Search Results: Islamic History from Archive

471 p. with many photographic fig. most in colours. about the Islamic architecture; Mosques, schools, Waqfs, Khans, old pazars, homes and Palaces, mausoleum and Shrines... printed on fine smooth wite paper, with picturial DJ.

Second and expanded Ed. In original press binding. Frontispiece of the Khediv Abbas Hilmi I, 35 photographic pl. , 2 folding maps and 1 folding diagram. Copy in mint condition.

First Ed. Signed by the author. The Khedivial journey to Hejaz in 1327 AH. 36 photographic pl. including 4 folding maps and diagram. In its orijinal press binding.

260 p. of Arabic text with title page and introduction in English. See the images for details about the book. un-used copy, as issued.

Facsimile in full leather binding of the rare edition printed in Moscow 1946. 311 p. of Arabic text and 21 p. of introduction in Russian. Archive studies and publication series no. ( 2 ). The mountain war in the North Caucasus generated thousands of documents, most from Russian officials but also a large number from the mountain peoples.85 Among mountain sources, however, only two chronicles dealt comprehensively with the military campaigns and their religious context. The first was kept by Qurban Ali al-'Ashilti and edited by Imam Shamil himself. Unfortunately, after Shamil's surrender this irreplaceable source was burned by the author out of fear that the chronicle would be used by the Russians as the basis for mass arrests.86 The second was Muhammad Tahir al-Qarakhi's The Shining of Daghestani Swords in Certain Campaigns of Shamil. This document, treasured by the mountaineers and widely circulated—sometimes in shortened, altered or otherwise corrupted redactions—was not published in a reliable… Read More

English text, original soft covers with titles in Arabic and English and preface in Arabic in vol. 1. and English preface in vol. 2. Limited to 1000 copies. vol. 1 printed in 1962 and vol. 2 in 1967

18 th c Approx 9 meters by 21 cm in Ottoman Turkish Ta'liq (Farisi) script consists of 56 folding pages (Muraqqa'a) Possibly written by the calligrapher, Ali el Misli's, him self. Folding genealogical manuscript, numbered in 28 lvs beginning with the ancient Turks during Noah and Abraham's era passing with the Turk Khans until the Ottoman Sultan Ertugrul Gazi. The calligrapher was the grand son of Ishak Zade Mehmed Zuhuri Efendi. He was known with his fast and fine Ta'liq script. He was learned the Ta'liq from Durmus Zade and practiced calligraphy for approx. 60 years. He dead in 1189 AH. 1775 AD. (Mustakim Zade; Tuhfe-i Hattatin p. 694 And Habib Efendi' Hat ve Hattatan p. 240)

399 p., 100 photographic plates of which some are in colours. Archeological and historical study about treasuries in the mausoleum of Imam Ali in Najaf. withe a frontispiece of the author who was the first woman to visit the inside of the mausoleum as researcher.

Virtues of Muhammad b. al Hanafiyya b. Ali b. Abi Talib. The first work to be studied in Dar ul Funun ( Faculty of Literature ) in the section of Turkish Literature and History.10 pages by different scripts by the well-known Turkish calligrapher Seyyid Abdul Kadir Efendi. Abdulkadir Efendi Saynac (1881 - 1967) born in Kayseri, Turkey and came to Istanbul when he was 17. He graduated from the faculty of Islamic studies in Dar ul Funun (now in Istanbul University). In Istanbul, he learned the calligraphy from Haci Arif (Filibevi) and Reis-ul Hattatin (Chief Calligrapher) el Hac Ahmed Kamil. He was qualified in the different scripts; Naskh, thuluth, Jali, Ta'liq and Rik'a. He was also an expert in the methods of preparing the inks.

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Facsimile of the first and only edition. 116 p. of Arabic text Answer on a question about the youth Turkey party, contains a defeat of the Sultan Abdul Hamid II , the political point of view and statistic of the Sultan's projects. Rare books series of the Archive studies and publication, no.( 3 )

A huge complete book in four parts, with many miniatures of which some are on full pages. Some leaves loose, some some corners restoration, some small cutting and light spots. A lithograph print

Two volumes in original printer wrappers. vol.1, 284 p. with 51 plates. Vol2. pages 288 to 688, with 10 p. in English about the history of al-Mustansiriya school established in Baghdad between 631 and 1048 AH. (1233 and 1638 AD.)