Lot 300 AN OTTOMAN COMPILATION OF PRAYERS, HOLY PLACES, AND RELICS OF THE PROPHETS BY ABDU AL-AZIM AL-KHASAWI, A STUDENT OF THE RENOWNED IBRAHIM RUSDI EFENDI, IN 1252 AH / 1836 AD
Arabic and Ottoman Turkish manuscript on paper, consisting of 18 leaves plus 2 fly-leaves, written in elegant naskh, ruqaa, and thuluth scripts. Titles are inscribed in red and black ink within cartouches, with each page featuring a double border framing prayers upon the Prophet in red and black ink. A roundel at the top of each page encloses one of the Beautiful Names of 'Allah' in large white thuluth script. Eighteen folios are illustrated with depictions of holy sites in Mecca, Medina, Syria, and Jerusalem, along with various sacred items.
Bound in later deep brown gilt morocco leather with a flap.
Dimensions: 23 by 32 cm.
This extensively and lavishly illuminated compilation includes 34 illustrations depicting numerous subjects, such as:
A bifolium with an illustration of the Holy Quran, beginning with al-Fatiha.
Two intertwined inscriptions of "Allah and Muhammad," filled with prayers.
The names of the Four Rashidun, intertwined and also filled with prayers.
The names of Ahl al-Bayt.
Illustrations of al-Masjid al-Haram and al-Masjid al-Nabawi in Mecca and Medina, the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem, the mosque in Damascus, and the Prophet's mihrab.
Venerations of the Prophet Muhammad, depicted through illustrations of his handprints, footprints, and Seal of Prophecy.
Additional pages dedicated to other prophets, including the sword of ‘Ali, the seal of the prophet Sulayman, and the staff of Moses.
The mountain of Arafat, the Companions of the Cave, Noah's Ark, and various other sacred sites and items.
The final page features Kalimat al-Tawhid in large thuluth script filled with prayers, above a cartouche stating, "Written by Abdu Al-Azim al-Khasawi, student of Ibrahim Rusdi, in 1252 AH."