Quranic verse in a floral design

A floral design on paper with intricate Quranic verses in Arabic with Ya Ali written in the centre in black with gold illumination. Small sized Quranic verses forms a border around the floral design. Two further borders, one floral design and the outer border, diagonal black and white lines. A sayin...

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Archive & Special Collections PP MS 95/07/06 Restrictions apply

Order number: PP MS 95, Box 9
Date(s) of creation: n.d.
Level: Item
Format: Archive           

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scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with PP MS 95, Box 9
callnumber PP MS 95/07/06
callnumber_txt PP MS 95/07/06
callnumber-sort PP MS 95/07/06
prefix_number 06
scb_previous_numbers SOASAW 2011.0242.01
title Quranic verse in a floral design
scb_date_creation n.d.
scb_level Item
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scb_extent 1 piece
format Archive
scb_custodial_history Following its donation to SOAS by the Fereydoun Djam Charitable Trust in 2011, this item was held in the SOAS Brunei Gallery art collection between 2011-2015 [Reference: SOASAW 2011.0242.01]
description A floral design on paper with intricate Quranic verses in Arabic with Ya Ali written in the centre in black with gold illumination. Small sized Quranic verses forms a border around the floral design. Two further borders, one floral design and the outer border, diagonal black and white lines. A saying (hadith) from the Prophet Muhammad in praise of Ali ibn Abi Talib in Arabic at the bottom in gold illumination. [ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib (601 or 607 or 600) was the cousin and son-in-law of Prophet Muhammad, ruling over the Islamic Caliphate from 656 to 661. Ali was the first male convert to Islam. Sunnis consider Ali the fourth and final of the Rashidun (rightly guided Caliphs), while Shias regard Ali as the first Imam and consider him and his descendants the rightful successors to Muhammad, all of which are members of the Ahl al-Bayt, the household of Muhammad. This disagreement split the Ummah (Muslim community) into the Sunni and Shia branches]. Black ink with gold illumination on paper. 1 sheet. Dimensions: 35.5 x 27
scb_access_status Restrictions apply
scb_conditions_gov_access Open access. However, due to the format of the item, please contact SOAS Library in advance of your visit.
language Arabic
language_search Arabic
note Removed from modern frame by SOAS Brunei Gallery staff before transfer to SOAS Library
hierarchy_top_id_raw PP MS 95
hierarchy_sequence PP_MS_95.0007.0006

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