Unknown - Muslim Prayer - India - 1740

A striking manuscript from an Indian prayer book, Circa 1740, which is heavily decorated in gold, with a delicate gold arabesque meandering vine decoration on the outer edge of the manuscript page. The style is typically Indian - Mughal, with a profusion of burnished gold, including 'cloud' decoration around and between the prayer script. It is written in large form black naskh script with inter-linear commentary and diacritical markings in Persian script underneath the arabic text. The condition is very good.

The payer evokes God to look carefully at life deeds and see the unseen good done in order to protect us from the punishments of the disbeliever.

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