Poem (masnavi), Ascension of the Prophet Muhammad, This is an illuminated and illustrated Safavid copy of a mystic poem (masnavi) entitled Ṣifat al-ʿāshiqīn (Qualities of lovers) by Nūr al-Dīn Hilālī (d. 936 AH / 1529-30 CE). It was written in nastaʿlīq script by Muʿizz al-Dīn Muḥammad al-Ḥusaynī in 978 AH / 1570-1 CE. The manuscript opens with a double-page illustrated frontispiece, followed by a double-page illuminated incipit. Borders throughout the codex are illuminated with floral and bird motifs

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