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Book/Printed Material The Guide to Benevolent Deeds and Rising Lights in the Prayers on the Chosen Prophet.

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Title

  • The Guide to Benevolent Deeds and Rising Lights in the Prayers on the Chosen Prophet.

Summary

  • This illuminated manuscript is a copy of Dalā'il al-khayrāt (Collection of prayers for the Prophet Muhammad), which was composed by Muḥammad ibn Sulayman al-Jazūlī (died 870 AH [1465 AD]). It was written in black Naskh script in the 11th century AH (17th century AD) in Ottoman Turkey. The prayers ask for blessings for the Prophet, and the individual reciting the prayers would also receive God's blessings. Like many copies of this text, this manuscript includes additional devotional material, such as lists of al-asma al-sharifa (the noble names). It contains two facing illustrations (folios 15b--16a) featuring the mosque compound in Medina with the tombs of Muhammad, Abū Bakr, and 'Umar. The reddish-brown goatskin binding is decorated with a central lobed medallion and four corner compartments with arabesque designs on a gold ground and decorative frames. The manuscript is from the Walters Art Museum and is designated Walters W. 583.

Names

  • Jazūlī, Muḥammad ibn Sulaymān, died 1465 Author.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1600 to 1699]

Headings

  • -  Turkey
  • -  1440 to 1699
  • -  Arabic calligraphy
  • -  Illuminations
  • -  Islam
  • -  Islamic calligraphy
  • -  Islamic manuscripts
  • -  Muḥammad, Prophet, died 632
  • -  Prayers

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: Foliation: 106. Dimensions: 12 centimeters wide by 19 centimeters high. Catchwords: On versos, written obliquely outside the frame. Framing lines in red, black, and gold.
  • -  Original resource at: Walters Art Museum.
  • -  Content in Arabic.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021667198

Online Format

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  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Jazūlī, Muḥammad Ibn Sulaymān, Died 1465 Author. The Guide to Benevolent Deeds and Rising Lights in the Prayers on the Chosen Prophet. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1699, 1600] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667198/.

APA citation style:

Jazūlī, M. I. S. (1600) The Guide to Benevolent Deeds and Rising Lights in the Prayers on the Chosen Prophet. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1699] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667198/.

MLA citation style:

Jazūlī, Muḥammad Ibn Sulaymān, Died 1465 Author. The Guide to Benevolent Deeds and Rising Lights in the Prayers on the Chosen Prophet. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1699, 1600] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021667198/>.