Muslim Collection (page 6)

Muslim Pathans from central India, circa 1860s. Date: circa 1860s

Pipe-smoking Syrian Dervish with fantastic hairstyle. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Spain. Torrelodones. Watchtower of Torrelodones. 9th-11th centuries. Restored in the 20th century. Community of Madrid

Dervish monastery and Al-Salihiyah in Damascus, Syria
Dervish monastery and the Al-Salihiyah neighbourhood of Damascus, Syria, in the distance at the foot of Mount Qasioun. Date: circa 1918

Grey Street, Durban, Natal Province, South Africa, with the Indian Mosque in the distance (left). Date: 1906

Scenes from Iraq - Basra, Tomb of Ezra, Ctesiphon, Baghdad
(Top) - The Strand - Basra, Iraq, WWI era. (Middle upper) - Ezras Tomb on the Tigris River, Iraq - The Tomb of the Prophet Ezra at Al-╩╗Uzair

Tashkent, Uzbekistan - Kukeldash Madrasa Islamic School. Date: circa 1910s

Israel. Jerusalem. Church of Saint Anne. Old City. Exterior
Israel. Jerusalem. Old City. Muslim Quarter. Via Dolorosa. Church of Saint Anne. Birthplace of Virgin Mary. Exterior. Detail

Medina Azahara Palace. Cordoba. Andalusia. Spain
Medina Azahara. Palace-city built by Abd-ar-Rahman III al-Nasir (912-961). Umayyad Caliph of Cordoba. Horseshoe arch. Andalusia. Spain

Hagia Sophia. Fountaint of ablutions. Istanbul
Hagia Sophia. Fountain of ablutions. 18th century. Istanbul. Turkey

Spain. The Alhambra. Royal Palace
Spain. Granada. The Alhambra. Royal Palace. View of the walls, the Tower of the Ladies and the Oratory of Partal. 14th century

Spain. Granada. The Alhambra. Hall of the Two Sisters
Spain. Granada. The Alhambra. Palace of the Lions. Hall of the Two Sisters. 14th century. Detail of the wall decorated with poems by Ibn Zamrak (1333-1394)

Spain. The Alhambra. The Mexuar-Oratory
Spain. Granada. The Alhambra. The Mexuar-Oratory. Interior. 14th century

Spain. Andalusia. Medina-Azahara. Ruins of House of the army
Spain.Andalusia. Medina-Azahara. Fortified arab muslim medieval palace-city, built by Abd-ar-Rahman III al -Nasir (912-961). Ummayad Caliph of Cordoba. Ruins. Dar-al-Yund or House of the army

Spain. Catalonia. Balaguer. Islamic Art. Fragment of plasterwork from Sudda or governors residence. Built by governor Yusuf al-Muzaffares (1045-1082). Detail arch. Museo Comarcal de la Noguera

History of the conquest of Al-andalus by Ibn al-Qutiyya
Ibn al-Qutiyya (? -977), known as the Cordoban. Hispano-arabic lexicographer, grammarian and writer. History of the conquest of Al-andalus. Copy of Manuscript 706. National Library. Paris. France

Mevlana Museum. Turkey
Mevlana Museum at the Mevlana Monastery, of the dervishes monks. Exterior. Konya. Turkey

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

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

Alcazaba of Merida. Spain
Spain. Extremadura. Alcazaba of Merida. Moorish fortification built by Abd ar-Rahman II in the 9th century. Walls

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

Hyder Ali (Haidar Ali)
HYDER ALI Muslim ruler of Mysore, set up first corps of sepoys with European backing. Date: 1722 - 1782

Somaliland street scene
A street scene in Somaliland, probably Hargeisa, in the Horn of Africa, East Africa. Date: early 1930s

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

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)

View of Nablus, Palestine, West Bank
View of Nablus (Nabulus), Palestine, West Bank. Date: 1920s

Jama Masjid, Delhi, India
Jama Masjid, the principal mosque of Old Delhi, India. Date: circa 1890s

The Dome of the Rock, Temple Mount, Jerusalem, Israel. Date: circa 1870

Bohra women, Bombay (Mumbai), India
Two young Bohra women of Bombay (Mumbai), India. They belong to the Gujarati-speaking Muslim community. Date: circa 1890s

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

Bandar Abbas
Fetching water from a well in Bandar Abbas, a port city and the capital of Hormozgan province in southern Iran (Persia). Date: 1930s

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

Girl from Bukina Faso - Profile
Pretty Girl from Bukina Faso - shot in profile and showing the distinctive braided hairstyle, and varieties of beads worn around the head as well as the neck

The First Balkan War - An Allegory
The First Balkan War in allegorical depiction, showing the Forces of the Cross (the countries of the Balkan League: Serbia, Greece)

The Kings Palace, Tripoli, Libya
The Kings Palace (Palazzo Reale), Tripoli, Libya. The rather nice stamp features King Idris of Libya (1889-1983), who reigned from 1951 until he was deposed in a 1969 coup d etat by army officers led

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

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

Egypt - Bicharin encampment. The Bisharin are a Sunni Muslim tribe of the Beja nomadic ethnic group who live in the eastern part of the Nubian Desert in Sudan and southern Egypt. Date: circa 1904

Cairo-Baghdad Airline
The inaguration of the Cairo (Egypt) to Baghdad (Iraq) regular airline service. Egyptairs plane Good Fortune took off from Almaza Airport and had a smooth trip. Date: 11 September 1936

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

Making a Fez
Making a fez or tarboosh (from the Persian sar, meaning head and poosh, cover) worn by East Mediterranean Muslim men, which originated in Fez, Morocco, North Africa. Date: 1930s

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

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