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"Allah" read from right to left. It is "God" in Arabic,
used by Arabic-speaking Christians as well as Muslims. One way to look at
it is as "al-Lah"-- THE God. |
Another
"Allah". The word functions as both a personal name for God, and
an entire theological statement about God. It connotes what are often known
as the 99 Names or Attributes of Allah. |
Muslims
begin activities by saying "In the name of God, the Most Kind, the
Most Merciful." In Arabic "Bism'Llah, Ar-Rahmen, Ar-Raheem"
This is an artistic version that leaves out the preposition. |
This is
a visual prayer/mediation on God's creativity. "Oooo baby! God creates!" |
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"Al-Fatiha"
is the opening prayer of the Qur'an. The Muslim holy book is considered
the literal Word of God. As Jesus is to Christianity, the Qur'an is to
Islam. This prayer is prayed by Muslims at least 17 times a day. Here
is an English translation.
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One
of my favorites! Another visual prayer/meditation on God's astoundingly
creative imagination. In the middle is an "Allah". This image
was inspired by my trip to the Muslim holy cities of Mecca and Medina.
It represents what my worship was like while I was there. Beautiful! This
is a large file at 381 KB-- worth it!
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"Glory
to God, Lord of the worlds." Muslims say this constantly. Like so
much in Arabic, the translation does not do justice to the fullness of
the meaning, which contains within it an entire world-view. Al-hamduli
'Llahi Rab-il alameen.
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This
is a small version of a very large file! This is available as a Poster.
In the upper left is an "Allah". In the middle is a square made
of "Gods". To the left, "remember". In the lower left
a field of Ka'bas are ringed by praying humanity, while a mysterious harbinger
descends from the upper left. In Arabic, remembering God is called "dhikr".
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| In the
Prophet's Mosque-- Masjid Al-Nabi-- in Medina. Inspired by my 'Umrah trip.
One is in a forest of arches, with the round domes above. The block at the
bottom represents the Prophet Muhammad's grave. |
A dream-like
visual meditation on the Ka'ba. Muslims believe the Ka'ba was built by Abraham--
the first human structure dedicated to monotheism. A place of pilgrimage
for eons! |
In the
middle: "God". Surrounded by Arabic "Allahs" designed
by Sakkal Designs. A large download,
but worth it. |
A beautifully
rendered, though large, 3D image of the Ka'ba. Humanity is in prayer in
the lower left, sitting before this outside-of-time rendition of the grand
symbol of Abrahamic monotheism! Available as a Poster. Enter the Ancient
Valley! |
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| It
is night during Ramadan, the Muslim month of fasting, wherein the Qur'anic
Revelation began. And I'm on my way to perform 'Umrah-- the "lesser
pilgrimage." Come with me across the ocean, journeying to the center
of Reality! Flying to Mecca and Medina, the two holy cities of Islam! |
Another
available as a poster, so the file here loses much detail in spite of its
size. In the center of the swirl: "God". Through the transparant
colorful swirl one sees on the left and the right the cousins of Islam;
Judaism and Christianity, alone with their theologies. |
Muslims
accept all messengers from God: Abraham, Moses, and Jesus as well as Muhammad
and many others. This visual prayer/meditation image was inspired by my
worship in The Prophet's Mosque in Medina. The faceless figure represents
all the messengers from God to us. May Allah bless them all and give them
peace.
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Islam
is a middle way. Both physical and spiritual and so avoids and corrects
errors in Christian and Jewish theology. Our cousins in faith are represented
here as is a disbeliever, the figure in the lower left. On the Ka'ba is
a Sakkal Design: "God is Beautiful
and loves beauty."
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| A surreal
and dream-like 3D image of "Muslim Space" between Mecca and Medina. |
Some other
great thinkers: Jesus, Buddha, Socrates, Heidegger, Einstein, Freud, Descartes. |
Salat is
the 5xs a day ritual prayer of Muslims. Du'a is regular prayer. This is
"Piercing Salat". On the right are "Allahs", on the
left a Muslim fully cognizant of the fullness of meaning in the ritual prayer. |
My most
popular poster says, reading right to left, "Glory to God, Lord of
the worlds." In the lower right, amidst the abstract shapes, is written:
"Compassion-- not Ideology." |
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| An 'Umrah-inspired
image. A juxtoposition of symbols represents my experience of praying the
dawn prayer on the top floor of the Masjid Al-Haram in Mecca, directly across
from the Black Stone. The four colored spheres represent the wholistic human
being of the Field Model. The white rocks represent the Black Stone when
it was new. The striped bars are the floors of the Masjid. |
Yet another
'Umrah-inspired image. This surrealistic scene represents hearing the "Adhan"--
the Muslim Call to Prayer-- echoing over the land, calling even the dead
back to life! The first time I had ever heard the Adhan called across an
entire city was in Medina, for "Fajr", the Dawn Prayer, which
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