Syria: Illuminated panel (levha) praising Imam 'Ali, the Prophet Muhammad's son-in-law, and his celebrated sword, Dhu al-Fiqar, both sacred to Shia and Alawi Islam. By Farid al-Din, 19th century. This Arabic panel praises Muhammad's son-in-law 'Ali and his famous double-edged sword Dhu al-Fiqar, which he inherited from the Prophet, with the topmost statement executed in black ink: 'There is no victory except in 'Ali [and] there is no sword except Dhu al-Fiqar' (la fath ila 'Ali, la sayf ila Dhu al-Fiqar).

---

Size: 5050px × 3344px
Photo credit: © Pictures From History / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 19th, al-din, al-fiqar, alawi, ali, arabic, asia, asian, calligraphy, century, dhu, east, eastern, empire, farid, historical, history, illuminated, image, images, imam, iran, islam, levant, levha, middle, mohammed, muhammad, muslim, ottoman, panel, pictures, prophet, religion, religious, script, scripts, shia, shiite, sword, syria, syrian, text, world, writing