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English: Plate showing the Night Journey (Mi'raj) of the Prophet Muhammad on the mythical steed Buraq with the archangel Gabriel and two Prophets, Noah and Idris, in the Second Heaven. One of 60 miniatures in Mir Haydar, Mira‘j-nameh, Timurid illuminated manuscript from Herat in Afghanistan showing other episodes in the Journey; The texts are in three languages: Turkish in Uigher script (main text), also Arabic titles and Persian and Arabic captions. Bibliothèque Nationale de France, [1]
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Author illustrations by the court workshop at Herat

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  • 2011-11-09 07:16 Mathsci 1024×1406× (2394025 bytes) {{Information |Description = Plate showing the Night Journey of the Prophet Muhammad on the mythical steed Buraq with the arcangel Gabriel and two Prophets. ''Mir Haydar, Mira‘j-nameh'', illuminated manuscript from [[Herat]] in [[Afghanistan]] showi

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