Muslims Collection

Partition. Map of East and West Punjab
The areas of the Western and Eastern Punjab where there were many outbreaks of violence between Muslims, Sikhs and Hindus following Partition and the creation of modern India and Pakistan

Mosaic with arab and kufic caligraphy (top) on a wall of the Madrasa. Fes. Morocco

Caliph Umar entering Jerusalem, 637 (engraving)
3647180 Caliph Umar entering Jerusalem, 637 (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Caliph Umar entering Jerusalem, 637)

Abd-ar-Rahman III (889- 961). Emir and Caliph of Al-Andalus. Abd-ar-Rahman III and his court (1885) by Dionisio Baixeras Verdaguer (1862-1943) depicting the Caliphs reception of the monk John Gorze

Pilgrims returning to Algeria from Mecca, having undertaking the Hajj, the pilgrimage every able-bodied Muslim is required to undertake at least once in their lifetime

Punjabi Muslims - North-west Frontier Province - an area of South Asia spanning from central Pakistan to north-western India

Sandal Sellers 1930S
Twin sandal makers selling their wares in a bazaar

Macedonians defending themselves with bombs against Turkish soldiers (colour litho)
2795764 Macedonians defending themselves with bombs against Turkish soldiers (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Orphaned Muslim Children at Karachi Refugee Camp
Separated or orphaned children at a refugee camp in Karachi set up for Muslims fleeing from India to Pakistan

Moorish architecture in the Palace of Sintra, Portugal (colour litho)
8672948 Moorish architecture in the Palace of Sintra, Portugal (colour litho) by Gameiro, Alfredo Roque (1864-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Moorish architecture in the Palace of Sintra)

Map showing the beginnings of the Moslem Power, 7th century. (print)
7420043 Map showing the beginnings of the Moslem Power, 7th century. (print); (add.info.: Map showing the beginnings of the Moslem Power, 7th century. From the book Outline of History by H.G)

The Bairam or the Passover of the Muhammadans, in the 18th century
6266282 The Bairam or the Passover of the Muhammadans, in the 18th century; (add.info.: The Bairam or the Passover of the Muhammadans as imagined in an early 18th century print)

Map showing the growth of the Moslem power in 25 years from 632 - 656. , 1936
7125145 Map showing the growth of the Moslem power in 25 years from 632 - 656. , 1936; (add.info.: Map showing the growth of the Moslem power in 25 years from 632 - 656)

Arab caravan on the march (colour litho)
8663510 Arab caravan on the march (colour litho) by Al-Wasiti, Yahya ibn Mahmud (13th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arab caravan on the march. From the Maqamat of Al-Hariri, 1237)

Whirling dervishes (b/w photo)
8672798 Whirling dervishes (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Whirling dervishes)

Imam Shamil, ruler of Chechnya and Dagestan, and his son, Ghazi Mohammed (engraving)
8677020 Imam Shamil, ruler of Chechnya and Dagestan, and his son, Ghazi Mohammed (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Imam Shamil)

Zorastrian High Priest reciting before the sacred fire. Zorastrians are a remnant of the ancient Iranian
535757 Zorastrian High Priest reciting before the sacred fire. Zorastrians are a remnant of the ancient Iranian fire-worshippers who followed the system of belief founded by Zoraster (c628 BC-c551 BC)

Emperor Jahangir, miniature, 17th century
AIS5389237 Emperor Jahangir, miniature, 17th century; Islamisches Museum, Brandenburg, Berlin Germany; (add.info.: Solemn prayer of the emperor Jahangir (1569-1627) after Ramadan in Idgah (India)

View of Mecca, Persian miniature, 17th century (illuminated manscript)
AIS5355993 View of Mecca, Persian miniature, 17th century (illuminated manscript); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; © Iberfoto.

