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This vertical miniature depicts the Prophet Muhammad riding Buraq, a creature with a human-like face and the body of a steed, through a dense, dark blue celestial field filled with swirling clouds. Muhammad is shown with his face covered by a white veil, while a golden flame-like nimbus radiates from his head and shoulders. Around him, numerous angels with colorful, patterned wings are positioned in varying states of flight and reverence, some holding scrolls or ritual implements. The composition is framed by a border of decorative floral motifs.
This painting depicts the Mi'raj, the Prophet Muhammad's miraculous night journey to the heavens, a central event in Islamic theology often discussed in the context of Sufi cosmology and literature such as the 'Kitab-i Miraj-nama'.
Includes two rectangular cartouches with Nasta'liq script containing poetic verses.
Translation
The Persian text describes the miraculous nature of the ascension and the Prophet's journey through the celestial spheres.
Kitab-i Miraj-nama
This work is a standard illustrative motif found in manuscripts documenting the Prophet's night journey and ascension.
Object
gouache painting
paper
Timurid
Persian
manuscript-illumination
Digital Source
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
209 × 380 px
Linked Data
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