Quranic verse in a floral design
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Material Information

Title:
Quranic verse in a floral design
Series Title:
Papers of General Fereydoun Djam. Visual art.
Creator:
[Unknown photographer]
عکاس ناشناخته ( contributor )
Place of Publication:
[S.l.]
Publisher:
[unknown caligrapher]
Publication Date:
Language:
Arabic

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
آسیا -- ایران
Genre:
calligraphy (visual works)
Spatial Coverage:
Asia -- Iran
Coordinates:
32 x 53

Notes

General Note:
Dated: [date of publication not identified]
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Extent: 1 sheet
General Note:
35.5 x 27 cm
General Note:
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]
General Note:
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
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Removed from modern frame by SOAS Brunei Gallery staff before transfer to SOAS Library
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Descriptive text from former entry on SOAS Brunei Gallery catalogue
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Source document stored in oversize box containing glass items
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VIAF (name authority) : Djām, Fereydūn, 1914- : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/57892424

Record Information

Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Special Collections
Rights Management:
This item is licensed with the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivative License. This license allows others to download this work and share them with others as long as they mention the author and link back to the author, but they can’t change them in any way or use them commercially.
Resource Identifier:
PP MS 95, Box 9 ( SOAS Order with reference )
PP MS 95/07/06 ( SOAS CALM Reference )