Publication Date
Shaban 990 AH / September 1582 AD
Publication Place
Iran, Shiraz -
Aga Khan Museum
Subject
Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
35.2 × 22 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
AKM264
Record ID
object;EPM;ca;Mus21;3;ar
Library Location
Aga Khan Museum
Date
Shaban 990 AH / September 1582 AD
Notes
The painting of Sheikh Safi al-Din asking his disciples to accept honey and not meat from the villagers is one of fourteen paintings in the only known illustrated copy of the book (The Essence of Purity), which is a memoir of the biography of Sheikh Safi al-Din Ishak Ardabili (1252/3-1334) and gives detailed information about the life, sayings, virtues and miracles of Sheikh Safi al-Din, the spiritual founder of the Safavid dynasty (1501-1736). The book, The Essence of Purity, is a biography book containing life stories that are classified under two types. In Islamic literature, the term “remembrance” is used in biographical texts, and the biography of preachers and preachers is used in books about the lives of Sufis. The book, Jawhar al-Safa, contains actual information about the life of Sheikh Safi al-Din Ishak Ardabili, as well as Sufi and supernatural stories. It appears that it was the main source for the timeline of the Safavids at the beginning of their dynasty, as there are many copies of it and translations of it. The essence of serenity has an introduction, twelve chapters, and a conclusion, and each chapter contains many chapters, which include several short periods (tales).
Sample Text
“Sheikh Safi al-Din asking his disciples to accept honey and not meat from the villagers. From the manuscript (Jawhar al-Safa), which is the biography of the preacher Sheikh Safi al-Din Ishak Ardabili (1252/3-1334)” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;ca;Mus21;3;ar
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