Islamic Architecture

Islamic Architecture: Is taken today to mean the architecture built by or for Muslims, or that built in Islamic lands or under Islamic
government .
Islamic architecture encompasses a wide range of both secular and religious styles from the foundation of Islam to the present day, influencing the design and construction of buildings and structures in Islamic culture. The principal Islamic architectural types are: the Mosque, the Tomb, the Palace and the Fort. From these four types, the vocabulary of Islamic architecture is derived and used for buildings of lesser importance such as public baths, fountains and domestic architecture
الأنماط الوظيفية للهيكليه الدينية في الاسلامFunctional Typology of Religious Structures : 
Structures for prayer: الصلاة
neighborhood mosque (masjid).
congregational mosque (jami or masjid jami).
prayer enclosure(musalla or namaz-gah).
Structures for religious education
Qur`anic school for children (kuttab) التعليم الديني
religious college (madrasa).
Monastic structures: التصوف
monastic fortress (Ribat).
urban Sufi lodge (Khanqah and/or takiyya or tekke).
retreat for a famous sheikh (zawiyya).
Memorial structures: الاضرحة والمقامات
saint (wali) tomb or reliquary(maqam or mazar).
memorial of a vision (mashhad).
mausoleum (qubba or turba) with charitable functions attached.
funerary garden or enclosure (rawd)