A RARE INDIAN FOLIO FROM JAMI'S HAFT AWRANG (THE SEVEN...
A RARE INDIAN FOLIO FROM JAMI'S HAFT AWRANG (THE SEVEN THRONES) ILLUSTRATING THE MI'RAJ
India, possibly Deccan, 16th-17th century
From a dispersed manuscript, opaque pigments and gold on paper, three or four lines of Persian text written in nasta'liq script in black ink, red title, text arranged in three columns; illustrating the Prophet Muhammad ascending to heaven on the Buraq, a mythical creature with a human head and a zoomorphic body, surrounded by angels; the title inscription reading: 'در معراج وی که از آفتاب رفیع الدرجات ذوالعرش سایه ایست و از معارج قدر آن از ذروه عرش تا حضیض فرش پایه ای: شبی دیباچه صبح سعادت - On his Ascension, of whom the Lord of the Throne, the Sun of exalted stations, has but a shadow, and whose stations of exalted rank extend from the summit of the Throne to the lowest reaches of the earthly realm: A night, the prelude to the dawn of felicity.'
Image 16cm x 12.5cm; total including mount 30.5cm 25.5cm
The Mi'raj, also known as al-Isra' wal-Mi'raj, refers to the miraculous night journey of the Prophet Muhammad, traditionally dated to 621. According to Islamic tradition, Muhammad travelled from Mecca to the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem before ascending through the heavens, where he encountered the other prophets. At the culmination of the journey, he is believed to have encountered God, who instructed him on the observance of the daily prayers.
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A RARE INDIAN FOLIO FROM JAMI'S HAFT AWRANG (THE SEVEN THRONES) ILLUSTRATING THE MI'RAJ
India, possibly Deccan, 16th-17th century
From a dispersed manuscript, opaque pigments and gold on paper, three or four lines of Persian text written in nasta'liq script in black ink, red title, text arranged in three columns; illustrating the Prophet Muhammad ascending to heaven on the Buraq, a mythical creature with a human head and a zoomorphic body, surrounded by angels; the title inscription reading: 'در معراج وی که از آفتاب رفیع الدرجات ذوالعرش سایه ایست و از معارج قدر آن از ذروه عرش تا حضیض فرش پایه ای: شبی دیباچه صبح سعادت - On his Ascension, of whom the Lord of the Throne, the Sun of exalted stations, has but a shadow, and whose stations of exalted rank extend from the summit of the Throne to the lowest reaches of the earthly realm: A night, the prelude to the dawn of felicity.'
Image 16cm x 12.5cm; total including mount 30.5cm 25.5cm
The Mi'raj, also known as al-Isra' wal-Mi'raj, refers to the miraculous night journey of the Prophet Muhammad, traditionally dated to 621. According to Islamic tradition, Muhammad travelled from Mecca to the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem before ascending through the heavens, where he encountered the other prophets. At the culmination of the journey, he is believed to have encountered God, who instructed him on the observance of the daily prayers.
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