Dala’il al-Khayrat Prayerbook

created for Üsküdar-i Muhammad ‘Aden-I, scribed by Ibrahim al-Hafiz scribe: Ibrahim al-Hafiz patron: Muhammad Adani

dated A.H. 1207/AD 1793

gilt and embossed leather binding; opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper

Aga Khan Museum

This is a 1793 Ottoman Dala'il al-Khayrat prayerbook bound in red morocco leather with gilt-embossed arabesque designs. This is a 1793 Ottoman Dala'il al-Khayrat prayerbook bound in red morocco leather with gilt-embossed arabesque designs. Further Reading Many variations of the text exist, often reflecting different stylistic or calligraphic conventions, as well as different approaches to book production in regional traditions. This manuscript comprises 91 leaves and is bound in red morocco leather. Its cover bears a gilt-embossed arabesque design with a central medallion motif and spandrel-like pattern decorating the four corners. Common for Dala’ils, this work was conceived as a pocketsize manual for Muhammad devotion; common for Ottoman exam