EditorialIran. Mahan. Mausoleum of the great sufi leader Shah Ne'emat Ollah-e-Vali (1330-1431). Built by Ahmad Shah Kani. Detail of Minaret covered with turquoise tiles. 15th century.
EditorialJahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings, from the St. Petersburg album. Date/Period: From 1615 until 1618. Painting / watercolor painting. Opaque watercolor, gold and ink on paper. Height: 25.3 cm (9.9 in); Width: 18 cm (7 in).
EditorialThe old Sufi crossing the water on his prayer mat after he had been refused a passage by the ferryman. A miniature painting from a seventeenth century manuscript of Sa'di's Bustan ('The Flower-Garden'). Bustan. India, 1629. Source: Add. 27262, f.59v. L...
EditorialPortrait of Sufi Allah Yar Khan Sahib seated on a morha holding a crutch stick. Skinner album. 1820 - 1830. watercolour and brush drawing. 1820 - 1830 Delhi style. Source: Add.Or.1258.
EditorialSufi saints. c.1760. Six Sufi saints seated on a terrace; Khvaja Mu'in al-Din, Ghaus al-A'zam, Khvaja Qutb al-Din, Shaikh Mihr, Shah Sharaf Bu 'Ali Qalandar and Sultan Musa Shaikh. Opaque watercolour and gold. Originally published/produced in c.1760. ...
EditorialThe constellation 'Draco' in the form of a pair of serpents. A description of the fixed Arabic stars. Near East, 14th century. Source: Or. 5323, f.11v. Language: Arabic.
EditorialShah Isma'il's Sufi troops wearing Qizilbash hats fighting the Sunnis watched by Abu'l-Khayr Khan. History of Shah Isma'il. Isfahan, Iran, c.1650. A miniature painting from a seventeenth century manuscript giving a history of Shah Isma'il Safavi. . S...
EditorialThe old Sufi crossing the water on his prayer mat after he had been refused a passage by the ferryman. A miniature painting from a seventeenth century manuscript of Sa'di's Bustan ('The Flower-Garden'). Bustan. India, 1629. Source: Add. 27262, f.59v. L...
EditorialPortrait of Sufi Allah Yar Khan Sahib seated on a morha holding a crutch stick. Skinner album. 1820 - 1830. watercolour and brush drawing. 1820 - 1830 Delhi style. Source: Add.Or.1258.
EditorialJahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings, from the St. Petersburg album. Date/Period: From 1615 until 1618. Painting / watercolor painting. Opaque watercolor, gold and ink on paper. Height: 25.3 cm (9.9 in); Width: 18 cm (7 in).
EditorialMuezzinzade Ali Pasha, also known as Sofu Ali Pasha, Sufi Ali Pasha or Meyzinoglu Ali Pasha (d.1571). Ottoman statesman and naval officer. He was Kapudan Pasha (Grand Admiral) in command of the Turkish fleet at the naval Battle of Lepanto, where he was...
EditorialThe snake charmer, 10th century. A Persian representation of the constellation Ophicus, also known as the serpent holder. From the star catalogue of the Persian astronomer Al-Sufi. Code: 0210005343.
EditorialMuezzinzade Ali Pasha, also known as Sofu Ali Pasha, Sufi Ali Pasha or Meyzinoglu Ali Pasha (d.1571). Ottoman statesman and naval officer. He was Kapudan Pasha (Grand Admiral) in command of the Turkish fleet at the naval Battle of Lepanto, where he was...
EditorialAn Old Sufi Laments His Lost Youth. Date/Period: 1597-1598 (Mughal). Illuminated manuscripts; folios (leaves). Ink and pigments on laid paper ink and pigments on laid paper. Height: 28.50 mm (1.12 in); Width: 19 mm (0.74 in).
EditorialThe Prince and the Petitioner, late 16th century, Attributed to Iran, Ink and gold on paper, H. 3 in. .(7.6 cm), Codices, Attributed to Vali Jan, Images containing emaciated horses in Persian art have sufi or mystical connotations, symbolizing the asce...
EditorialGravestone of Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr, died Shawwal A.H. 532/ June/July A.D. 1138, dated A.H. 532/A.D. 1138, Probably from Iran, Nishapur, Steatite; carved, H. 16 in. (40.6 cm), Stone, The inscription states that it is the tombstone of ?the Shaykh, the m...
EditorialBifolium from al-Jazuli's Dala'il al-Khayrat (Blessings of the Prophet), 15th?16th century, Attributed to North Africa, Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, H. 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm), Codices, This bi-folium is from a manuscript of the Dala'il al-Khayrat, ...
EditorialKitab suwar al-kawakib al-thabita (Book of the Images of the Fixed Stars) of al-Sufi, 18th century, Attributed to Iran, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, H. 9 13/16 in. (24.9 cm), Codices.
Editorial'Dancing Dervishes', Folio from the Shah Jahan Album, recto: ca. 1610; verso: ca. 1530?50, Attributed to India, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, H. 15 3/16 in. (38.6 cm), Codices, The 'Emperor?s Album,' to which this folio belongs, was made f...
EditorialSpittoon or Incense Burner, late 16th?early 17th century, Attributed to India, Deccan, Bijapur or Golconda, Brass; cast in sections, joined, engraved, H. 9 in. (22.9 cm), Metal, Such baluster-shaped vessels are seen in paintings from the Deccan and Mug...
EditorialEwer with Molded Inscriptions, Animals and Dancers, last quarter 11th or 12th century, Attributed to Iran, Stonepaste; molded, monochrome glazed, H. 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm), Ceramics, The choral dance displayed on this ewer is not uncommon on Seljuq stone...
EditorialMuezzinzade Ali Pasha, also known as Sofu Ali Pasha, Sufi Ali Pasha or Meyzinoglu Ali Pasha (d.1571). Ottoman statesman and naval officer. He was Kapudan Pasha (Grand Admiral) in command of the Turkish fleet at the naval Battle of Lepanto, where he was...
EditorialMuezzinzade Ali Pasha, also known as Sofu Ali Pasha, Sufi Ali Pasha or Meyzinoglu Ali Pasha (d.1571). Ottoman statesman and naval officer. He was Kapudan Pasha (Grand Admiral) in command of the Turkish fleet at the naval Battle of Lepanto, where he was...
EditorialHINDOO FAKIR, INDIA. A Muslim Sufi ascetic in the Middle East and South Asia. The Faqirs were wandering Dervishes teaching Islam and living on alms.
EditorialIran. Mahan. Mausoleum of the great sufi leader Shah Ne'emat Ollah-e-Vali (1330-1431). Built by Ahmad Shah Kani. Detail of Minaret covered with turquoise tiles. 15th century.
EditorialThe snake charmer, 10th century. A Persian representation of the constellation Ophicus, also known as the serpent holder. From the star catalogue of the Persian astronomer Al-Sufi. Code: 0210005343.