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Manuscript/Mixed Material Praises to Husayn

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Title

  • Praises to Husayn

Created / Published

  • 18th-19th centuries

Headings

  • -  Calligraphy, Arabic
  • -  Manuscripts, Arabic--Washington (D.C.)
  • -  India--Deccan
  • -  Calligraphy, Indian
  • -  Arabic script calligraphy
  • -  Illuminated Islamic manuscripts
  • -  Indian thuluth
  • -  Islamic calligraphy
  • -  Islamic manuscripts

Notes

  • -  Dimensions of Written Surface: 9.7 (w) x 16.3 (h) cm
  • -  Shi'i blessings in Arabic directed to Husayn, the Prophet Muhammad's grandson through his son-in-law 'Ali, written in Indian thuluth from Deccan India.
  • -  The text is executed in an Indian variant of thuluth script in black ink on a red ground. Words are fully vocalized also with black diacritical marks in order to ensure proper pronunciation. The text panel is provided with several brown and cream-colored borders and is pasted to a larger sheet of brown paper backed by cardboard.
  • -  This calligraphic fragment provides repeated Shi'i blessings (al-salam 'alayka) in Arabic directed to Husayn, the Prophet Muhammad's grandson through his son-in-law 'Ali. He is addressed by his many names and epithets, such as the "servant of God" ('abd Allah), "son of the Prophet" (ibn rasul), "goodness of God" (khayrat Allah), "son of the Leader of the Faithful" (ibn amir al-mu'minin), and "son of Fatimah, the radiant" (ibn Fatimah al-zahra').
  • -  This calligraphic panel probably was made in India during the 18th or 19th century, after the revival of the naskh tradition at the hands of Mirza Ahmad Nayrizi (d. 1739) in Iran (Safwat 1996: 212-3). The red background also suggests that the piece may have been executed in the Deccan, as manuscripts and calligraphies produced there oftentimes have a red-toned background.
  • -  Script: Indian thuluth
  • -  1-04-713.19.22

Medium

  • 1 volume ; 24.4 (w) x 36.3 (h) cm

Repository

  • Library of Congress African and Middle Eastern Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2019714567

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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Rights & Access

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Credit Line: Library of Congress, African and Middle East Division, Near East Section Persian Manuscript Collection

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