Adam, Eve, Others, and a Meteorite by British visual artist of Pakistani descent, Haroon Mirza. Photo: Diriyah Biennale Foundation
Haroon Gunn-Salie, from South Africa, expands on an existing work, Amongst Men, which is centred around the funeral procession of Imam Abdullah Haron, a Muslim community leader who was killed by apartheid police in 1969. Hareth Al Bustani / The National
Building on the theme of belonging, Bricklab Studios has produced an architectural installation, Air Pilgrims Accommodation 1958, inspired by Jeddah’s historic Hajj housing. Hareth Al Bustani / The National
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Saudi artist Muhannad Shono's Letter in Light, Lines We Write (2023) takes viewers on a spiritual journey with a stunning thread, steel and light projection installation. Hareth Al Bustani / The National
The Islamic Arts Biennale opened on Monday night beneath the canopy of the Western Hajj Terminal. Photo: Hareth Al Bustani / The National
A monumental single volume Quran manuscript, believed to have been made for Baysunghur Mirza bin Shah Rukh or Ibrahim Sultan bin Shah Rukh, in Herat or Sheraz 820-45AD, is on show at Jeddah's inaugural Islamic Arts Biennale. Hareth Al Bustani / The National
The biennale includes several remarkable specimens of ancient Quran mansuscripts. Hareth Al Bustani / The National
Saudi artist and researcher Moath Alofi's The Last Tashahud photo series captures abandoned musallas along the winding roads leading to the holy city of Madinah. Hareth Al Bustani / The National
Saudi Arabian artist and researcher Moath Alofi's The Last Tashahud photo series captures abandoned musallas along the winding roads leading to the holy city of Madinah. Hareth Al Bustani / The National
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A former Kaaba door made by Shaikh Mahmoud Yousuf Badr for King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Saud. Photo: Diriyah Biennale Foundation
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South African artist Igshaan Adams recreated prayer mats collected from his home in the Bonteheuwel district of Cape Town as part of a new collective tapestry, titled Salat al-jama’ah. Photo: Diriyah Biennale Foundation
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Tazaamun, an immersive multimedia by Digital Arts Lab installation that takes the audience on a journey out of mundane space and time. Photo: Diriyah Biennale Foundation
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Anywhere Can Be A Place of Worship, an architectural intervention built from palm reeds, sand, plus other natural elements, by Nojoud Alsudairi and Sara Alissa of Syn Architects. Photo: Diriyah Biennale Foundation
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Key to Kabah II (2020) - one of Saudi Arabian photographer Adel Al Quraishi' Portraits of the Banu Shaibah, the family of the keepers of the Kaaba keys. Photo: Diriyah Biennale Foundation
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Grammar of the Earth by Moroccan artists Fatiha Zemmouri and Soukaina Aboulaoula. Photo: Diriyah Biennale Foundation
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Sun Path, Rajab to Shawwal 1444 by Ali Karimi and Hamed Bukhamseen of the Bahrain's Civil Architecture. Photo: Diriyah Biennale Foundation
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Parts of an ancient Quranic manuscript with portions of the text from Surah Al-Ma’ida. Photo: Diriyah Biennale Foundation
Adam, Eve, Others, and a Meteorite by British visual artist of Pakistani descent, Haroon Mirza. Photo: Diriyah Biennale Foundation
Haroon Gunn-Salie, from South Africa, expands on an existing work, Amongst Men, which is centred around the funeral procession of Imam Abdullah Haron, a Muslim community leader who was killed by apartheid police in 1969. Hareth Al Bustani / The National
Building on the theme of belonging, Bricklab Studios has produced an architectural installation, Air Pilgrims Accommodation 1958, inspired by Jeddah’s historic Hajj housing. Hareth Al Bustani / The National
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/MRJ6BXKRFNFTFDG2SEX5X6W7F4.jpeg?smart=true&auth=2c0324fdafe5872e2dc37849d595c90475af59e73fd02112ec9312c0842631fa&width=400&height=225)
