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"Muhammad Ascends to Heaven in a Vision on Buraq", Folio from a Yusuf and Zulaikha of Jami

Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami

second half 16th century

"Muhammad Ascends to Heaven in a Vision on Buraq", Folio from a Yusuf and Zulaikha of Jami by Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami

Medium

Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Dimensions

H. 9 in. (22.9 cm) W. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)

Classification

Codices

Department

Islamic Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Cora Timken Burnett Collection of Persian Miniatures and Other Persian Art Objects, Bequest of Cora Timken Burnett, 1956

Accession Number

57.51.39.152

Tags

MenMythical Creatures

Art Historical Context

This exquisite folio, titled *"Muhammad Ascends to in a Vision on Bq"*, comes from a 16th-century manuscript ofYusuf and Zulaikha*, the renowned Persian poem by Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami. It vividly captures the Islamic prophet Muhammad's miraculous Mi'raj—the night journey from Mecca to Jerusalem and ascent to heaven astride the mythical steed Buraq. Rendered in the Safavid Persian miniature tradition, the scene blends human figures with fantastical elements, evoking spiritual transcendence amid swirling clouds and ethereal architecture. Crafted in the second half of the 16th ce...

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