Appreciation for a basic relationship between the art and the religion of Islam increases with ... apt symbol of a religon that emphasizes one God, and symbol of the role of Mecca, the center of Islam ...

The cross is a key symbol of the Christian faith ... However, this symbol did not originate with Islam; it was adopted for the first time by the city of Byzantine (which later became Istanbul).

Islam is the name of the religion, and its followers are known as Muslims. Muslims believe there is one true God, called Allah (the Arabic word for God). In Arabic the word Islam means 'submission ...