TY - BOOK AU - Limbachiya, Dhaval V. AU - Shankar, Pratyush (Guide) TI - Madrasa, an islamic learning institution : a study of expression of Madrasas built in Ahmedabad (Also available on CD) U1 - A TH-0935 PY - 2007/// N1 - CONTENTS: Introduction 7 - 11 Intention Methodology Scope and Limitation 1 13 - 19 1.1 Rise of Islamic Science 1.1.1 Islam 1.1.2 The Attitude of the Quran and the Prophet toward Knowledge 1.1.3 Integration of the Pre-Islamic Sciences 1.2 Islamic Education System 1.2.1 Knowledge 1.2.2 Learning 1.2.3 Classification of sciences 2 21 - 30 2 Structure of Study in Islam 2.1 Islamic studies in mosque 2.2 Special institution for studies 2.3 Origin and spread of madrasa 2.4 Madrasa and mosque 2.5 Monasteries 2.6 Subject taught and method of instruction 2.7 Teacher 2.8 Student 3 31 - 96 3 Evolution of Basic Schema for Madrasa 3.1 Concept of learning space 3.2 Role of mosque in the process of design 3.3 Notion of order and geometry as an abstraction 3.4 Notion of space a) Zahir and Batin b) Centrality c) Orientation d) Hierarchy e) Calligraphy and Decoration ER -