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Manuscript of the Hadiqat al-Su`ada (Garden of the Blessed) of Fuzuli

Muhammad bin Sulayman, known as Fuzuli; Aziz Allah al-Husayni al-Kashani

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Object Label

This manuscript is a copy of the sixteenth-century Hadiqat al-Sucada (Garden of the Blessed), written in Baghdad by the Ottoman mystic Muhammad bin Sulayman, known as Fuzuli (circa 1483–1556). It is a text on the Prophet’s family and belongs to a group of illustrated devotional manuscripts executed in a provincial style in Baghdad under the patronage of the Ottoman sultan Mehmet III (r. 1595–1603). Here, the Prophet is shown veiled and seated on a pulpit, accompanied by his cousin and son-in-law, cAli, and his grandchildren, Hasan and Husayn, all distinguished by haloes of fire. According to the Ottoman Turkish text, Muhammad is conversing with the angel Gabriel and the Angel of Death. The representation of Muhammad demonstrates that depictions of the Prophet, while not common, have long existed in the Islamic world.

Caption

Muhammad bin Sulayman, known as Fuzuli (ca. 1483–1556); Aziz Allah al-Husayni al-Kashani. Manuscript of the Hadiqat al-Su`ada (Garden of the Blessed) of Fuzuli, AH 1011 / 1602–3 C.E.. Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper; leather binding, 5 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. (14 x 24.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Wilkinson, 70.143. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

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Title

Manuscript of the Hadiqat al-Su`ada (Garden of the Blessed) of Fuzuli

Date

AH 1011 / 1602–3 C.E.

Dynasty

Ottoman

Period

Ottoman

Geography

Place made: Baghdad, Iraq

Medium

Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper; leather binding

Classification

Book

Dimensions

5 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. (14 x 24.8 cm)

Signatures

Colophon (in Arabic) reads: The book was finished with the aid of al-Malik al-Wahhab [one of the beautiful names of God] by the hand of the frail servant, the sinner, the transgressor, the one in need of the mercy of God al-Malik al-Ghani [another one of the beautiful names] 'Aziz-Allah [sic] al-Hus

Inscriptions

Colophon (in Arabic), with some diacritics missing: في السابع والعشرين من شهر جمادي [ا]لأخر سنة أحدا عشر ألف في دار السلام البغداد

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Wilkinson

Accession Number

70.143

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Artists and makers

Muhammad bin Sulayman, known as Fuzuli

1 work in the collection

Aziz Allah al-Husayni al-Kashani

1 work in the collection