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Name of Object:

Dala'il al-Khayrat (‘The Guide to Happiness’)

Location:

Dublin, Ireland

Holding Museum:

The Chester Beatty Library

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Date of Object:

Hegira 12th century / AD 18th century

Museum Inventory Number:

CBL Ar 5459

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Coloured pigments and gold on paper

Dimensions:

11 x 10.5 cm

Period / Dynasty:

Alawid

Provenance:

Probably Morocco

Description:

Dala’il al-khayrat (‘The Guide to Happiness’) is primarily a compilation of prayers for the Prophet Muhammad, but also includes a description of the Prophet’s tomb and a list of names ascribed to him (such as ‘Seal of the Prophets’ and ‘Rightly Guided’). The text was compiled by Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Jazuli, a native of Morocco, in the fifteenth century and was especially popular in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, in both Turkey and North Africa, and remains popular to this day. This particular copy of the text is extensively illuminated and is square in format, as are many Moroccan manuscripts.

Citation of this web page:

 "Dala'il al-Khayrat (‘The Guide to Happiness’)" in Explore Islamic Art Collections. Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;ir;Mus21;16;en

MWNF Working Number: IR 16

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