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Sufi saint Mian Mir prays in the city
(الصوفي القديس ميان مير يصلي في المدينة)

Title	Sufi saint Mian Mir prays in the city
Title Original	الصوفي القديس ميان مير يصلي في المدينة
Publication Date:	18th century
Publication Place	- Al-Khalili Family Trust - Nasser D. Collection. Al-Khalili Islamic Art
Subject	Opaque watercolor on paper, mounted on card in a 19th century European frame
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	- 42 × 37 سم 15.5 × 9.8 -سم ( لوحة)
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	MSS 1238
Record ID	object;EPM;uk;Mus22;35;ar
Library Location	Al-Khalili Family Trust - Nasser D. Collection. Al-Khalili Islamic Art
Date	18th century
Notes	Mian Mir belonged to the Qadiriyya, a sect of Sufism, and spent most of his life in Lahore. He was known for his religious tolerance and was respected by Muslims and Sikhs. Amirdara Shehu was his main follower and is said to have paid tribute to Mian Mir at his burial. He is shown here praying in the Rawdah in the Prophet’s Mosque in front of Fatima Park, where the Rawdah and the green dome over the Prophet’s tomb are in the background.
Sample Text	“Sufi Saint Mian Mir praying in the city” in Explore Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;uk;Mus22;35;ar

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Sufi saint Mian Mir prays in the city

(الصوفي القديس ميان مير يصلي في المدينة)

Publication Date 18th century

Publication Place - Al-Khalili Family Trust - Nasser D. Collection. Al-Khalili Islamic Art

Subject Opaque watercolor on paper, mounted on card in a 19th century European frame

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions - 42 × 37 سم 15.5 × 9.8 -سم ( لوحة)

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID MSS 1238

Record ID object;EPM;uk;Mus22;35;ar

Library Location Al-Khalili Family Trust - Nasser D. Collection. Al-Khalili Islamic Art

Date 18th century

Notes Mian Mir belonged to the Qadiriyya, a sect of Sufism, and spent most of his life in Lahore. He was known for his religious tolerance and was respected by Muslims and Sikhs. Amirdara Shehu was his main follower and is said to have paid tribute to Mian Mir at his burial. He is shown here praying in the Rawdah in the Prophet’s Mosque in front of Fatima Park, where the Rawdah and the green dome over the Prophet’s tomb are in the background.

Sample Text “Sufi Saint Mian Mir praying in the city” in Explore Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;uk;Mus22;35;ar