. International studio. ^^Jv/T^-* **J>£Z*H$i&ijTSi\. horror ol worshipping DERVISHES ON THE BORDEROF A BROOK idols, preached against school of riza abbasipictures simulating animate nature? How didPersia come prodigally to create art of that sort?In 680 Ilusayn, a native of Medina nearBagdad, made an effort to win the throne ofthe Caliphate. And being married to Sharlanu,daughter of the last king of the Sassanian dynasty,the rulers of Persia at the time of the Arab con-quest, Husayn gained many Persian supportersin his grasp at regal sway. Slain whilst fightingfor this, he was thereafter vi
. International studio. ^^Jv/T^-* **J>£Z*H$i&ijTSi\. horror ol worshipping DERVISHES ON THE BORDEROF A BROOK idols, preached against school of riza abbasipictures simulating animate nature? How didPersia come prodigally to create art of that sort?In 680 Ilusayn, a native of Medina nearBagdad, made an effort to win the throne ofthe Caliphate. And being married to Sharlanu,daughter of the last king of the Sassanian dynasty,the rulers of Persia at the time of the Arab con-quest, Husayn gained many Persian supportersin his grasp at regal sway. Slain whilst fightingfor this, he was thereafter viewed as a saint andmartyr by those Persian supporters. And someof them founded anon a Mohammedan sect, whichbecoming known as Shia, or the faction, did notinterdict pictures representing life. In the mid-eighth century, the great empire of the Arabshaving been disparted, rule over Persia was acquired by a house seemingly YOl NG WOMAN OFFERING A f persjan orjgjn tne IiUINK TO A POET by kassim ali—xvi cENTCRv Abbasids. And under / wenty-two MARCH 1922
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