Beta
ManageSearchChatDiscover
107708

THE MINARET: A REASSESSMENT OF ARCHITECTURAL FUNCTION AND RELIGIOUS VALUE, IN LIGHT OF MODERN TECHNOLOGY

Article

Last updated: 26 Dec 2024

OverviewSimilar Items

Subjects

-

Tags

Architecture Engineering and the Engineering Architectural Interior Design.

Abstract

This essay seeks to provide a theoretical discussion of the normative and juristic position with respect to building and using minarets in contemporary mosques. It provides arguments dealing with its function and purpose and the way mu'adhen should relate to it in light of current loudspeaker technology. The essay investigates relevant religious scripture and authoritative scholarly textbooks on the subject matter, in attempt to deduce the proper rulings of 'Fiqh' on basic issues pertaining to programming and designing a place for propagating adhan from the mosque. More fitting alternatives are proposed with general theoretical guidelines for architects and urban designers. The author concludes that traditional minarets are no longer needed in contemporary mosques, and that the expenses that they cost should be invested elsewhere. Loudspeaker Towers are far more practical and far less costly. The author also proposes a kiosk outside the mosque for the mu'adhen, since he argues that adhan should not be delivered from inside the mosque. These findings are expected to challenge commonly held beliefs with respect to a minaret, and the author looks forward to rigorous and scholarly discussions on the matter.

DOI

10.21608/jesaun.2020.107708

Authors

First Name

Hossam Mahmoud

Last Name

Massoud

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Ain Shams University, Faculty of Engineering

Email

-

City

-

Orcid

-

Volume

48

Article Issue

No 3

Related Issue

16255

Issue Date

2020-05-01

Receive Date

2019-12-01

Publish Date

2020-05-01

Page Start

406

Page End

420

Print ISSN

1687-0530

Online ISSN

2356-8550

Article File

JESAUN_Volume 48_Issue No 3_Pages 406-420.pdf

PDF . 746.4kB

Link

https://jesaun.journals.ekb.eg/article_107708.html

Detail API

https://jesaun.journals.ekb.eg/service?article_code=107708

Order

5

Type

Research Paper

Type Code

1,438

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

JES. Journal of Engineering Sciences

Publication Link

https://jesaun.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

THE MINARET: A REASSESSMENT OF ARCHITECTURAL FUNCTION AND RELIGIOUS VALUE, IN LIGHT OF MODERN TECHNOLOGY

Details

Type

Article

Created At

23 Jan 2023