Munajat (Confidential Talks) of 'Ali ibn Abu-Talib, ca. 1200

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Munajat (Confidential Talks) of 'Ali ibn Abu-Talib, ca. 1200, Attributed to Iraq, possibly Mosul, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper; morocco leather binding, H. 6 7/8 ( cm), Codices, The munajat, or “confidential talks,” of the first Shiite Imam 'Ali b. Abi-Talib take the form of prayers to God. Along with the forty sayings of Imam 'Ali, akin to the hadith, or traditions of the Prophet Muhammad, books of munajat provided doctrinal guidance to medieval Shiites

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