Ayat Al Kursi Round
Crowned by the word “Allah,” a dense piece of Arabic calligraphy carved out of stainless steel wraps around an embellished center. The text is the ayat al-kursī, or “The Throne Verse,” a portion of the Qur’an (2:256) often recited before sleep or travel because of its reputation for spiritual and ph...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Yale University
2022
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MAVCOR journal
Year: 2022, Volume: 6, Issue: 2 |
| Further subjects: | B
Islamic Wall Art
B Islam B Modernity B Social media B Decorative Art B Modern Muslim B Qur'an B Throne Verse |
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| Summary: | Crowned by the word “Allah,” a dense piece of Arabic calligraphy carved out of stainless steel wraps around an embellished center. The text is the ayat al-kursī, or “The Throne Verse,” a portion of the Qur’an (2:256) often recited before sleep or travel because of its reputation for spiritual and physical protection. While the Illinois-based company Modern Wall Art produces the above “Ayat Al Kursi Round,” at least six other businesses manufacture their own ayat al-kursī pieces in the same circular visual style. These pieces of Islamic decor appeal to different tastes in spite of the repetitiveness of their visual content. By attending to the specific production method and branding of “Ayat Al Kursi Round,” we can identify how the materialization of God’s words in wall art entangles Islamic ethics and the aesthetics of class formation. |
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| ISSN: | 2475-2428 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: MAVCOR journal
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.22332/mav.obj.2022.1 |