AN OTTOMAN COMPILATION OF PRAYERS, HOLY PLACES... Lot n° 270

Arabic and Ottoman Turkish manuscript on paper, 18 leaves plus 2 fly-leaves, written in elegant naskh, Ruqaa and thuluth script, titles in red and black ink within cartouches, each page with a double border enclosing prayers upon the prophet in red and black ink, a roundel at the top of each page enclosing a Beautiful name of ' Allah' in large white thuluth script, 18 folios illustrated with depictions of Holy places in Mecca, medina, Syria, Quds with different holy items. In later gilt deep brown leather brown morocco binding with flap. 23 by 32 cm. This extensively and lavishly illuminated compilation includes 34 illustrations depicting numerous subjects. These include: A bifolia with illustration of the holy Quran starting with al-Fatiha, Two intertwined words of " Allah and Muhammed" filled with prayers, the names of Four Rashidun intertwined and filled with prayers, the names of Al- Bayt , two illustrations of al-Masjid al-Haram and al-Masjid al-Nabawi in Mecca and Medina, the dome of the Roc in Quds, the mosque in Damascus, the Mihraab of the prophet, venerations of the Prophet Muhammad through depictions of his hand prints, foot prints, and his Seal of Prophecy, further pages pertaining to the other prophets such as the sword of 'Ali and the seal of the prophet Sulayman and Moses, The mountain of Araft, companions of the Cave, Noah's Ark, and many other different holy places and items, the last page with Kalimaat al-Tawhid in large though script filled wit prayers, above a cartouche enclosing " Written by Abdu Al-Azim al-Khasawi student of Ibrahim Rusdi in 1252AH