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To: Pilgrim's Progress

Vines and foliage in Islamic art:

https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=foliage%20in%20islamic%20art&qs=n&form=QBIR&sp=-1&pq=foliage%20in%20islamic%20art&sc=0-22&sk=&cvid=EB5BE6FDC812451097ECAE95C45FCD53


56 posted on 02/13/2018 8:05:28 AM PST by combat_boots (God bless Israel and all who protect and defend her! Merry Christmas! In God We Trust!)
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To: combat_boots

What about foolage? This painting reeks of it.


59 posted on 02/13/2018 8:06:37 AM PST by Pilgrim's Progress (http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx D)
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To: combat_boots

[Vines and foliage in Islamic art]

The color most strongly associated with Islam is green because it has represented Islam for centuries. Many Islamic countries such as Saudi Arabia and Iran feature the color green on their national flags. Some believe that green was the Prophet Muhammad’s favorite color, and it is mentioned in a number of verses in the Quran as the color that will be worn by the inhabitants of paradise.

https://classroom.synonym.com/what-are-the-colors-of-islam-12086654.html

Green has other properties, too, that make it a natural fit for Islam and the Middle East. It’s a symbol of nature and life—especially potent in the dry desert. Mohammed invoked this connection when he wrote about a folkloric figure called al-Khidr, or “the Green One,” who symbolizes immortality.

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2009/06/islamic_greenwashing.html


117 posted on 02/13/2018 9:17:06 AM PST by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose GOD is the LORD. Psalm 33:12)
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