Muslim Collection (page 4)

Muslim women entertaining themelves in their private quarters. Woman smoking hookah pipes, spinning yarn, embroidering, etc. Appartement d une dame Mahometane avec le tandour

Private quarters of an Ottoman official. Officials in robes sit on a divan in a large carpeted room. Appartement d un ministre de la Porte

Muslim chapel in a seraglio. Two gentlemen of the chamber stay in the chapel for two entire days twice a week to honor the birth of Muhammed

Mourners in a Muslim cemetery
Rites of passage in the Muslim cemetery of Eyup, Istanbul. Mourners in turban and robes praying before gravestones. Cimitero

Tomb of the Grand Vizier, Koca Mehmet Raga?p Pasha, Ottoman statesman, 1698-1763. Tomba. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes Ancient

Muezzin performing the call to prayer or adhan
Muezzin in turban and robes performing the call to prayer or adhan. Muezzin particolare. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Nasi after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes Ancient

Muslim man praying at a roadside prayer site
Open-air raised praying site; such sites existed on all big commercial routes in the Ottoman Empire. Muslim man kneeling on a prayer mat in front of a carved stone indicating Mecca

Muezzin in a minaret performing the call to prayer
Muezzin in a minaret of a mosque performing the call to prayer or adhan. Muezzin pubblico. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Nasi after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes Ancient

A Muslim man performing his ablutions before prayer, washing his hands in a bowl of water. A servant pours water and another offers a towel. Musulmano che fa abluzione

Four great imams: Abu Hanifa 1, Al-Shafi ??i 2, Malik ibn Anas 3 and ibn Hanbal 4. I quattro Iman. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes Ancient

Yemeni cavalry performing military exercises, 1800s
Yemeni cavalry performing military exercises. They gallop on horses in front of a fortress wall and mosque, while a soldier with musket watches. Ezercizi Militari del Yemen

The first caliphs of the Orthodox Caliphate: Alu Bakr, Umar, Uthman and Ali, wearing turbans, reading the koran. Califfi. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios

Masjid Mosque at Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh, India. 19th century

Englishman sitting smoking a hookah, India
Englishman sitting smoking a hookah, approached by a Muslim greeting him with Salaam. 1835

The At-Meidan racecourse and pillars, Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey, with the Mosque of Sultan Ahmed in the background. Date: 1840

Foundation stone of Londons first mosque laid, Southfields
The foundation stones of Londons first mosque at Southfields by His Holiness the Khalifatul Masih II, His Holiness and other Indians are seen praying in front of the stone

Woman from Cairo - Veiled Date: circa 1908

Ali Pasha of Ioannina, Muslim Albanian ruler of western Rumelia, the Lion of Yannina (1740-1822). Illustration from Francois Pouquevilles Travels through More

Hispano-Moresque vase from Muslim Spain, with crescent moon, foliage. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery, Chez l Auteur

Germain as Muley-Ben-Omar in Sylvandire by Leuven/Vanderburch, Theatre du Palais Royal, 1845. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Alexandre Lacauchie from Victor Dollets Galerie

Muslim men and women, Dervish, astrologer, and Bedouin girl
Muslim man on the Hajji to Mecca 1, Muslim woman 2, Muslim man in travel clothes 3, ordinary Muslim 4, Dervish saint 5, astrologer or Tagessa 6, muleteer 7, barber or Kagiem 8

Calcutta scene showing the nationalities best known in India: Northern Indian, Mongol, Persian, Mughal, Muslim, Arab, Chinese, Malay, Armenia, British, Dutch, etc

Mughal Muslims visiting a tomb in India. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Andrea Bernieri after Alessandro Sanquirico from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Muslim fakir penitents performing prayers and mortification
Muslim fakir or faqir penitents performing prayers and mortification. Udbahu with raised arm, and others praying standing, seated or lying down

Muslim fakir or faqir holy men in India
Muslim fakir or faqir holy men: naga with stick, paramahamsa sitting under a tree, painted sannyasi, naked avadhuta, robed Baisnab Vaisnava and fakir at prayer

Chinese Mahometan woman showing a toy to her son. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste Bertin

Mosque of Wazir Khan, Lahore, India
The Mosque of Wazir Khan, Lahore, India (now in Pakistan), built in the 17th century. 1856

Annual procession of the Holy Carpet, Cairo, Egypt
Annual procession of the Holy Carpet (Kisweh) with Mahmal, Cairo, Egypt, before its journey to Mecca. Date: 1922

Islamic dervish or holy man, Cairo, Egypt
Islamic dervish or holy man, sitting in the courtyard of a mosque in Cairo, Egypt. Date: 1922

Schoolmaster of Bimbuku, Gold Coast, West Africa
Muslim schoolmaster of Bimbuku, Gold Coast (then part of the British Empire), West Africa, wearing what is claimed to be Manchester cotton. 1922

Man with two wives, Lokoja, Nigeria, West Africa
Abigah (Abigel), son of the King of Lokoja, with his two wives, Lokoja, Nigeria, West Africa. 1922

Group of Mullahs, Bukhara, Uzbekistan, Central Asia
A group of mullahs with their books, wearing patterned vestments in the panelled lecture room of a mosque in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, Central Asia. Date: 1922

Shia Moslem leader, Southern Arabia
Shia Moslem leader, Seyid Mustapha el Idrisi, Southern Arabia. He is claimed to be a descendant of Fatima, Mahomets daughter, who married the martyred Ali. 1922

Mosque at the Oriental Institute, Maybury, Woking
The first Mosque in England at the Oriental Institute, Maybury, Woking. 1889

Wall of Moorish tiles with Arabic writing, unknown location. Date: circa 1900s

Sacred books of the East for Indian Soldiers
Examples of the Koran and the Bhagavad Gita, distributed to convalescent Indian soldiers by Alfred Ezra, a businessman with connections in the east

Back view of a Mahomedan Mosque
Back view of a mosque built for wounded Indians on the French sand dunes during the First World War. The semi circular recess represents the direction of Mecca. Date: 1916

Egyptian woman from Cairo wearing traditional clothing. Date: 1902

A temporary sanctuary for Delhis hard pressed Muslims
A scene at the Jami Masjid Mosque where several hundreds of refugees, after fleeing from their burning homes, were accommodated until refugee camps were ready to receive them

First-aid post near the Jami Masjid Mosque in Old Delhi
Wounds being dressed at the post before the people were sent on to refugee camps which have had to be established on the outskirts of the city since the outbreak of communcal massacres

Muslim men going to pray, Egypt, circa 1880. Date: circa 1880

The little son of a ferryman at Luxor, Egypt, steers his fathers boat with his leg, in true professional fashion, a happy helmsman of the River Nile, full of childish grace. Date: 1930s

Baghdad, Iraq - Entrance to the Al-Kadhimiya Mosque
Date: early 1950s

Imam - Sierra Leone - Praying
Imam (High Priest) - Sierra Leone - Praying Date: 1902

SPAIN. Ronda. Moorish baths (13th-14th centuries). Main hall

Suleymaniye Mosque (Mosque of Suleiman) - Rhodes, Greece - originally built after the Ottoman conquest of Rhodes in 1522 and reconstructed in 1808. Date: circa 1937

View looking down toward the Kaaba (al-Kaʿbah al-Musharrafah) - Mecca, Saudi Arabia
View looking down toward the Kaaba (al-Kaʿ bah al-Musharrafah) - Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Date: circa 1920s

Two women cooking - near mosque, Uchisar, Cappadocia, Turkey
Two Turkish women cook food over an open fire beneath the walls and minaret of a mosque in Uchisar, Cappadocia, Turkey Date: 1992

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