File:Khalili Collection Islamic Art tls 1903.jpg
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Amulet with a Hilyah
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| Title |
Amulet with a Hilyah |
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| Object type |
amulet  |
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| Description |
English: One side of the amulet or talisman has the Hilyah, or a description of the Prophet Muhammad, giving his physical characteristics and something of his behavior and temperament. Above it are the names of the Companions of the Cave, the ashab al-kahf mentioned (though not named) in the surah al-Kahf (XVIII). The other side is engraved with Qur’anic verses from surahs al-Anbiya‘ (XXI), parts of verse 87, al-Saf (LXI), parts of verse 13, al-Ikhlas (CXII), and the Ayat al-Kursi (‘Throne verse’) from the surah al-Baqarah (II), verse 255. |
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| Date | 19th century | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | yellow chalcedony; one side finely wheel cut, the other wheel and point cut | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Collection |
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| Accession number |
TLS 1903 (Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art) |
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| Place of creation | Ottoman Turkey or India | ||||||||||||||||||||
| References |
https://www.khalilicollections.org/collections/islamic-art/khalili-collection-hajj-and-the-arts-of-pilgrimage-amulet-with-a-hilyah-tls1903/ (English) |
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Photograph
| Description | Amulet with a Hilyah |
| Source | Khalili Collections |
| Author | Khalili Collections |
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