Medieval costume: portrait of an Arab merchant, c.1860 (steel engraving)
DUV4216119 Medieval costume: portrait of an Arab merchant, c.1860 (steel engraving); 7.5x9.5 cm; (add.info.: Steel engraving by J)

Persian literature: miniature of Basawan (1556-1600) representing a Muslim pilgrim meeting a Brahmin
BEN5464241 Persian literature: miniature of Basawan (1556-1600) representing a Muslim pilgrim meeting a Brahmin. Based on a poem by Amir Khosrow Dehlavi (or Khusrau or Khusraw (1253-1325))

Map of the Moslem Empire, 750 AD, 1936
7125146 Map of the Moslem Empire, 750 AD, 1936; (add.info.: Map of the Moslem Empire, 750 AD. From A Short History of the World, published c.1936); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024.

Representation of a Moorish militia, Muslim Spain (Medieval Muslim spain, moorish knight)
ELD4853156 Representation of a Moorish militia, Muslim Spain (Medieval Muslim spain, moorish knight). Late 19th century (chromolithograph); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive.

Dervishes, members of Muslim religious order founded in the 12th century, dancing
535721 Dervishes, members of Muslim religious order founded in the 12th century, dancing and performing ritual of 'remembering' god in self-induced ecstatic trance, Constantinople

Tombs of dervishes, Scutari, Albania (engraving)
8676657 Tombs of dervishes, Scutari, Albania (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tombs of dervishes, Scutari, Albania)

Prayer in the desert (colour litho)
8635986 Prayer in the desert (colour litho) by Crompton, James Shaw (1853-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prayer in the desert.); © Look and Learn.

Bijen and Manija (Manigha and Bizhan), hero of the 'Shahnameh' (Shah Nama)
BEN5464444 Bijen and Manija (Manigha and Bizhan), hero of the 'Shahnameh' (Shah Nama, Shahnama) (Book of Kings) by Ferdowsi (Firdawsi, or Ferdawsi, or Firdousi, circa 940-around 1020)

Attempted suicide in captivity, 1850
3480888 Attempted suicide in captivity, 1850; (add.info.: Attempted suicide in captivity by Samori Toure, c. 1830 - 1900; a Guinean Muslim cleric, and the founder and leader of the Wassoulou Empire)

Iberian, Celt and Moors (colour litho)
8672874 Iberian, Celt and Moors (colour litho) by Gameiro, Alfredo Roque (1864-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peoples of ancient and medieval Portugal: Iberian, Celt and Moors)

Muslim woman and child (coloured photo)
8635384 Muslim woman and child (coloured photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Muslim woman and child. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn.

Muslim woman riding an ox in Hindustan (engraving)
8663698 Muslim woman riding an ox in Hindustan (engraving) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Muslim woman riding an ox in Hindustan)

14th century Arabic vase in enamelled glass (colour litho)
8663512 14th century Arabic vase in enamelled glass (colour litho) by Middle Eastern School (15th-16th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: 14th century Arabic vase in enamelled glass)

The Kaaba in Mecca (engraving)
8663930 The Kaaba in Mecca (engraving) by French School, (18th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Kaaba in Mecca, Arabia. From Atlas Historique, by Henri Abraham Chatelain)

Masawaiyh, Mesue the Elder, with Harun al-Rashid, Bagdad, 1869 (Engraving)
7422844 Masawaiyh, Mesue the Elder, with Harun al-Rashid, Bagdad, 1869 (Engraving); (add.info.: Science. Medicine. Persian physician Masawaiyh, Mesue the Elder, with abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid)

portrait of Zarathustra (Zarathushtra, Zarathushtra, Zarathustra or Zoroaster)
BEN5464491 portrait of Zarathustra (Zarathushtra, Zarathushtra, Zarathustra or Zoroaster) in a page of a manuscript representing the allegories of Dialectics (associated with Zoroaster)

Ulemas, or Ulamas, teaching in a madrasa., c. 10th century (painting)
7086364 Ulemas, or Ulamas, teaching in a madrasa., c. 10th century (painting); (add.info.: Ulemas, or Ulamas, scholars and experts in Islamic religion and law)

Imam Shamil, ruler of Chechnya and Dagestan (engraving)
8676929 Imam Shamil, ruler of Chechnya and Dagestan (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Imam Shamil, ruler of Chechnya and Dagestan)

L'Algerie / Algeria: La Grande Priere (colour photo)
8639804 L'Algerie / Algeria: La Grande Priere (colour photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Grande Priere)

