Koran Collection (page 3)

The second door of Balim Sultan Tomb
" The second door of Balim Sultans Tomb in Haji Bektash Veli Museum in Nevsehit Turkey. Balim Sultan is known amongst the Bektashi as the second founder of the order (Turkish Pir Thani)

Grave Stone of a Bektashi Baba s
Tomb of a great Dedebaba or a Baba on the right approaching the entrance of Balim Sultan Tomb. Date: 2012

The tree in front of Balim Sultan Tomb
Outside the door of the Balim Sultan Tomb, there is a black mulberry tree said to have been thrown as a burning brand from Horosan by Ahmet Yesevi, which determined where Haji Bektash was to go

The Graveyard next to Balim Sultan Tomb
Bektashi graveyard next to Balim Sultans Tomb in Haji Bektash Veli Museum in Nevsehir Turkey. Date: 2012

Balim Sultan Tomb Haji Bektash Veli Museum in Nevsehir Turke
" Balim Sultan is known amongst the Bektashi as the second founder of the order (Turkish Pir Thani). The present-day initiation service of a Bektashi is sometimes called " The Method of

Door of Haci Bektash Veli Museum in Nevsehir Turkey
The main entrance of the Meydan of The Forty (Kirklar Meydani) and the tomb of Haji Bektash. Under this threshold is the staff of Uways-l Karani. Date: 2012

Detail from Guvenc Abdal Tomb in Haji Bektash Veli Museum in
Decorative detail from the tomb of Guvenc Abdal in Haji Bektash Tomb Museum in Nevsehir Turkey. Date: 2012

Detail from the door of Haji Bektash Veli Museum
Detail from the tomb of Haji Bektash Veli in Nevsehir Turkey Date: 2012

Deatil from Haji Bektash Veli Museums door in Nevsehir Turk
The detail from the entrance of Haji Bektash Velis Tomb from the Meydan of the Forty (Kirklar Meydani). Date: 2012

Marmaduke Pickthall, English novelist, journalist and Islamic scholar. A convert from Christianity to Islam, he translated the Qur an into English Date: 1919

Transporting the Mahmal to Mecca onboard a British ship from Cairo to Jeddah - on pilgrimage to Mecca. The Egyptian Mahmal was an empty camel litter containing the Quran

Tombs of Sultans - Constantinople
Constantinople - The Tombs of Sultan Aziz and Sultan Mahmud. Two Imams sit before the sarcophagi (flanked by some impressive candles) reciting the Koran

Constantinople - Turkish religious scholar, reading the Koran, seated on a fine carpet

Four Mevlevi Musicians
Four Mevlevi musicians including three Ney (wind instrument) players. The ney is featured on Egyptian pyramid wall paintings of 3000BC

Imam at prayer inside the Ayasofya
Imam at prayer inside the famed Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya) in Constantinople. Architects of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul were Anthemius of Tralles and Isadorus of Miletus

The Holy Carpet, before its journey to Mecca
A Holy Carpet, embroidered with texts from the Koran, photographed shortly before its journey to Mecca from Cairo where it was woven

Koran Protection
Before setting out a journey camels pass beneath a suspended copy of the Koran, which protects them from accidents and injuries

Egypt Cairo
Students in the outer court of El Azhar; they are more probably studying the Koran than differential calculus

Owen Jones Arabian 34
Designs from a copy of the Koran in the Mosque El Barkookeyeh, founded in 1384

Ottoman C16 Koran Page
A fine manuscript page on handmade paper from the Ottoman Koran, finely scripted and embellished in gold leaf. Blue and gold roundels mark the name of ALLAH

16th Century Koran
A fine manuscript page on handmade paper from the Ottoman Koran, finely scripted and embellished in gold leaf. Blue and gold roundels mark the name of ALLAH

16th Century Koran Page
A fine manuscript page on handmade paper from the Ottoman Koran, finely scripted and embellished in gold leaf. Reverse of page

Religion / Islam / Koran
The opening page of the first Sura

Moslem Procession Cairo
A minor procession in the streets of Cairo : camels lead the way for a calligraphic banner bearing words from the Koran

Koran Page 1552 (Front)
A folio from a small Koran for individual use, scribed in the popular Naskhi script with marginal roundels marking verse counts, gold highlights reflect the owners status. Date: 1552

Koran Page 1280 (Front)
A folio from a Syrian (Mamluk) Koran scribed during the Crusades in Khafif al muhaqqiq script with sura headings in gold Thuluth, on handmade linen paper

IBN RUSHD known in the West as AVERROES Spanish/Islamic philosopher, his teachings condemned by Moslem theologians who made him retract them on the Koran

Koran Manuscript
THE KORAN First sudra, second page of manuscript

Koran, 16th Century
A page from a 16th century Ottoman copy of the Koran, hand-written on handmade paper, embellished in gold leaf

Koran Page 1280 (Back)
A folio from a Syrian (Mamluk) Koran scribed during the Crusades in Khafif al muhaqqiq script, on handmade linen paper

Koran Page 1552 (Back)
A folio from a small Koran for individual use, scribed in the popular Naskhi script with marginal roundels marking verse counts, gold highlights reflect the owners status

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