Development of early islamic architecture in india
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It was around 610 AD that the prophet Muhammad (c. 570 -632) heard God's message for the first time in Arabia, in the city of Makka. His teachings disseminated rapidly as Islam grew into a world religion ruling from Spain to the Central Asia by the 8th century. Its essence is the ideal that God is one and every person is equal before God.
As Muslims worshipped with prostrations before God five times a day obligatorily, the Islamic Empire needed mosques for the congregational worshipping at each area they subjugated. The first mosque was the Muhammad's house in Madina, to which he moved from Makka in Arabia. However, since the earliest monumental buildings were built in Damascus, Syria and Jerusalem, they were much influenced by Byzantine architecture that had been flourishing there. When they got to Persia (now Iran), Egypt, and Spain, they developed architecture suitable for each region under the influence of each tradition.
As Muslims worshipped with prostrations before God five times a day obligatorily, the Islamic Empire needed mosques for the congregational worshipping at each area they subjugated. The first mosque was the Muhammad's house in Madina, to which he moved from Makka in Arabia. However, since the earliest monumental buildings were built in Damascus, Syria and Jerusalem, they were much influenced by Byzantine architecture that had been flourishing there. When they got to Persia (now Iran), Egypt, and Spain, they developed architecture suitable for each region under the influence of each tradition.
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