthman -Umayyad Caliphate-Muslim Ruler codified Koran (Muhammed’s prophecies stated during his lifetime). Koran means recitations Caliphs following Muhammed merged temporal and religious rule

4. Great Mosque of Kairouan, Tunisia

8. Central Plan Mosque, Mosque of Selim, Sinan the Great …p.371

9. Pilgrims guidebook dedicated to Hajj, Page describing Mecca and Medin The Ottoman tughra is a calligraphic emblem of the sultan's authority that was included in all official documents, such as firmans (royal decrees),endowment papers, correspondence,and coins