Islamic Collection (page 6)

Persian Empire. Achaemenid period. Cuneiform writing. Palace
Persian Empire. Achaemenid period. Cuneiform writing on the wall of the Palace of Persepolis. 5th century B.C. Islamic Republic of Iran

Syria. Damascus. Madrasa Al-Zahiriyya. 13th century
Islamic Art. Syria. Madrasa Al-Zahiriyya. 13th. century. It was originally a private residence. In 1277, after the death of the Mamluk Sultan Baybars I (1223-1277)

Syria. Damascus. Umayyad Mosque or Great Mosque of Damascus. Built in the early 8th century. South entrance decorated with mosaics. Detail

Medina Azahara. House of Viziers. Andalusia. Spain
Islamic Art. Umayyad period. Spain. 10th century. Medina Azahara (936-960). Palace city of the Caliph Abd al-Rahman III. House of Viziers. Andalusia

Coffer of scribe. Spain
Coffer of scribe. Made of wood with mother-of-pearl inlay work. Granadine Circle. 14th century. National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain

Syria. Damascus. Ottoman architecture. The Tekkiye Mosque. Built on the orders of Suleiman the Magnificent and designed by the architect Mimar Sinan between 1554 and 1560

Mosque of Damascus. Prayer Room or haram. Syria
Mosque of Damascus. Prayer Room or haram. The marble mausoleum indicates the place where was buried the head of Saint John the Baptist, revered by Muslims as a prophet

Islamic Art. Safavid period. 17th century. Great Mosque. Det
Islamic Art. Safavid period. 17th century. Imam Mosque or Great Mosque (Masjed-e-Imam). Built between 1612-1638 during the reign of Shah Abbas I (1587-1629)

The Archangel Gabriel gives the Qur an to Muhammad on Mount
Revelation of Tanail. The Archangel Gabriel gives the Qur an to Muhammad on Mount Hira during a battle. Ottoman miniature. 15th century. Topkapi Museum. Istanbul. Turkey

Tomb of Gunbad-i Qabud - Maragha, Iran - one of the three tombs built in Maragheh, Gunbad-i Qabud has a decagonal brick chamber with a stone base and a crypt. Date: circa 1903

Al-Masjid al-Nabawi - Medina, Saudi Arabia - Courtyard. Date: circa 1910s

Anatomy of the Human Body. Persian manuscript (16th c.) illustrating the muscles and nervous system in a male body in a squatting position. Persian art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE

Persian astrolabe from 17th century. FRANCE. ΌE-DE-FRANCE
Persian astrolabe from 17th century. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Museum of Arts and Crafts (CNAM)

Palace of Darius I. Apadana or Audience Hall. 6th c. BC. IRAN. Persepolis. Detail of capital of column capital with protome bull shaped. High relief. Persian art. Achaemenid period. Sculpture on rock

Tomb of Darius I the Great. 6th c. BC. IRAN. Persepolis. In the upper relief is represented the people who worship the god Ahura Mazda before the altar of fire. Persian art. Achaemenid period

IRAN. Persepolis. Palace of Darius. Relief of Darius I the Great sitting on his throne with dignitaries, 521 BC. Persian art. Relief on rock

IRAN. Naqsh-e Rustam. Roman Emperor Valerian yields himself to the Persian king Shapur I after the battle of Edessa (259). Persian art. Sasanian art. Relief

Muhammad and the Meccans. Otoman manuscript, 16th c
Muhammad and the Meccans at Medina. Miniature from the Siyer-i Nebi (Life of the Prophet) Turkish epic about the life of Muhammad, written ca. 1388 by Mustafa, son of Yusuf of Erzurum

Porcelain tiles, Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem. Date: 1920s

Dome of the Chain, Jerusalem
Dome of the Chain (detail), Jerusalem. Date: 1920s

Haj Al-Husseini
MOHAMMED AMIN (HAJ) AL-HUSSEINI Grand Mufti of Jerusalem from 1921 until the 1950s. Date: 1895 - 1974

Turkey - Konya - Karatay Medrese
Karatay Medrese is a medrese (a school with a frequently but not absolutely religious focus) built in Konya, Turkey, in 1251 by the Emir of the city Celaleddin Karatay, serving the Seljuk sultan

