Bifolium from al-Jazuli's Dala'il al-Khayrat (Blessings of the Prophet)
Unknown Artist
15th–16th century
Medium
Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions
H. 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm) W. 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm)
Classification
Codices
Department
Islamic Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1962
Accession Number
62.152.7
Tags
Art Historical Context
This exquisite bifolium—two facing pages—from Muhammad al-Jazuli's *Dala'il al-Krat* (*Blessings of the Prophet dating to the 15th–16th century, offers a window into the devotional heart of Islamic spirituality. Composed around 1450 by the Moroccan Sufi scholar al-Jazuli, this prayer book circulated widely across the Muslim world, from North Africa to the Ottoman Empire and beyond. Pilgrims and devotees recited its litanies to seek blessings for the Prophet Muhammad, making it one of the most copied and cherished texts of its era. Crafted by an unknown artist, the pages showcase the pinnacle ...