hazine

Ms. Hazine, 16th century?

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16th century ?

Five conical tents in background.

Dark blue conical tent, domed top (could be vent cover) in black or very dark purple, dark blue walls appear to have some red decoration, yellow pole and black interior.

Light blue conical tent, very dark blue domed top, red pole and red interior.

Dark red conical tent, orange domed top, yellow pole and lighter red interior.

Yellow conical tent, very dark blue domed top, red pole and yellow interior.

“Surrounded by hostile Meccans, the Prophet sought help from desert tribes. Most scorned him but one tribe was converted when he conjured up a well, where people could fill up their water bags.

Ms. Hazine 1222 Topkapi Museum, Istanbul (Ara Güler) folio 190 verso.”

Stewart, D., Early Islam, US, 1972, p. 26.

One white conical tent, flat topped, light green band around apex, red design descends from light green band, two similar designs appear on either side of the tent, brown pole showing no join, light blue interior, no guy ropes or pegs.

“One night Mohammed and Abu Bakr found shelter with a poor Bedouin family.

Ms. Hazine 1222 (?) folio 303 - 309 recto, The New York Public Library, The Spencer Collection (Lee Boltin).”

Stewart, D., Early Islam, US, 1972, p. 27.

Note: This is very similar to Yusof-o Zoloykha of Jami by Soltan Bayazid b. Mir Nezam Bokhara, Camp Scene

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