Discovering the Values of the Islamic Garden

Authors

  • Haza Hanurhaza Md Jani
  • Nor Zalina Harun
  • Mazlina Mansor
  • Ismawi Zen

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/ajbes.v2i5.45

Abstract

This paper aims to investigate the values and the characteristics of the Islamic garden design. It reviews several dimensions of studies that are significant to understand the Islamic garden concept and its characteristics. The outcomes of this research assist in strengthening the understanding towards the importance of protecting and continuing the legacy of the Muslim civilisation.

2398-4295 © 2017 The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK.. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, UniversitiTeknologi MARA, Malaysia.

Keywords: Values; Garden; Islamic garden; Physical characteristics 

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2017-01-01

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Md Jani, H. H., Harun, N. Z., Mansor, M., & Zen, I. (2017). Discovering the Values of the Islamic Garden. Asian Journal of Behavioural Studies, 2(5), 11–19. https://doi.org/10.21834/ajbes.v2i5.45

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