Page of Calligraphy

Calligrapher Muhammad Ashraf Al-Radhawi Indian

dated Rabi' al-Awwal 1069 AH/December 1658 CE

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This page comes from a book copied by Muhammad Ashraf al-Radhawi, who wrote it in 1658 while serving as the Mughal governor of Kashmir. The text is in Arabic and Persian, and consists of prayers and supplications (called munajat) dedicated to ‘Ali (d. 661), the fourth caliph and first Shi'i Imam. They are written in nasta'liq, a cursive script that developed in the ninth century and used most often in Iran and India for writing Persian.

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Title: Page of Calligraphy
Calligrapher: Muhammad Ashraf Al-Radhawi (Indian)
Date: dated Rabi' al-Awwal 1069 AH/December 1658 CE
Geography: Made in India, Kashmir
Medium: Ink and watercolor on paper
Dimensions: H. 11 5/16 in. (28.8 cm)
W. 4 13/16 in. (12.3 cm)
Classification: Codices
Credit Line: Purchase, Persian Heritage Foundation, 2002
Object Number: 2002.153
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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