Sujet

The Holy Qur'an, 1975. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Qur'an owned by African-American Muslim leader, theologian, philosopher and Islamic thinker Iman Warith Deen Mohammed (1975-2008). Thick hard-backed book with a black cloth cover imprinted with gold inked letters and designs. The front cover features a calligraphic circular design at its centre. Below the circle of Arabic calligraphic art are three lines of text which read: [THE HOLY QUR'AN / TEXT, TRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY / A. YUSUF ALI]. Enclosing the design and lines of text is a rectangular patterned border which is approximately 1.5 inches from the edge of the cover.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A78_164

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

94,2Mo (8,1Mo) / 40,2cm x 58,7cm / 4750 x 6934 (300dpi)

Mots clés

England people Abdullah Yusuf black religious arts country religion writing book museum English color Arabic Muslim Islam Islamic Muslims Moslem Moslems location century literature script African American African-American Koran afro-american seventies calligraphy association United States of America Colour Arabia 1970s translation 20th century Quran heritage American America USA Qur'an united states Mohammedan Unknown Ali Qoran Mohammed Muhammad Ink on paper cultural heritage Black History Heritage Art Qur?an National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC hardcover books stain on wood Koran stands Muslim Students' Association Warith Deen Mohammed Warith Deen Imam Warith Deen Mohammed Wallace D. Muhammad Wallace D. W. Deen Mohammed Imam W. Deen Muhammad Imam Warith Deen W. Deen Deen Warith Abdullah Yusuf Ali