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A prayer to Allah. Oil (?) painting. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.
A prayer to Allah. Oil (?) painting.
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An overdoor, of the kind set up at the entrance to a mosque, school, dwelling, etc. "[Grant us] assistance from God, a nigh victory, and give glad tidings unto the believers. O you who opens doors, open for us the best door for victory". The first sentence in the upper part is a quotation from the Qu'ran, from Surat al-Saff (LXI), v. 13. The second sentence, in the lower half, is not Qu'ranic
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1 painting : oil (?) and gold on papier mâché (?) ; sight 57 x 78 cm
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Nasrun min Allâhi wa-fathun qaribun wa-bashshiri l-mu'minîna. yâ mufattiha l-abwâbi 'ftah lanâ khayra l-bâbi fathan
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Wellcome Collection 45205i
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