Author
Talib bin Mishmal al-Manhi
Author Original
طالب بن مشمل المنحي
Publication Date
In the year 970 AH / 1562 AD
Publication Place
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National Museum of Oman
Subject
Plaster
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الارتفاع : 350 سم ، العرض : 280 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
2015,6148
Record ID
object;EPM;on;Mus21;33;ar
Library Location
National Museum of Oman
Date
In the year 970 AH / 1562 AD
Notes
The century (10 AH/16 AD) was the most prolific in producing mihrabs. Professors appeared in this field, such as Abdullah bin Qasim Al-Manhi, as well as the family of Mesham Al-Manhi, whose son, Talib, and his grandson, Ali, worked after him in the same field. Talib bin Mushamal Al-Manhi, who built the mihrab of the Grand Mosque in Nakhl, the Al-Mazraa Mosque, and the Al-Sarooj Mosque in Samail, built the mihrab of the Al-Awaina Mosque in the year (970 AH / 1562 AD). The mihrab is rich in decorations, fine inscriptions, and inscriptions taken from the Holy Qur’an, and with information about who built it, designed it, and undertook it. The upper part of the mihrab contains the phrase “The Two Testimonies,” in Kufic letters, and in the rectangular outer frame there are thirty seals engraved with floral shapes. The cavity of the mihrab is located recessed in the inner frame, and above it is a rectangle with an inscription distributed in two triangles on Its upper part, and in the middle there are three plates of glazed Chinese pottery.
Sample Text
“Mihrab of the Al-Aouina Mosque” within Discover the collections of Islamic art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;on;Mus21;33;ar
