AS ISLAM SPREAD ALL AROUND THE WORLD ISLAMIC ARTISTS COMBINED THEIR PENCHANT FOR GEOMETRY WITH EXISTING TRADITIONS,CREATING A NEW AND DISTINCTIVE ART
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS UNIQUE ART , IN PART MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO THE DISCOURAGEMENT OF IMAGES IN ISLAM ON BASIS THAT IT COULD LEAD TO IDOLATRY
ISLAMIC ARTISTS DEVELOPED COMPLEX GEOMETRIC DECORATIVE DESIGNS ,AS WELL AS INTRICATE PATTERNS OF VEGETAL ORNAMENT AND CALLIGRAPHY (SUCH AS MORESQUE AND ARABESQUE)