Question

question 5 (multiple choice worth 5 points) (01.04 mc) which of the following was a common way to decorate the quran during the golden age of islam? calligraphy illustrations of major scenes from muhammads life preventing progress by discouraging ideas not found in the quran hastening progress by encouraging mysticism

Explanation:

During the Islamic Golden Age, elaborate, stylized calligraphy was the primary and common decorative practice for Quran manuscripts, as figurative illustrations of religious figures or scenes were avoided in traditional Islamic religious art for theological reasons. The other options are irrelevant: the third and fourth do not relate to decoration, and the second contradicts Islamic artistic conventions for Quranic texts.

Answer:

A. Calligraphy