A Persian miniature taken from the Siyer-i Nebi is a Turkish epic about the life of Muhammad, completed around 1388. The Ottoman ruler Murad III commissioned a lavish illustrated copy of the work. The calligrapher Lutfi Abdullah completed the work in 1595
A Persian miniature taken from the Siyer-i Nebi is a Turkish epic about the life of Muhammad, completed around 1388. The Ottoman ruler Murad III commissioned a lavish illustrated copy of the work. The calligrapher Lutfi Abdullah completed the work in 1595. The illustration is captioned: "When the hour of Muhammad's birth at last arrived, angels rushed to see the event. They brought a mattress and coverlet so that his mother, though poor, might rest in comfort."
Size: 2508px × 4306px
Photo credit: © Photo Researchers / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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