Author
Muhammad, Muhammad Ali Abdel Hafeez
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Royal Danish Library
Library Asset ID
ISSN: 2356-9654
Record ID
cdi_almandumah_primary_1151846
Library Location
DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals
Notes
The prophetic relics have received a great deal of reverence and glorification in the souls of Muslims from the era of prophecy until the present day. Among the prophetic relics that have enjoyed that status are the noble prophetic sandals attributed to the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace. Studies specialized in the Prophet’s effects indicate that there are several sandals that remained preserved after the death of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace. One of the manifestations of Muslims’ interest in these sandals was that they wrote independent works about them, including the news reported about them in biographical books, the shapes of these sandals, and the preserved examples of them. Some of these works were also concerned with collecting the poems that were said in praise of these sandals, and one of the most famous books that dealt with this subject was the book “Fath al-Mu’tal fi Praise of Sandals” by the Moroccan historian Ahmed bin Muhammad. Al-Maqri. The books of biography and shamail have provided us with detailed information about the Prophet’s sandals and their descriptions. These sandals were also linked to a number of historical incidents, and were an area of competition between the ruling states in the Islamic world, such as the Ottoman Empire and the Saadian state in Morocco. They were also used to call for help from the terror of strife, as happened in Fez when its people placed examples of the Prophet’s sandals on their heads during the strife that broke out during the reign of Sultan Abi al-Ma’ali Zidane al-Saadi in the year 1020 AH / 1611 AD. Muslims’ reverence for the Prophet’s sandals was reflected in social customs and traditions. They made amulets and charms in its image, and placed its image in their homes. They also visited the places preserved in it, such as the Ashrafieh School in Damascus, and the House of Honorable Tahiris in Fez. The Prophet’s sandals were linked to Islamic arts, as the Muslim artist was inspired by the shape of the Prophet’s sandals as a decorative element on ceramic niches, on carpets and textiles, on grave compositions, and on sundials. Women’s jewelry was also made in the shape of these sandals as a means of blessing. The manuscripts of the biography and shama’il that deal with descriptions of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, included drawings of these sandals, as well as books of awād and dhikr. In this research, we will trace the texts contained in the books of biography and Islamic history that relate to the Prophet’s sandals, and we will not dwell for a long time on the drawings of the Prophet’s sandals in manuscripts since they were dealt with in a previous study. The research will focus on studying the drawings of the Prophet’s sandals on buildings and applied arts through new models that have not been studied before.
Görüntüle
Majallat al-ʻimārah wa-al-funūn wa-al-ʻulūm al-insānīyah, 2021 (996), p.2324-2360