View of the Shirdor Madrasa, Uzbekistan
AIS5388139 View of the Shirdor Madrasa, Uzbekistan; Shir Dar Madrasa, Registan Square, Samarkand, Uzbekistan; (add.info.: Architecture: view of the Shirdor Madrasa (Shir Dor or Cher dor)

A Muslim pilgrim meets a Brahman' miniature from the Mughal school illustrating the 'Khamsa' of Amir
BEN5475047 A Muslim pilgrim meets a Brahman' miniature from the Mughal school illustrating the 'Khamsa' of Amir Khosrow Dehlevi (or Khusro Dehlavi or Khusraw Balkhi) (1253-1325)

The Alhambra, Granada (Spain). Lithograph in colours, 19th century, drawing by Wilhem Carl Werner (?)
AIS5388196 The Alhambra, Granada (Spain). Lithograph in colours, 19th century, drawing by Wilhem Carl Werner (?).; © Iberfoto.

Mohammedans at prayer (litho)
8634582 Mohammedans at prayer (litho) by Macfarlane, John (1857-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mohammedans at prayer. British school poster from the 1930s.); © Look and Learn.

Palestinian married couple (b/w photo)
8626384 Palestinian married couple (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Palestinian married couple)

Arabic depictions of camels (colour litho)
8663525 Arabic depictions of camels (colour litho) by Al-Wasiti, Yahya ibn Mahmud (13th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Depictions of camels. From the Maqamat of Al-Hariri, 1237)

Massawa, island in the Red Sea off the coast of Eritrea (engraving)
8677052 Massawa, island in the Red Sea off the coast of Eritrea (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Massawa, island in the Red Sea off the coast of Eritrea)

The book of Kalila wa Dimna, miniature, 14th century
AIS5389814 The book of Kalila wa Dimna, miniature, 14th century; Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich, Germany; (add.info)

Battle between Mongol Emperor Genghis Khan and Sultan of Khwarezm, 14th century (manuscript)
BEN5464427 Battle between Mongol Emperor Genghis Khan and Sultan of Khwarezm, 14th century (manuscript); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Kings of the Nasrid Dynasty. Fresco decorating the hall of kings or courtroom of the Alhambra
AIS5353243 Kings of the Nasrid Dynasty. Fresco decorating the hall of kings or courtroom of the Alhambra (monuments of Islamic architecture in Granada) also calls "the red" (fresco)

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"Exploring the Rich Tapestry of Muslim Culture: From Partition to Pilgrimage" Step into a world where history intertwines with faith, as we delve into the captivating story of Muslims. The map of East and West Punjab serves as a reminder of the tumultuous times during partition, when borders were drawn and lives forever changed. Admire the beauty of Islamic art through a mosaic adorned with Arabic and Kufic calligraphy, showcasing the mastery of craftsmen who brought words to life on walls. A 14th-century Quran written in Arabic transports us back in time, revealing not only religious significance but also artistic brilliance captured within its pages. Meet Abd-ar-Rahman III, an influential figure who held both titles - Emir and Caliph - in Al-Andalus. His reign marked an era of prosperity and cultural exchange that left an indelible mark on Muslim civilization. Witness the awe-inspiring sight of pilgrims returning from Mecca to Algeria; their faces radiating joy after completing their sacred journey. Their devotion is a testament to the unbreakable bond between Muslims worldwide. Travel further east to North-west Frontier Province, where Punjabi Muslims reside amidst breathtaking landscapes. Their vibrant culture adds color to this diverse region while preserving traditions passed down through generations. Intriguingly captured by lithography are Macedonians defending themselves against Turkish soldiers using bombs—a poignant reminder that even within Islam's vast tapestry lies tales of resistance against oppression. Compassion knows no boundaries; orphaned Muslim children find solace at Karachi Refugee Camp—a place where love transcends adversity. These resilient souls inspire hope for a brighter future despite their challenging circumstances. Unveiling lighter moments amidst historical narratives, Kaiser Wilhelm II's portrayal as Hajji Willhelm brings forth a sense of childlike curiosity—showing how even powerful figures can be touched by spirituality's allure.