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A page from the biography of the Prophet
(صفحة من سيرة النبي)

Title	A page from the biography of the Prophet
Title Original	صفحة من سيرة النبي
Publication Date:	Approximately 1100 AH / approximately 1700 AD
Publication Place	Turkey - Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia
Subject	Gouache inlaid with gold water on paper
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	37.2×26.6 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	2011.9.5
Record ID	object;EPM;my;Mus21;35;ar
Library Location	Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia
Date	Approximately 1100 AH / approximately 1700 AD
Notes	In the year 1376 AD, the Mamluk Sultan in Egypt and Syria celebrated his accession to power by ordering a comprehensive and translated biography of the history of the Prophet Muhammad. The famous Sultan Barquq ordered Mustafa Ibn Yusuf Ibn Omar Mawlawi al-Irzumi to compile the biography of the Prophet, which is known as “The Biography of the Prophet.” Two hundred years later, specifically in 1594-95 AD, the copying of the book was celebrated by the royal scribe Mustafa Ibn Wali in Istanbul. The manuscript was copied by royal order, with each page having a space left by the writer to write a miniature in it. The six-volume book contains 814 miniatures. Later to the Ottoman Sultan Murad II. On this page, the figure shows a group of visitors in a state of respect as they see the house of the humble and pious boy who offers the highest respect and appreciation to the Prophet Muhammad (seen) and it has been transformed into a palace as a divine blessing.
Sample Text	“A page from the biography of the Prophet” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;my;Mus21;35;ar
Bu sayfanın künyesi	MWNF Working Number: MY1 35
Seçili bibliyografya	Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia,IAMM Guide Book, Kuala Lumpur: IAMM Publications, 2014: 18. Müstakim-zade, Süleyman Saadeddin,Tuhfe-i Hattatin, Istanbul, 1928.Suyolcuzade, Mehmed Necib,Devhatul Kuttab, Istanbul, 1942.

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A page from the biography of the Prophet

(صفحة من سيرة النبي)

Publication Date Approximately 1100 AH / approximately 1700 AD

Publication Place Turkey - Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia

Subject Gouache inlaid with gold water on paper

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions 37.2×26.6 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID 2011.9.5

Record ID object;EPM;my;Mus21;35;ar

Library Location Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia

Date Approximately 1100 AH / approximately 1700 AD

Notes In the year 1376 AD, the Mamluk Sultan in Egypt and Syria celebrated his accession to power by ordering a comprehensive and translated biography of the history of the Prophet Muhammad. The famous Sultan Barquq ordered Mustafa Ibn Yusuf Ibn Omar Mawlawi al-Irzumi to compile the biography of the Prophet, which is known as “The Biography of the Prophet.” Two hundred years later, specifically in 1594-95 AD, the copying of the book was celebrated by the royal scribe Mustafa Ibn Wali in Istanbul. The manuscript was copied by royal order, with each page having a space left by the writer to write a miniature in it. The six-volume book contains 814 miniatures. Later to the Ottoman Sultan Murad II. On this page, the figure shows a group of visitors in a state of respect as they see the house of the humble and pious boy who offers the highest respect and appreciation to the Prophet Muhammad (seen) and it has been transformed into a palace as a divine blessing.

Sample Text “A page from the biography of the Prophet” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;my;Mus21;35;ar

Bu sayfanın künyesi MWNF Working Number: MY1 35

Seçili bibliyografya Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia,IAMM Guide Book, Kuala Lumpur: IAMM Publications, 2014: 18. Müstakim-zade, Süleyman Saadeddin,Tuhfe-i Hattatin, Istanbul, 1928.Suyolcuzade, Mehmed Necib,Devhatul Kuttab, Istanbul, 1942.