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The influence of the Persianate world on Islam has been beyond profound with some of the most outstanding scholars, collators of prophetic sayings, grammarians and polymaths hailing from the Persian-speaking world. The hadith of the prophet is a testament to this as he says: \"If Faith were at (the place of) Ath-Thuraiya (Pleiades, the highest star), even then some men or man from these people (i.e., The Persians) would attain it\" (Sahih al-Bukhari 4897). The example of scholars such as Sibawayh, Imam Ghazali, Maulana Jalal al-Din Rumi, and Imam Bukhari to name a few, are undoubtedly the torchbearers of the prophetic tradition. This exhibition offers a glimpse into some of the examples of Persian literature and art that inspired me during my internship with the MIAH Foundation and the Cadbury Research Library. The selected works all come from the Mingana Collection of Middle Eastern Manuscripts held at the Cadbury Research Library, University of Birmingham.

By Afzal Khan - MIAH-Mingana Collection Internship 2023

[image: Persian 12, Cadbury Research Library, University of Birmingham]

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