Architecture according to the Perspective of the Qur'an: An Evaluation

Abstract

Islamic architecture is part of the element of art produced by a group of people who love something beautiful in nature. In the Quran itself has stated that the beauty of something is no relation to love, faith and God. In this paper, the author felt compelled to see Islamic architecture according to the perspective of the Quran that pointed less existence of institutional building of the mosque as a symbol and a landmark of Muslims in the world. One of the main objectives in this writing was discussing the definition of the architecture in the debate of the concept, philosophy and goals of Islamic architecture itself and in the context of the human relationship with the Creator. In addition, this writing discusses the characteristics of Islamic architecture that became the foundation of a building. In this writing also, author is using qualitative methodology focusing on research on the analysis of documents and observations in the study to make it more effective. The study found that, Islamic architecture that can be seen through the mosque building which has distinctive features in architecture, complementing the exhibit uniqueness based on Islamic syariah.