Arabic Greeting - Egypt - As-salamu alaykum
As-salamu alaykum - an Arabic greeting often used by Muslims around the world. Translates as Peace be upon you. Here, a Woman (wearing a veil and an Egyptian Brass Arousa el Burka)

Persian Dervish in Chechnya. Date: circa 1905

Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt
Students at work in the courtyard ( heart ) of the Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo, Egypt. The Mosque is directly associated with Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt, founded in 975

Tomb of Sayyidna Hamza, Medina
The Mosque built over the Grave/Tomb of Sayyidna Hamza at the foot of Mount Uhud, north of Medina, Saudi Arabia - building(s) demolished by Ibn Saud in 1925. Date: circa 1910s

Street in Mecca, Saudi Arabia Date: circa 1920s

The Entrance to the Kaaba, Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The holiest site in the Islamic World and a place of pilgrimage attracting many millions of Muslims each year from all over the world

YEMEN. Zabid. Madrasah. Islamic art. Architecture

Blue Mosque or Hazrat Tomb. s. XV. AFGHANISTAN
Blue Mosque or Hazrat Tomb. s.XV. AFGHANISTAN. BALKH. Mazar-e Sharif. Blue Mosque and Hazrat Ali Mausoleum. Islamic art

India. Great Mughal Empire (17th c. ). Solemn
India. Great Mughal Empire (17th c.). Solemn prayer of emperor Jahangir after the Ramadan in Idgah. Mughal art. Miniature Painting. GERMANY. Berlin. Museum of Islamic Arts

Battle of Uhud (23rd March 625). Hind, woman of Abu-Sufiyan and other pagan women of Mecca mutilate the fallen in Uhud. Miniature Painting. TURKEY. Istanbul. Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts

Arabs at a water fountain in Algiers, Algeria
Two arabs drawing water at a fountain in the Kasbah, Algiers, Algeria. The wall above the fountain is ornately decorated with tiled patterns

Tomb of Imam Ali, Najaf, Iraq
Najaf is renowned as the site of the tomb of Ali ibn Abi Talib (also known as Imam Ali ), the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad whom the Shia consider to be the righteous caliph

Young Woman from Muscat, Oman Date: circa 1910s

Procession of the Taziya, India
The Procession of the Taziya. Chup Tazia is the name in India and Pakistan given to an annual religious procession held by Twelver Shia Muslims to commemorate the martyrdom of the Prophets grandson

Bosnia Herzegovina - Trebinje. A group of Muslim Carpet and Textile sellers - two are seated and smoking a Hookah Pipe

Narrow street in the Kasbah, Algiers, Algeria
Narrow street in the Kasbah, Algiers. A kasbah or Qassabah is a type of medina, Islamic city, or fortress

Delhi - The Jama Masjid - India
The Masjid-i Jahan-Numa, commonly known as the Jama Masjid of Delhi, is the principal mosque of Old Delhi in India. Commissioned by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, builder of the Taj Mahal

Greek Anti-Turkish Propaganda Postcard (2 of 2)
A Greek Anti-Turkish propaganda postcard, showing a disgruntled Greek soldier, standing in front of a very Islamic skyline in reference to the displeasure at the Turkish arrival in Salonica

Albanian Woman
A woman from Shkodra, Albania

Wandering Dervish and a Derivish who gives out water
Constantinople - Wandering Dervish and a Derivish who gives out free water. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Seated Iranian Dervish Group
Seated group of Iranian (Persian) Dervishes. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Ottoman Empire - Dervish Sheikh. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Kalendar Dervish & Dervish
Kalendar Dervishes & Dervish. A Kalendar Dervish is of the Kalendari, who are a loosely knit order of wandering Dervishes who stretch throughout the Middle East

Persian Dervish with sword and begging bowl. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Yemen - Hodeidah - Architectural Styles
Interesting Islamic architecture in evidence in the houses of Hodeidah (Hodeida), Yemen, with Ottoman Empire-influenced cumbas

Spanish General Castro Girona and Raisuli
Spanish General Castro Girona, popular with the Moroccan Moorish leaders - a talented africanista who had played a leading role in the capture of Xauen (Chaouen)

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