Beautiful Islamic Architecture

In Marrakesh, Morocco, Ben Youssef Mosque, built during the 12th century under the Almoravid ruler Ali Ibn Yusuf.

El Atiq Mosque in Tebessa, Algeria, built by the Ottomans, reusing elements of Roman buildings.

The Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem. The smaller dome directly to the left is “The Dome of the Chain”, said to be the site of the last Judgment. Photo by Lehnert & Landrock, early 20th century.

The eastern gate to Jama Masjid in Delhi was originally designed to be used only by the emperor and his associates, however is now open for all.

When you’re 10, you don’t think about the people who might be out to get you, to get to you. So, in 1995, when that famous, culturally transformative film about the anthropomorphizing toys was released, there wasn’t any ulterior motive for me, an unsuspecting child just beginning his Jewish education, to detect. Folks were far too distracted by the sweet little story, and the technology used to dazzle the whole world into wonderment. Even now, decades later, there are no voices harkening about the shirk (sin of idolatry) rampant throughout Pixar films, some of the most popular of all time. Nonetheless, these films are the epitome of satanism, they are the pinnacle of what is against Islam and against monotheism. Islam teaches that there is no mockery to be made of Allah’s creations. This is why we do not create representations of human figures, nor the prophets, nor non-humans possessing human qualities. The phrase “inanimate object” has been thrown around for many years, that is to say, an object which is not animated. One must wonder, is there ever such a thing as an animate object? The phrase is clearly redundant, and by extension, meaningless. No object possesses human qualities, and to represent one, like a toy or a car, with such is clearly among the most serious mistakes a human can make to God. Besides these objects, Pixar also took it upon themselves to famously anthropomorphize various animals, including fish, bugs, dinosaurs, rats, red pandas, as well as a robot, which with just some retrospect already seems to be hailing some terrible future. They also created a little franchise which represents these things called “monsters”, or as other people know them, “demons”. More recently, they have released films which anthropomorphize the voices living inside your head (satanism), as well as “the 4 elements” of the universe (satanism). Seemingly, the only thing they haven’t gotten around to breathing life into is a talking book. If you don’t think this is a serious religious offense, consider how cleverly this sin was put upon the world without its consent, and ask yourself if Satan would be bothered by your sins. I’ve previously spoken about the bronze man-and-horse outside Djamaa el Djedid in Algiers as an idol positioned by European colonizers in order to dissuade the population away from genuine religion. These films represent the same exact tactic, a trojan horse meant to infiltrate a culture under the guise of a free gift. As the lyrics go: “There's something happening here. But what it is ain't exactly clear.” ﷽

The Great Fire of 1917 of Thessaloniki (Salonica), Greece, an accident occurring during World War I, destroyed most of the city in less than 2 days, including many mosques, remnants of the Ottoman empire.

On the Ganges River in Varanasi, India, is Alamgir or Aurangzeb's Mosque, constructed during the 17th century under the Mughal emperor, whose territory spanned nearly the entire subcontinent.

In the Abbassia neighborhood of Cairo, the sebil or “fountain” built circa 1889 under Abbas I, demolished by 1950. According to the Qatar National library, this giant building was located on Masoud Street.

If you are Islamic, you should know what the Muqattaʿat are. If you are not, you may interested to know that preceding 29 of the 114 surahs (chapters) of the Quran, are individual letters, the meaning of which is not known. Although few discount them as unimportant or incidental, not truly part of the Quran, they are recited at the Kaaba, and most agree they are part of the Quran, and contain a greater meaning which will be unveiled, perhaps on Judgment Day. If one was to inquire as to the meaning of these letters, many would answer simply by describing them as I just have, unknown. Many theories have been also posited by Imams and Muslim scholars, and even non-Muslim scholars, the most common of which being that they represent the names of Allah. Other Imams, conversely, might go so as far to answer the question of the meaning of these letters, asserting to their congregation that they in fact know the meaning intended, which is of course impossible. Many of these Imams are aware of the belief that only Allah or a Messianic figure would be able to answer the question of their meaning, and yet they pretend to know the answer still.

So, it is with great trepidation and humility that I put forth the following hypothesis, only because I cannot find documentation of it being suggested prior. I do so only in attempt to further awareness of the Muqatta’at, and their study. I would not claim that I am the Mahdi or I am Isa (ﷺ), may God forgive me. I only try to live my life according to the words in the Quran, “Do not hide the truth when you know it.” I do not pretend to know this theory to be true. However, the assertions I make regarding the Muqatta’at seem to be objectively true observations.

I first developed this theory in January 2021, shortly after learning about the Muqatta’at. The simple fact is that, as a former Jew with interest in Kabbalah, mysticism related to numerology and symbolism, the letters which the Muqatta’at utilize have a particular notoriety which jumps out at once. An important aspect of Kabbalah, also studied by Christians, is the “Tree of Life”, an orientation of the 22 Hebrew letters, as lines connecting 10 points. Someone familiar with this idea would also know that Aleph and Mem, perfectly equatable to the Arabic letters Alif and Mim, are 2 of the 3 “mother” letters, those which on the Tree are horizontal. With further alignments between the letters of Arabic and Hebrew, further observations can be made, the most startling, illustrated in the above image, that of the 78 total Muqatta’at letters, 32 are mother letters, and 25 are those which connect to the central point, called Tipheret, which symbolizes beauty.

As the author of Cult of Dreamtime Code, I have studied numerological and alphabetical symbolism extensively, so the Muqatta’at were instantly a point of great interest. For my complete analysis of the Muqatta’at in reference to the Tree of Life, see: http://www.dreamtimecode.com/2015/06/sixes-and-sevens-eternal-struggle.html

In Istanbul, the Blue Mosque, Sultan Ahmed Mosque, and in the foreground, Walled obelisk, likely late Roman construction, once covered in bronze, and since heavily restored.

Bab Doukkala, a main gate to the medina (walled city) of Marrakesh, Morocco, constructed during the Almoravid dynasty of the 12th century.

The madrasa in Tlemcen, Algeria, designed by French architect Henri Petit (1856-1926), is currently a museum.