By : Pascal Denis, Hesselboms Universum, Stockholm, 1999
Lamp from a mosque. The lamp fulfils a decorative function since images are not allowed in mosques. It has no religious significance.
Photograph : Karl-Olov Bergström, Riksutställningar, January 2000
Muslim alarm clock in the form of a mosque with two minarets from which the call to prayer (ringing) is proclaimed.
Photographer: Magnus Bergström, 1999
The Koran, the sacred Muslim text which is the word of God as received by Muhammad in the Arabic language, is treated with great reverence.
Photograph : Karl-Olov Bergström, Riksutställningar, January 2000
Photographer: Karl-Olov Bergström, 1999 |
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These are the thumbnails and texts for this alcove. They can be printed.
Islam
In many traditions, the moon represents the female force and cyclical temporal rhythms. The passage of the moon symbolizes infinity and eternity. The new moon is a symbol of Islam.
For Muslims, it is the year 1420. It will be 1421 on April 5, 2000, 1422 in the spring of 2001, and so on. The Muslim calendar is reckoned from the year 622, when Mohammed emigrated from Mecca and went to Medina.
Muslims use a lunar calendar, so the day of the Hegira, the Islamic New Year, which is observed on the first of Muharram, falls at different times during our year.
Option 2
Boiled mutton and potatoes with dill sauce is a traditional Swedish dish that can also be eaten by Muslims as the meat is halal. It may also be eaten by Christians who are not observing a Friday fast or Lent.
A faithful Muslim may not eat pork, which is considered to spread worms. The animals one eats have to be slaughtered in a special way. This is called halal (= "allowed"), and entails the animal being slaughtered by an imam who turns the animal towards Mecca. Pork is always haram (= "forbidden"), as are beasts of prey. An orthodox Muslim does not drink alcohol in any form.
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