Saudi artist Muhannad Shono's Letter in Light, Lines We Write (2023) takes viewers on a spiritual journey with a stunning thread, steel and light projection installation. Hareth Al Bustani / The National
The Islamic Arts Biennale opened on Monday night beneath the canopy of the Western Hajj Terminal. Photo: Hareth Al Bustani / The National
A monumental single volume Quran manuscript, believed to have been made for Baysunghur Mirza bin Shah Rukh or Ibrahim Sultan bin Shah Rukh, in Herat or Sheraz 820-45AD, is on show at Jeddah's inaugural Islamic Arts Biennale. Hareth Al Bustani / The National
The biennale includes several remarkable specimens of ancient Quran mansuscripts. Hareth Al Bustani / The National
Saudi artist and researcher Moath Alofi's The Last Tashahud photo series captures abandoned musallas along the winding roads leading to the holy city of Madinah. Hareth Al Bustani / The National
Saudi Arabian artist and researcher Moath Alofi's The Last Tashahud photo series captures abandoned musallas along the winding roads leading to the holy city of Madinah. Hareth Al Bustani / The National
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/6F3RPYP5BJFAJDJYXQU4GSLWJ4.jpg?smart=true&auth=39e3ef00f8bbf5bc785eda75b4a7208b0f3ea1a25ae89012a124be00ea7d6fbb&width=400&height=225)
A former Kaaba door made by Shaikh Mahmoud Yousuf Badr for King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Saud. Photo: Diriyah Biennale Foundation
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/PPEMBFKPCFBGZMN4XGLNSHIAMA.jpg?smart=true&auth=dba414abc79f43ffb8a272b99ca34ba9b702d0050f9343b1452ea4c4e7403251&width=400&height=225)
South African artist Igshaan Adams recreated prayer mats collected from his home in the Bonteheuwel district of Cape Town as part of a new collective tapestry, titled Salat al-jama’ah. Photo: Diriyah Biennale Foundation
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/KEIWSPYZCZE7ZMXBKV25T4UDMI.png?smart=true&auth=adf7575560abd0a103ec45ad245db462a87cd6c1b6d0adb2884711f5e8c5eb6d&width=400&height=225)
Tazaamun, an immersive multimedia by Digital Arts Lab installation that takes the audience on a journey out of mundane space and time. Photo: Diriyah Biennale Foundation
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/VRSVECRMDJB33JXTEXS6AX7GNA.jpg?smart=true&auth=311994f3cf9d1c3076b232cea0051cf4baac8400dddd369e20f089395c5d6b1d&width=400&height=225)
Anywhere Can Be A Place of Worship, an architectural intervention built from palm reeds, sand, plus other natural elements, by Nojoud Alsudairi and Sara Alissa of Syn Architects. Photo: Diriyah Biennale Foundation
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/E5Q7CSP3L5FDFKRUTRJWPUQGHA.jpg?smart=true&auth=6b329cc61657ff731be37525132876a8dc2fb51cd6871a6f11bf6292b99ddac5&width=400&height=225)
Key to Kabah II (2020) - one of Saudi Arabian photographer Adel Al Quraishi' Portraits of the Banu Shaibah, the family of the keepers of the Kaaba keys. Photo: Diriyah Biennale Foundation
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/HHTXYBKHNFBEZDCDH5PKESNRLA.png?smart=true&auth=f28a66362ddc2a31b65c9161fe89b2071e74bebb6790b842a59fb87aee0aa81a&width=400&height=225)
Grammar of the Earth by Moroccan artists Fatiha Zemmouri and Soukaina Aboulaoula. Photo: Diriyah Biennale Foundation
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/DZS6CKK6NJGMRDWNHCYJIXFD6E.png?smart=true&auth=970990f83c1bb323e1aae2babfc44179f16464def410a9eeb8dd7eaa4a48d789&width=400&height=225)
Sun Path, Rajab to Shawwal 1444 by Ali Karimi and Hamed Bukhamseen of the Bahrain's Civil Architecture. Photo: Diriyah Biennale Foundation
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/FJEF2P7XBRHT7K6PJLSF3H3A4U.jpg?smart=true&auth=b836de9c5aeee60753ffcfbb725f7092ab6a7c6353782e21c1645da5534ecec3&width=400&height=225)
Parts of an ancient Quranic manuscript with portions of the text from Surah Al-Ma’ida. Photo: Diriyah Biennale Foundation
Adam, Eve, Others, and a Meteorite by British visual artist of Pakistani descent, Haroon Mirza. Photo: Diriyah Biennale Foundation
Islamic Arts Biennale opens, exploring the magnetism of faith at the gateway to Makkah
Held at Jeddah's Western Hajj Terminal, the inaugural event brings together contemporary artists and rare relics to dazzling effect
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Hareth Al Bustani
23 January, 2023
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