Author
Khalaf, Amani Muhammad Talaat Ibrahim
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Royal Danish Library
Library Asset ID
ISSN: 2536-9822
Record ID
cdi_almandumah_primary_1366574
Library Location
DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals
Notes
It is worth noting that I chose to study examples of the endowments of noble Qur’ans belonging to freed women from the Alawite family. For many considerations, perhaps the most important of which is: that no researcher - as far as I know - has touched on its publication and study before, and these endowments are considered to be of great importance. It sheds light on the names of freed women from the era of the Alawite dynasty who participated in the field of charitable work and the endowment of the Holy Qur’an in Egypt at that time. Their endowments are one of the prominent physical evidence through which we can identify the social and economic status enjoyed by the freed women of Khedive Ismail, and the nature of the relationship between them and the aforementioned Khedive. The matter does not stop there only, but we can learn about the artistic divisions and decorative methods used in the study Qur’ans, as well as learn about their calligraphers and artistic schools? To determine the archaeological and artistic value of the suspended Qur’ans; Which helps us in arriving at the status of freed women in Egyptian society at that time, and their social and economic status that enabled them to endow precious Khaza’in Qur’ans without other freed women from the era of Muhammad Ali’s family. As for the study methodology: the research relied on the historical method based on description, analysis, extrapolation of texts, and analysis of their contents. To reach results that may help us, God willing, to achieve the objectives of the study. One of the most prominent results of this research was that it demonstrated the contribution of the freed women of Khedive Ismail in endowment of the Holy Qur’an to members of the royal family. They gave away precious and gilded Qur’an manuscripts handwritten by skilled calligraphers who were apprenticed to the great Ottoman calligraphers at the time.
Görüntüle
Majallat al-Ittiḥād al-ʻĀmm lil-Āthārīyīn al-ʻArab, 2023, Vol.24 (1), p.275-319
