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Page of disasters, from the Tarikh-i Alfi (History of a Thousand Years)
| Content Provider | The Heritage Lab |
|---|---|
| Artist | Anonymous |
| Organization | Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Temporal Coverage | Circa 1595 |
| Description | A distinctive feature of this manuscript is the descriptive painting surrounding the blocks of text. At the top of this page is a depiction of the sacred center of Islam, the black stone structure called the Ka‘ba in Mecca that the Prophet Muhammad cleansed of pre-Muslim idols. The Ka‘ba is the endpoint of the Islamic pilgrimage that all Muslims are enjoined to make at least once during their lifetime. Remarkably, Akbar’s name appears on the page of the book held by a devotee, where only prayers or Qur’anic passages should be found. During the time of the caliph who persecuted Shi‘ites, Mecca experienced a drought. Fountains of water now were dry, and pilgrims had to buy water that was carried there. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights License | CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication |
| Use Rights URL | http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed |
| Subject Keyword | Calligraphy Men Palace Tarikh-I Alfi Mughal Miniature Painting Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Painting |
