Illuminated talismanic scroll : manuscript.

Description

Title: Illuminated talismanic scroll : manuscript.
Copyright Date: 19th century.
Abstract: An illuminated talismanic scroll, begins with the basmalah formula (Bismillahi al-Raḥmān al-Raḥīm), followed by Sūrat al-Fātiḥah (Qurʼān, Chapter one), followed by twenty-nine of the ninety-nine of al-Asmāʼ al-Ḥusná (Most Beautiful Names of God), written in a horizontal fashion. Each name is written in gold on black background, in circular shape, each circle is surrounded by tiny script, known as ghubār script in the form of a dome. The tiny script begins with Sūrat al-Fātiḥah (Qurʼān, Chapter one), followed by the Throne verse (Qurʼān, Sūrat al-Baqarah: verse 255), followed by prayers, quotations from the Qurʼān, and other often repeated Islamic phrases. All these verses and invocations are meant to protect the owner of the scroll.
Description: 435 x 19 cm.
In different scripts and styles of writing, in black, gold, silver and other colors on thick paper.
Incipit: Starts with the Basmalah: "Bismillāh al-Raḥmān al-Raḥīm ..."
Romanization supplied by cataloger.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Extent: 1 scroll ; 435 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been partially digitized.
Language: Arabic

Format: text
Genre: Manuscripts, Arabic--19th century.
Material: paper
Resource Type: Archives or Manuscripts
Subject (Topic): Arabic manuscripts.
God (Islam)--Name.
Prayer--Islam.
Qurʼan.--Sūrat al-Baqarah.
Qurʼan.--Sūrat al-Fātiḥah.
Talismans.

Access: Public
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Citation: Illuminated talismanic scroll. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.