FINE ISLAMIC ART

12(0)4 Hijrah or 1789 / 90 AD. A wonderful late 18th-century illustrated work, a combination of different works of fiction written in a poetic for...

Ca. 16th-17th Century AD. Large Safavid manuscript from Sa'di's Gulistan. Pages composed of multiple short moral stories. Combination of text and ...

Ca. 1700. (Tanb_h al-_ an_m f_ dhikr al-_alHijrah _al_ sa_d al-kir_m). This large Religious work contains 3750 prayers and remembrances of God kno...

1086 Hijrah / 1675 or 1676 AD. A Safavid Quran copied by Muhammad Ali ibn Suleyman Talcani (Mu_ammad _Al_ Ibn Sulym_n al-__laq_n_). Orange, blue a...

Early 16th century. Simple carpet pages with prayers in gold leaf surrounded by mirrored star motifs, SurHijrah BaqarHijrah has an ornate heading ...

Ca. 14th to 15th century AD. A Mamluk or possibly Mesopotamian Quran. An inscription tells us that the Quran was issued or sponsored by Malik al D...

Ca. 1500AD. The 19th Juz section of the Quran. Titles in gold leaf with gold borders. Gold Roundels to mark surHijrah heading in elongated thuluth...

Ca. 1400. A Quran juz or section, likely Timurid, the Quran juz has translations of the Arabic text in red ink. Gold leaf rosettes dividers with c...

First half of the 18th century AD. Qajar Quran. Gold leaf floriated borders with heavy gold leaf decoration as a surrounding text. Gold and red bo...

Ca. 17th Century AD. This Safavid religious work contains Duas or prayers and poems about the family of the Prophet of Hijrahl Bayt. Decorated wit...

1289 Hijrah / 1865 or 1866 AD. A wonderful Ottoman Empire Quran copied by Sayid Muhammad al Showki (Sa_d Mu_ammad al-Shwk_), a pupil of Hijrahmed ...

Ca. 18th-19th Century. The epic Poem of Khosrow and Shirin Poem by Nizami Ganjavi, or Nez_mi, whose formal name was Jamal ad-D_n Ab_ Mu_ammad Ily_...

Ca. 16th-17th century. A Large Safavid Quran with clear, beautiful text with simple gold decoration. Black ink with vowels highlighted in red ink....

Ca. 1500 AD. Possibly a late Timurid or early Safavid early 16th century Quran. Beautiful patterned and floriated leather cover with illuminated c...

1409 AD. A 15th-century Quran with gorgeous and generously decorated carpet pages, illuminated with Lapis and gold leaf floral motifs and lapis bl...

1266 Hijrah / 1859 or 1860 AD. A 19th Century Ottoman Empire Quran with sumptuous carpet pages illuminated in multi-colour pigments and burnished ...

1263 Hijrah / 1847 or 1848A D. A 19th century Ottoman Empire Quran copied by IbrHijrahim Adham Halusi bin Hijrahmad Rashid a pupil of Sayyid Khali...

1289 Hijrah / 1872 or 1873AD. A 19th-century Ottoman Empire Quran copied by Hijrah Huseen al WHijrahbi(_usayayn al-WHijrahb_), a pupil of Raqmar E...

980 Hijrah / 1572 or 1573 AD. A lavish Safavid Quran copied in 1572 or 1573 AD. Decorated with gold leaf frames throughout with gold and blue rose...

996 Hijrah / 1587 or 1588 AD. A work Poetry later binding 996 Hijrah by Mir Khalil. Pages decorated with burnished gold generously illustrated tit...

1079 Hijrah / 1668 or 1669 AD . A wonderful story book, written in 1079 Hijrah by Shiekh Ismail al Najrwd. Size: L:328mm / W:210mm ; 2.05kgProvena...

Ca. 1500 AD. Likely Safavid but possibly of Mamluk fabrication. The work is the final section from surat al Mulk to surat al Musalat. Original lea...

Ca. 15th Century AD. A late Timurid Quran ca. 15th Century. Decorated with a wonderful set of carpet pages, illuminated with lapis blue and gold l...

Ca. 1500 AD. Quran Juz section from SurHijrah 28 al Qasas. Decorated with red, black, burnished gold leaf lapis blue roundels and rosettes. In Thu...

Ca. 17th -18th Century AD. Probably Ottoman Empire this Arabic work of fiqh or jurisprudence possibly contains the hadith collected works of SHijr...

Ca. 1800 AD. This Qajar Quran dates from the late 18th early 19th century. Its pages are decorated with intricate carpet pages illuminated with tu...

1252 Hijrah / 1836 or 1837 AD. A 19th century Ottoman Empire prayer book with short Quranic surHijrahs and duas compiled by Ismail Haki. Decorated...

1259 Hijrah 1843/1844 AD, 19th century. Nkash script its a prayer book. Collection of duars gold, blue and red borders and frames some titles. Qaj...

Ca. 1800 AD. An unusual genealogical tree with the descendants and ancestry of famous figures geneology of such as Ertrugal, an early Ottoman Empi...

945 Hijrah / 1538 or 1539 AD . This work is an epic Safavid poem. Delicately crafted and Decorative introductory page illuminated with blue lapis ...

