Islamska umjetnost – himna peru, tinti i knjizi
Islamic Art – Hymn to Pen, Ink and Book

Summary/Abstract: The author in this paper explores ontological and cosmical foundations of Islamic art. The author sees origins of Islamic arts in emanation of God's names and attributes whose traces he sees scattered throughout the Islamic world. All the aspects of Islamic art are derived from the heart of Islamic religion, and this one from the essence of Qur'anic text. Therefore, Islamic art is rightfully addressed as „sacred art“ since every single aspect of it mirrors clear signs that talk about God's versatile Presence and remind us of it. Apart from this and at the same time, the universal message of Islamic art as „sacred art“ par excellence has its origin in sensual and supersensual or metaphysical order of things. The author concludes that the beauty of Islamic art constantly attracts love, both human and Divine. The subtle presence of beauty and love in mosque, in a Muslim house, in a mausoleum or in tekke causes there the very sakīna, that deep peace that directly derives from the Presence of God. Therefore, where there is beauty there is love; where there is love there is Presence of God and blessing (barakah); where there is Presence of God and barakah there is a benevolent beauty and goodness (ihsān) which is constantly accompanied by sincerity (ikhlās) that gives selflessness to every love, just like beauty inspires love to move and inspire our souls in us.

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