Miraj Nameh
1436 book
The Miraj Nameh or Miraj Namah (Persian: معراج نامه, romanized: Writ of [Muhammad's] ascension to Heaven) is an ancient Persian manuscript describing the supernatural journey of the Islamic prophet Muhammad through the heavens. Several copies are known.
Il-khanid early images (1306-16)
The earliest known images of the ascension of Muhammad appear in Rashid-al-Din's Jami al-tawarik ("Compendium of Chronicles"), created in Tabriz from 1306-7 under the reign of Ghazan (r. 1295-1304), until the reign of his successor Öljeitü (r. 1304-16) Muhammad appears striding his human-headed flying steed al-Borāq, symbolizing the choice of the correct path between good and evil.
Jalayirid manuscript, TSMK, H. 2154 (1370–74)
The first known illustrated manuscript of the Miraj Nameh is the TSMK Miraj Nameh, created in the ateliers of the Jalayirid Sultanate in Tabriz, during the rule of Shaykh Uways Jalayir. Alternatively, this manuscript is sometimes attributed to the commission of the last Il-khanid ruler Abu Saʿid Bahādor Khan (r. 1316-35), but should likely be dated later due to the absence of equivalent styles under the Il-khanate.
The miniatures were later incorporated into Topkapi Saray Library (Hazine 2154). The miniatures may have been created by the famed Ahmad Musa, who name appears on some labels of the Bahram Mirza album added during the Safavid era.
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