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Collection of Prayers for the Prophet Muhammad

Title	Collection of Prayers for the Prophet Muhammad
Author	Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Jazuli (died 877 AH/AD 1472)
Publication Date:	11th century AH/AD 17th century (Ottoman)
Publication Place	Turkey (Place of Origin) -
Subject	Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts
Type	Document
Language	Arabic
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	Folio H: 7 1/2 x W: 4 3/4 in. (19 x 12 cm)
Library:	The Walters Art Museum
Record ID	W.583
Library Location	Not on view
Date	11th century AH/AD 17th century (Ottoman)
Notes	Walters manuscript W.583 is an illuminated copy of the collection of prayers for the Prophet Muhammad entitled Dala'il al-khayrat, composed by Muhammad al-Jazuli (died 877 AH/AD 1472). The text was written in black Naskh script in the 11th century AH/AD 17th in Ottoman Turkey. It contains two facing illustrations (fols. 15b-16a) featuring the mosque compound in Medina with the tombs of Muhammad, Abu Bakr, and 'Umar. The reddish-brown goatskin binding is decorated with a central lobed medallion and four corner compartments with arabesque designs on a gold ground and decorative frames.
Sergi Ayrıntıları	Poetry and Prayer: Islamic Manuscripts from the Walters Art Museum. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.
Sergi Yılı	2010
Bağış/Edinim	Acquired by Henry Walters

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Collection of Prayers for the Prophet Muhammad

Author Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Jazuli (died 877 AH/AD 1472)

Publication Date 11th century AH/AD 17th century (Ottoman)

Publication Place Turkey (Place of Origin) -

Subject Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Type Document

Language Arabic

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions Folio H: 7 1/2 x W: 4 3/4 in. (19 x 12 cm)

Library The Walters Art Museum

Record ID W.583

Library Location Not on view

Date 11th century AH/AD 17th century (Ottoman)

Notes Walters manuscript W.583 is an illuminated copy of the collection of prayers for the Prophet Muhammad entitled Dala'il al-khayrat, composed by Muhammad al-Jazuli (died 877 AH/AD 1472). The text was written in black Naskh script in the 11th century AH/AD 17th in Ottoman Turkey. It contains two facing illustrations (fols. 15b-16a) featuring the mosque compound in Medina with the tombs of Muhammad, Abu Bakr, and 'Umar. The reddish-brown goatskin binding is decorated with a central lobed medallion and four corner compartments with arabesque designs on a gold ground and decorative frames.

Sergi Ayrıntıları Poetry and Prayer: Islamic Manuscripts from the Walters Art Museum. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.

Sergi Yılı 2010

Bağış/Edinim Acquired by Henry Walters