Art
Mehraaj
1550 CE Persian miniature painting, depicting the Prophet Muhammad ascending on the Burak into the Heavens, a journey known as the Miraj
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AK-Museum-Shahnama Iran 1540.jpg
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AK-Museum-Alam-16thCentury.jpg
Standard (alam), Iran, 16th century: Made of steel, standards usually decorated bowls used as drinking vessels or food containers for wandering ascetics. This pear-shaped standard contains an inscription which can be read from different angles. The text from top to bottom says: “Ya Allah, ya Muhammad, ya ‘Ali” (“O God, O Muhammad, O Ali).
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A portrait of Sultan Selim shows him as larger than life, in a luxurious fur-lined and gold garment.
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2009-06-04-Islamic-Art-013
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2009-06-04-Islamic-Art-014
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2009-06-04-Islamic-Art-010
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1935 Golden Jubilee Coin
Commemorative coin of Sultan Mohamed Shah's Golden Jubilee in 1935
With an imprint of the Taj, the Imamate Crest.
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1935 Golden Jubilee Coin
Commemorative coin of Sultan Mohamed Shah's Golden Jubilee in 1935.
Text" His Highness The Aga Khan's Imamate Golden Jubile 1885-1935"
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My Flag
The name "My Flag" had been applied by the Imam himself in his message to the Khadak Jamatkhana, Bombay on June 27, 1927.
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