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Title
Prayer Book (Dala'il al-Khayrat), Turkey, Istanbul, 1793 CE / 1207 AH, Gilt and embossed leather binding; opaque watercolour, ink and gold on paper, AKM382
Description
Prayer books in various faith traditions provide virtual pathways to spiritual journeys in the form of pilgrimage maps. For Muslims, the Dala'il al-Khayrat (Arabic, "Waymarks of Benefits") is the most important of these. Composed in northwestern Africa in the mid- fifteenth century by Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Jazuli, Moroccan mystic and Sufi (d. 1465), it immediately became hugely popular, travelling west to east across the continents from Senegal to Turkestan to eastern China. There are three of these prayer books in the exhibition; the first one is in the introductory section.
Publisher
Aga Khan Museum
Date
1793 CE / 1207 AH
Contributor
Aga Khan Museum
Rights
Aga Khan Museum
Format
Dimensions: 15.2 x 10.5 x 1.2 cm
Materials: Gilt and embossed leather binding; opaque watercolour, ink and gold on paper
Materials: Gilt and embossed leather binding; opaque watercolour, ink and gold on paper
Language
Arabic
Identifier
AKM 382
Coverage
Turkey, Istanbul
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