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Munajat (Confidential Talks) of 'Ali ibn Abu-Talib
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Title:
Munajat (Confidential Talks) of 'Ali ibn Abu-Talib
Caption:
Munajat (Confidential Talks) of 'Ali ibn Abu-Talib. Dimensions: H. 6 7/8 (17.4 cm)
W. 5 1/8 in. (13.1 cm). Date: ca. 1200.
The munajat, or "confidential talks," of the first Shiite Imam 'Ali b. Abi-Talib take the form of prayers to God. Along with the forty sayings of Imam 'Ali, akin to the hadith, or traditions of the Prophet Muhammad, books of munajat provided doctrinal guidance to medieval Shiites. Although the Seljuqs and their successors had tried to promote Sunni Islam and suppress Shiism, their efforts were neither systematic nor entirely successful, as the existence of this book attests.
Technique/material:
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper; morocco leather binding
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Releases:
Model: No - Property: No
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Image size:
4320 x 2906 px | 35.9 MB
Print size:
36.6 x 24.6 cm | 14.4 x 9.7 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
ASIA • ATTRIBUTED TO IRAQ, POSSIBLY MOSUL • BINDING • BOOKBINDING • CODICES • GOLD • ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS • INK • INK, OPAQUE WATERCOLOR, AND GOLD ON PAPER; MOROCCO LEATHER BINDING • IRAQ • ISLAMIC ART • LEATHER • MANUSCRIPTS • METAL • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • MOSUL • NON-ILLUSTRATED MANUSCRIPT • PAPER • WATERCOLORS
