Number 923AH
Material Silk
Style Prayer Rug
Type Anatolian
Origin Anatolian
Size 128 x 181
Age 1875
ุจุณู
ุงููู ุงูุฑุญู
ู ุงูุฑุญูู
ูุตุฑู ู
ู ุงููู ู ูุชุญู ูุฑูุจ
ุตุฏู ุงููู ุงูุนุธูู
๐ผ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐ช๐ฉ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ช๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ง
๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฃ ๐ผ๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐ค๐ก๐๐
๐๐๐ง๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ
๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐ฎ
The Bektashis were the most widespread, influential and powerful of the Sufi brotherhoods that permeated the Ottoman Empire. They are known for their popularity among the military elite and especially in the fearsome, ferocious Janissary Corps of the Ottoman Army. The choice of this particular Aya ุขูุฉ from the Holy #Quran (ุณูุฑุฉ ุงูุตู Surah 61, verse 13) corroborates this.
The carpet consists essentially of a lengthy calligraphy scroll on multiple rows, with evident veneration of the Holy Names of Allah ุงููู ุฌูู ุฌูุงูู and the Prophet Muhammad in particular. Further symbolic motifs attest to Bektashi provenance, such as the recurrence of ูู โHeโ referring to the Almighty and the geometric shapes.
It miraculously survives intact as a very vibrant masterpiece of Islamic Art and as an emblem of pure luxury in pure silk. The quality of weave is reflected in the lovingly braided fringes and end kilims.
The purplish tone and dichromatic ornament (brick red and golden beige) for the calligraphy and ornament are eye catching. My favourite element is how the religious verse in the central row is framed by a band of crescent ๐ and star โญ shapes. The ๐ฉ๐๐ช๐ก๐ช๐ฉ๐ script is gorgeous.
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