Ending 5th Jun, 2025 15:00
Spring Online Only Auction
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A BOLD GOLD-PRINTED OTTOMAN THULUTH CALLIGRAPHIC PANEL
Ottoman Turkey, dated 1266 AH (1849 - 1850 AD)
A BOLD GOLD-PRINTED OTTOMAN THULUTH CALLIGRAPHIC PANEL
Ottoman Turkey, dated 1266 AH (1849 - 1850 AD)
Arabic printed calligraphy, gold and silver ink on black-painted card, the horizontal-format composition presenting a single straight line of bold gold-printed thuluth script reading the Arabic saying 'The Rank of Knowledge is the Highest Rank', with full diacritics and markers, encased in a rectangular cartouche embellished with clusters of Westernised vine trellis and grape bunches interspersed amidst spirals on the outer border, signed and dated 1266 AH on the left hand-side.
42.5cm x 78cm
The saying in the present calligraphic panel seems to echo a renowned Quranic passage about knowledge (ilm) in Surah al-Mujadila (58:11) stating that Allah will exalt and appoint to high ranks those who believe in him, and those who have knowledge. According to the Islamic doctrine, dedicating time to study and learn is a noble endeavor and the pursuit of knowledge is a path to spiritual advancement.
Sold for £98
A BOLD GOLD-PRINTED OTTOMAN THULUTH CALLIGRAPHIC PANEL
Ottoman Turkey, dated 1266 AH (1849 - 1850 AD)
Arabic printed calligraphy, gold and silver ink on black-painted card, the horizontal-format composition presenting a single straight line of bold gold-printed thuluth script reading the Arabic saying 'The Rank of Knowledge is the Highest Rank', with full diacritics and markers, encased in a rectangular cartouche embellished with clusters of Westernised vine trellis and grape bunches interspersed amidst spirals on the outer border, signed and dated 1266 AH on the left hand-side.
42.5cm x 78cm
The saying in the present calligraphic panel seems to echo a renowned Quranic passage about knowledge (ilm) in Surah al-Mujadila (58:11) stating that Allah will exalt and appoint to high ranks those who believe in him, and those who have knowledge. According to the Islamic doctrine, dedicating time to study and learn is a noble endeavor and the pursuit of knowledge is a path to spiritual advancement.
Auction: Spring Online Only Auction, ending 5th Jun, 2025
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