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The Arabesque, an aspect of Islamic art usually found decorating the walls of Mosques, is an elaborate application of repeating geometric forms that often echo the forms of plants and animals; the choice of which geometric forms to use and how they are formatted are based upon the Islamic view of the world. To Muslims, these forms, taken together, constitute an infinite pattern that extends beyond the visible material world. To many in the Islamic world, they in fact symbolize the infinite and therefore, uncentralized nature of the One God's(Allah's) creation. Furthermore, the Islamic Arabesque artist conveys a definite spirituality without the iconography of Christian art.

Geometric artwork in the form of the Arabesque was not widely used in the Islamic world until the golden age of Islam came into full bloom. During this time, ancient texts were translated from their original Greek and Latin into Arabic. Like the following renaissance in Europe, Math, Science, Literature and History were infused into the Islamic world with great, and mostly positive repercussions. The works of Plato and especially of Euclid became popular among the literate. In fact, it was Euclid's geometry along with the foundations of trigonometry codified by Pythagoras that became the impetus of the art form that was to become the Arabesque. Furthermore, Plato's ideas about the existence of a separate reality that was perfect in form and function and crystalline in character also would contribute to the development of the Arabesque.

BTW: I’m christian…and that’s a message to the world that we should BELIEVE in other’s Beliefs and not just RESPECT!....learn and share not just avoid and criticize….live and let die is not a good concept!!