Paradise, the prize of martyrs and good Muslims, must be depicted, in the same ways as Allah, the Prophet of Islam and the saints are also banned from illustration. However are many prints of generally heavenly places that share the chief characteristics of Paradise verdant green, flowers fountains and lakes, rushing streams, abundant multi-coloured birds including the regal peacock. Cool, green Paradise is in striking contrast to the arid bare desert of Arabia, and in fact the Persian name for heaven means garden. The peacock is virtually synonymous with Paradise, and its shining feathers have many symbolic meanings. They are only feathers worthy of making a book-mark for the Koran. Jinna, the kingdom of punishment according the Hebrew and Moslem tradition, and the equivalent of the Christian Hell, is ever shown in popular prints, even if a parallel between Liber Scalae and the Dante's Divine Comedy is possible. See my articles on the dedicated to Dante and Islam.
Casalino Pierluigi, Laigueglia's writer and scholar Casalino Pierluigi on the web.
venerdì 12 aprile 2019
Islamic Paradise.
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