Abu Bakr Saves Muhammad from Stoning

A Persian miniature taken from the Siyer-i Nebi is a Turkish epic about the life of Muhammad, completed around 1388. The Ottoman ruler Murad III commissioned a lavish illustrated copy of the work. The calligrapher Lutfi Abdullah completed the work in 1595. The Prophet Muhammad is always shown veiled. The illustration is captioned: "Feeling against Muhammad among the Meccans grew so strong that one day they attempted to stone him; they spared the Prophet only because Abu Bakr (center), a respected merchant and an illustrious convert to Islam, wept and pleaded with them."

ARABE • ARTE • ATAQUE • CALIGRAFIA • CALIGRAFO • COMERCIANTE • DIBUJO • DIOS • DIPLOMATICO • EMBAJADOR • EN CONTRA • FILOSOFO • FUEGO • FUNDADOR • GENTE • GROUP • GRUPO • GRUPO. • HISTORIA • HISTORICO • HOMBRES • ILUSTRACION • ISLAM • ISLÁMICO • MEN • MINIATURA • MITOLOGIA: PERSA • MULTITUD • MUSULMAN • OBRA DE ARTE • ORADOR • PERSA • PERSAS • PERSIA • PIEDRA • PIEDRAS • PORTAVOZ • PROFETA • REFORMADORA • RELIGION • RELIGIOSO • ROCA • S. VI • S. XVI • SAGRADO • SIGLO XVI • TURBANTE • VELO