The Five Pillars of Islam
A series of short films on the five pillars of Islam - the five duties obligatory for all Muslims - told through objects from Oxford collections.
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Square tile with holy names in square kufic script
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Description
The tile is inscribed with the names of Allah, the Prophet Muhammad, and his son-in-law and successor Ali in square kufic script.
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Details
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- Date
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15th century (1401 - 1500)
Timurid Period (1370 - 1507)
- Associated people
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Prophet Muhammad (c. AD 570 - 632) (named on object)'Ali ibn Abi Talib (ruled AD 656 - 661) (named on object)
- Material and technique
- fritware, with decoration in coloured glazes applied in the cuerda seca technique
- Dimensions
- 19 x 17 x 2.5 cm (height x width x depth)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented by J. P. D. Dunbabin, 2003.
- Accession no.
- EA2003.57
Glossary (2)
fritware, kufic
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fritware
Ceramic material composed of ground quartz and small quantities of clay and finely ground frit (frit is obtained by pouring molten glass into water).
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kufic
A term denoting various styles of angular Arabic script. Emerged in the early centuries of Islam, kufic soon became the preferred hand to copy holy texts.
Location
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First floor | Room 31 | Islamic Middle East
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First floor | Room 31 | Islamic Middle East
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