Author
Ahmed, Omnia Qasim Zaki, Darbala, Shaima Muhammad Hamdi, Al-Ajami, Muhannad Muhammad Muhammad
Publication Place
Assiut, Egypt -
Assiut University, Faculty of Engineering
Type
Book
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Royal Danish Library
Library Asset ID
ISSN: 1687-0530, EISSN: 2356-8550, DOI: 10.21608/jesaun.2023.237985.1265
Record ID
cdi_emarefa_primary_1563302
Library Location
DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals
Notes
Spirituality is the basis of human belief in the unseen world. It is a state of meditation to understand the deep meanings of the universe, nature, and beliefs, and is associated with feelings of peace and tranquility. It was defined as a transcendent feeling within sacred areas, which results in attachment to places that facilitated the spiritual experience. The problem of the research lies in the lack of spiritual experiences in many mosques as a result of their design as a functional space for prayer only, and in view of the importance of creating a spiritual experience related to the spaces of worship. The research aims to study some of the material components affecting spirituality, with the aim of restoring the spiritual aspect of contemporary mosques, through the inductive and descriptive approach to study the material components with spiritual significance in mosques and the comparative analytical approach to link material architecture and spirituality to mosque architecture, starting with the messages of asceticism in the Prophet’s Mosque in the era of the Messenger (may God bless him and grant him peace), with experiments that relied on the material components to create a spiritual experience in different historical periods (Sultan Hassan Mosque in the era of Mamluks - Sulaymaniyah Mosque in the Ottoman era), and the research concluded that spirituality is linked to the aesthetic perception of the sensory experience within the spaces, and it is not just a coincidence, but rather intentional experiences to move from physical beauty to expressive beauty, and the point is not the abundance of decorations and engravings and the crowding of lighting, or the confinement of architectural design to the functional space for prayer only, but rather the creation of a feeling of comfort, love of the place, and attachment to it among the visitors/worshippers. Spirituality is a state of contemplation to understand the deep meanings of the universe, associated with feelings of peace and serenity. It has been defined as the transcendent feeling associated with sacred places, which results in an attachment to the place that facilitated that spiritual experience. What the research is addressing is the lack of spiritual experiences in many mosques as a result of being designed only as a functional space for prayer. Given the importance of creating a spiritual experience, the research studies the material components affecting spirituality, intending to restore the spiritual aspect of contemporary mosques, through an analytical study to link materialism and spirituality to mosque architecture, starting with the prophet’s mosque (peace be upon him), then (Sultan Hassan Mosque in the Mamluk era-Sulaymaniyah mosque in the ottoman era); The research concluded that spirituality is linked to the aesthetic perception of the sensory experience within the spaces, and it is not just a coincidence, but rather an intentional experience to move from physical to expressive beauty, the abundance of decorations, engravings and the crowding of lighting, or the architectural design is limited to the functional space for prayer only, but by creating a feeling of comfort, love of the place, and attachment to it among the visitors / worshipers.
Görüntüle
JES. Journal of engineering sciences, 2024, Vol.52 (2), p.191-206
