Divination by the Qurʼan - World Digital Library
on behalf of the Prophet and his family. The layout of the divination text, the script, and the remaining original illumination in the text frame are typical of fals...

Levha, or Calligraphic Panel, Praising 'Ali - World Digital Library
and Spirits, the Mustafa in Reality.” 'Ali is described as the rightful viceregent of the Prophet Muhammad (i.e., Mustafa, which means “the Chosen One”), a ruler of men...

Praises to Husayn - World Digital Library
provides repeated al-salam 'alayka (Shi'i blessings) in Arabic directed to Husayn, the Prophet Muhammad's grandson through his son-in-law 'Ali. He is addressed by his...

Album - World Digital Library
sayings of the Prophet Muhammad), and two sheets of karalama (pen exercises). The Qurʼanic verses and the passages of hadith are written in vocalized Naskh...

The Eloquent Prosody in the 40 Verses - World Digital Library
in the 40 Verses Description This manuscript is an Ottoman Turkish commentary on forty verses of the Qurʼan, with hadith (the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad) and verse...

Prayer Book of Düzdidil - World Digital Library
in Mecca and Medina as well as the relics of the Prophet kept in the Topkapi Palace (i.e., his prayer rug, rosary, toothpick, and standards). In addition, many other...

Javanese Manuscript of the Adventures of Hamza - World Digital Library
.pdf Javanese Manuscript of the Adventures of Hamza Description The adventures of the early Islamic hero Hamza, the uncle of the Prophet Muhammad, are a favorite subject...

Selections from al-Bukhari’s Work, with Commentary on its Unusual Sections - World Digital Library
Description This two-volume manuscript is an abridgement of the hadiths of the Prophet Muhammad, as set down by al-Bukhari (810−70), made by Ahmad ibn ‘Umar ibn Ibrahim...

Tales of the Prophets - World Digital Library
with the lives of John the Baptist and Jesus. Al-Kisa’i also provides much information about Islam in general and about the Prophet Muhammad in particular. This edition...

A Book of Religious Precepts and Stories - World Digital Library
to the Prophet Muhammad) and compares them with the text of the Qurʼan. It also explores the commandments in the sacred books of other religions and relates them...