The Battle of Nehrevan (658 A.D.), between Ali and the Havaric (Kharijites). Ali, mounted on Duldul, is wielding his double-bladed sword, Zulfikar. A miniature painting from a manuscript of Maktel-i Ali Resul, a mesnevi poem on the martyrdom of Huseyin. Maktel-i Ali Resul. Turkey, late 16th or early 17th century. Source: Or. 7238, f.10v. Language: Ottoman Turkish.
The Battle of Nehrevan (658 A.D.), between Ali and the Havaric (Kharijites). Ali, mounted on Duldul, is wielding his double-bladed sword, Zulfikar. A miniature painting from a manuscript of Maktel-i Ali Resul, a mesnevi poem on the martyrdom of Huseyin. Maktel-i Ali Resul. Turkey, late 16th or early 17th century. Source: Or. 7238, f.10v. Language: Ottoman Turkish.