River and water bodies: the creator's gift

All civilizations were related to mighty rivers: Euphrates, Nile, Indus, Oxus and the Hwang Ho. The earliest conception of paradise has the image of a river deeply embedded within it. This paper outlines the role played by river in the images of paradise as explained in the Quran and the traditio...

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Main Author: Zen, Ismawi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Federal Department of Town & Country Planning, Peninsular Malaysia 2011
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/22147/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/22147/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/22147/1/ismawi_townplan.pdf