Ca. 18th Century AD. A Quran copied by the Student Hafith al nisari, student of A Sayyid al Haj Hafith AbdulrHijrahman known as Shiekh Muhammad Za...

969 Hijrah / 1561 or 1562 AD. A well known book of Fiqh including a collection of hadith or sayings of the prophet, by the famous scholar Abu Hani...

19th Century AD. A Qajar, Persia Quran decorated with gold borders and margin roundles which contain chapter heading or page markers in red ink. B...

Ca. 19th Century AD. A 19th century Quran with decorative carpet pages displaying the first two surahs of the Quran in roundels illuminated with l...

19th century AD. A Small Qajar, Persia Quran. Illuminated with gold leaf, lapis and turquoise blue carpet pages complete with a decorated cloth co...

1288 Hijrah / 1871 or 1872 AD. An Ottoman Empire Qurans dated 1288 Hijrah interestingly it’s dediction says 1287 Hijrah and may indicate a complet...

1253 Hijrah / 1837 or 1838AD. An Ottoman Empire Quran copied by Sayyed Ali bin IbrHijrahim a pupil of Sheikh Suleyman al WHijrahbi al Qaderi and i...

Ca. 19th Century AD. A Qajar era Quran with a translation in red ink line by line. There is also Tafsir commenty and explanation of parts of the r...

Ca. 18th to 19th century. A work on Astronomy, it mentions the power of gravity and the motion of the stars and planets amongst other subjects men...

1302 Hijrah / 1883 or 1884AD. Including a collection of duas and names of SHijrahaba present at the battles of Uhud and Badr, Ottoman Empire. A 19...

Ca. 19th century AD. A 19th century Quran, Illuminated with turquise and lapis blue with red pigments. Accentuated with gold leaf decoration with ...

1090 Hijrah / 1679 or 1680AD. A late Safavid religious work titled MiftHijrah al FalHijrah, or The Key to Successes, by BHijraha Al-Din Muhammad a...

1172 Hijrah / 1758 or 1759 AD. An 18th century Ottoman Empire Quran copied by Hamza al Shukri(_amzHijrah al-Shukr_). SurHijrah titles in burnished...

Ca. 19th century AD. 19th century Ca. Quran copied Hafiz Muhammad a ZHijrahdi pupil of Muhammad a ZHijrahdi. With beautiful opening carpet pages b...

17th-18th century AD. A late Safavid Juz section containing five Quranic surHijrahs. Starting with surHijrah Yaseen chapter 36 and ending with sur...

Ca. 1800 AD. A religious book covering several topics including lust and desire and how to control it. Citing some hadith or sayings of the Prophe...

Ca. 17th to 18th century. An Islamic book on AqeedHijrah (Islamic Creed), theology and philosophy. The book is written in red and black in, in Nas...

1135 Hijrah / 1722 or 1723 AD. Shih_b al-D_n _A_mad Ibn Mu_ammad Ibn _Umar al-Khaf_j_ an _anaf_ scholar and poet who spent some time in Istanbul a...

Ca. 17th Century AD. By Abdel Haq bin Yusuf book praising the Prophet. The work contains a praising of the Prophet’s physical features. Gilded flo...

Ca. 18th-19th centuries. Naskh script, has gold boarders throughout, surHijrah headings are in blue ink on a gold background, comments and notes i...

Ca. late 15th - 16th Century. A Story book written in Farsi with beautiful colour illustrations and decorated in gold, white and blue lapis pigmen...

Dated 1204 Hijrah / 1789 or 1799 AD. The text is a work on the names of SHijrahaba or Companions of the Prophet Muhammad. Wide floral gold borders...

1227 Hijrah / 1812 AD. An early 19th century Ottoman Empire Quran, copied by al Hajj al Hafez IbrHijrahim a Naseeb al-QurhusHijrah(al-__jj al-__f_...

1221 Hijrah / 1806 or 1807AD. A 19th Century Dala’il al Khayrat. A compilation of duas and praises for the Prophet, it was originally composed in ...

Ca. 18th to 19th Century AD. A Dala’il al Khayrat by Muhammad al Jazuli (d.1465). A religious work compiling duas or prayers and praises for the P...

1247 Hijrah / 1831 or 1832 AD. By Shehab a Deen Ali ibn Hijrahmed Ibn Muhhamd Ibn Oumr al Khafaji (d.1659), Ottoman Empire. A 19th century Ottoman...

1319 Hijrah / 1901 or 1902 AD. A small Quran section, from SurHijrah Hud vs 88 to SurHijrah Yusuf vs 50. Decorated papier maché cover. In Thuluth ...

1244 Hijrah / 1828 or 1829 AD. Gold, red and blue borders throughout. Versus are divided by gold leaf roundles. Quran written in black ink in Nask...

Safavid Period. An anonymous work on astronomy. Opening page heading illuminated in lapis blue, red and white pigments with gold leaf. Highlighted...

Ca. 1850 AD. A work in Arabic regarding science, the nature of humans and animals as well as the concept of power and actions. Muhammad ibn IbrHij...