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GenEd 1134

Lily Brunelle

For my project, I chose to illustrate the strength and stability of mountains. I chose to illustrate an image of a continuous symbol and less of a historical event. Despite mountains found in plenty on earth, I drew one mountain to symbolize God’s purposeful gift of mountains to Earth that is referenced in the Qur’an.

“And the earth We spread out, and placed therein firm mountains” [al-hijr 15:19]
“And We have placed on the earth firm mountains, lest it should shake with them” [al-anbiya’ 21:31]
“Have We not made the earth as a bed, and the mountains as pegs?” [An-Naba’ 78:6-7]

God may have seen earth as unstable and flushed with destructive earthquakes. Allah spreads mountains throughout the land to absorb any instability, and the mountains stand firm with strength to allow us to live on earth and make it our ‘bed’.

I hoped to portray mountains’ strength as stated in the Qur’an’s (to protect land and civilians from disasters like earthquakes), but also as a symbol of personal stability. I grew up in a mountain town in Idaho, where I spent my time exploring the wilderness surrounding my home. The mountains of Idaho were where most of my cherished memories and growth took place. I find mountains to be my symbol of stability.

For my illustration, I wrote the name of Allah within the shadows of the mountain on the sun-facing side. The shadows emphasize the sharp ridges and snow that define the mountain’s power and strength.

Digital drawing on IPad.

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47. Willie Lowry For this project I chose the word “Tawhid”. For “scenery” I used the main symbols associated with all 3 Abrahamic religions and then had Tawhid written into the starry night sky. This night sky could resemble a number of stories associated with all the books. Such as the Isra and Mi’raj which are a part of the night journey where Muhammed ascended to heaven and spoke with God. From the Torah, Jacob, or Yaqub, as known in Islam, wrestled with God under the night sky and that is where he received the name Israel. And in the Bible Jesus, or Isa, was taken away to be crucified late at night. Tawhid is a term that relates to the oneness of God. This idea can be taken literally as God being one entity, and that there are no gods other than God. This phrase can also be related to the unity of God. Unity, as characteristic of God, being uncompromisable and acting as a single being. God as the joining force between all things and people. The idea of God being supreme is, of course, a common trait shared between the Abrahamic religions. Beyond that fact, I chose these symbols along with this word as a representation of the “oneness” of these religions. Despite different ways of practice, different main figures, language barriers, and many other differences, these religions all pray and aim to serve, the same God. I wanted to highlight how they are distinct and yet together by replacing the star associated with the moon with the star of David. Despite the separation there is still an undividable unity between these groups, even if it does not always seem that way.

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