Many Solomon Seal Symbols adorn
this Koran case
in the shape of the Dome of the Rock
which is exhibited
at the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts
Istanbul, Turkey
Copyright 2008 Patrick Breen from Flickr (CC)
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Stars of David (Solomons Seals)
in an endless pattern on
Baybar's Kuran
written entirely in gold in 1304 for a Mamluk Sultan in Cairo, Egypt
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in an endless pattern on
Baybar's Kuran
written entirely in gold in 1304 for a Mamluk Sultan in Cairo, Egypt
Solomon Seal Symbols adorn this Koran page
at the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts
at the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts
CC image by mahaz from Flickr
Stylized Star of David is exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It is from a page of the Koran from the Central Islamic lands (Iraq?), 9th-10th century. Ink and gold paint on parchment.
"Centuries before block printing was introduced in Europe, the technique was used in the Islamic world to produce miniature texts consisting of prayers, incantations, and Qur’anic verses that were kept in amulet boxes".
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Star
of David on an Amulet from the 11th century Fatimid Egypt, ink on paper, is kept
at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
See:
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French Book titled In the
Islam
art et géométrie by Roger BASTIEN p. 64 there's
a colorful star of David (Muslims call it Solomon's Seal on the whole cover of a Koran. It was printed in 1822 in
Syria
A large Solomon's Seal appears in An'am Sharif (a book of prayers and excerpts from the Quran) which was printed in 1761-2
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In a Forum called the-savior.com/ there are a few references to sources that mention the Star of David
Imam Ridha in the book “Al Tuhfa Al Radhawiya” page 294 mentions it as a form of protection. In the book “Daar Al Salaam” by “ Mirza Al Noori Al Tubrisi” page 20 part 3
in the book “Akseer Al Da’awaat” page 155 and in the book “Makarim Al Akhlaq” page 336 (to push away one type of fevers
Sheikh Radhy Al Deen Al Tubrisi in the book “Makarim Al Akhlaq” page 336
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Two colorful stars of David from 1856 sport on the mirbar at the Ottoman Vezir Mosque Heraklion (now Ag Titos church) under the first verse of Koran
Imam Ridha in the book “Al Tuhfa Al Radhawiya” page 294 mentions it as a form of protection. In the book “Daar Al Salaam” by “ Mirza Al Noori Al Tubrisi” page 20 part 3
in the book “Akseer Al Da’awaat” page 155 and in the book “Makarim Al Akhlaq” page 336 (to push away one type of fevers
Sheikh Radhy Al Deen Al Tubrisi in the book “Makarim Al Akhlaq” page 336
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Two colorful stars of David from 1856 sport on the mirbar at the Ottoman Vezir Mosque Heraklion (now Ag Titos church) under the first verse of Koran
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Manuscript from China, 16th-17th century, with verses from the Kuran
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