A FATIMID DARVISH TURBAN, 11TH-12TH CENTURY

A Fatimid cotton and wool cap of rounded shape and segmented in radial panels, embellished with Arabic calligraphy, Quran verses and Hadith’s.
18 by 22 cm.

CATALOGUE NOTE Dervish in Islam can refer broadly to members of a Sufi fraternity (Tariqah) or more narrowly to a religious mendicant, who chose or accepted material poverty, they try to approach Allah by virtues and individual experiences, rather than by religious scholarship. Their focus is on the universal values of love and service deserting the illusion of ego to reach Allah.