Alhassanain(p) Network for Heritage and Islamic Thought

A Conceptual Framework for Islamic Architecture

This book is corrected and edited by Al-Hassanain (p) Institue for Islamic Heritage and Thought

• Introduction
• Tawhid (God’s Oneness)
• The implications of tawhid for architecture
• Man as the vicegerent (khalifah) on earth
• Environment as Allah’s faithful servant
• The implications of the concept of man as the vicegerent (khalifah) on earth for architecture
• Comprehensive excellence (ihsan)
• The implications of comprehensive excellence for architecture
• Islam as the final and universal revelation
• The implications of Islam as the final and universal revelation for architecture