File:Khalili Collection Islamic Art mss 0979 fol 15b.jpg

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The Prophet Muhammad sleeping on the lap of Abu Bakr while hidden in a cave  wikidata:Q113016568 reasonator:Q113016568
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The Prophet Muhammad sleeping on the lap of Abu Bakr while hidden in a cave
label QS:Len,"The Prophet Muhammad sleeping on the lap of Abu Bakr while hidden in a cave"
Part of Falnamah ('Book of Divination') Edit this at Wikidata
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English: The Prophet Muhammad sleeping on the lap of Abu Bakr while hidden in a cave ‘The picture of the Prophet – peace be upon him – hiding in the cave, and the spider making cobwebs, and the dove ... by the water, and His Holiness sleeping on Abu Bakr’s lap, and the snake stinging Abu Bakr’s foot, and the infidels arriving in search of that Holiness’. This Falnamah ('Book of Divination') is one of the few complete — or near complete — copies of the work to have survived. It consists of a series of 35 double-page openings, each with a large min ... See full description on web site.
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Date circa 1610-30
Medium ink, opaque watercolour, gold and silver on paper; 19th-century Indian binding of green leather with gold-tooled frames in a European manner
institution QS:P195,Q63160499
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Place of creation India, the Deccan, probably Golconda
References https://www.khalilicollections.org/collections/islamic-art/khalili-collection-islamic-art-falnamah-mss979/ (EnglishEdit this at Wikidata

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Description Falnamah ('Book of Divination')
Source Khalili Collections
Author Khalili Collections

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