ISLAMIC ART HAMMER AUCTION 18 NOVEMBER 2025 | Nov 18, 2025
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Lot 119
AN ILLUMINATED OTTOMAN RELIGIOUS BOOK, WRITTEN BY AḤMAD KNOWN AS SHAYKH ZĀDA AND DATED 1204 AH/1789 AD AN ILLUMINATED OTTOMAN RELIGIOUS BOOK, WRITTEN BY AḤMAD KNOWN AS SHAYKH ZĀDA AND DATED 1204 AH/1789 AD AN ILLUMINATED OTTOMAN RELIGIOUS BOOK, WRITTEN BY AḤMAD KNOWN AS SHAYKH ZĀDA AND DATED 1204 AH/1789 AD

Lot 119 AN ILLUMINATED OTTOMAN RELIGIOUS BOOK, WRITTEN BY AḤMAD KNOWN AS SHAYKH ZĀDA AND DATED 1204 AH/1789 AD

Reference: ART3007102

Arabic manuscript on paper, comprising 16 folios, each page is arranged in three columns containing four roundels, inscribed in black Thuluth script. The text is a compilation of the names of the Sahaba who attended the Battle of Badr (Companions of the Prophet Muhammad), presented in alphabetical order in red ink within the roundels.

The manuscript is richly adorned with wide floral gold borders, and several pages feature boxed gold embellishments that highlight the names of the Companions. Chapter headings are illuminated in lapis blue and gold leaf, accentuated with delicate floral motifs.

The final page bears the inscription: "Written by el-Sayyid Ahmed, known as Shaykh Zada, in Galata Saray house" and is dated 1204 AH (1789–90 AD).
Housed in a leather-bound folio with gold tooling.
9 by 12 cm.

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