Mohammedan Collection

The Sunset Prayer in the Desert, c1913. Artist: Charles JS Makin
The Sunset Prayer in the Desert, c1913. From With Pen and Camera in Three Continents by Charles J. S. Makin, F.I.C. F.C.S. [The Tribune Publishing Company, London, 1913]

Half-length portrait of Georgian muezzin, facing front, between 1870 and 1886. Creator: Unknown
Half-length portrait of Georgian muezzin, facing front, between 1870 and 1886. Inscribed on verso: Muezzin for Tiflis minaret

Full-length portrait of man, seated, facing front, between 1870 and 1886. Creator: Unknown
Full-length portrait of man, seated, facing front, between 1870 and 1886. Inscribed on verso: Muezzin for manaret in Daghestan village

Cossacks Escorting the Taranchi into Russian Territory During the Occupation of the Ili...19th cent Creator
Painting of Cossacks Escorting the Taranchi into Russian Territory During the Occupation of the Ili Valley in 1881-1882, 19th century

Three-quarters length portrait of a mullah(?), facing left, between 1870 and 1886. Creator: Unknown
Three-quarters length portrait of a mullah(?), facing left, between 1870 and 1886. Written on verso: Match - a wedding match

Tombeaux Musulmans a Siout, 1849-50. Creator: Maxime du Camp
Tombeaux Musulmans a Siout, 1849-50

Studies of people, Colombo, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Studies of people, Colombo, Ceylon, 1898. Roman Catholic Tamil man, Sinhalese man, Muslim man. Tscheddy Mam (Tamile) (Romische Katholik), Singhalese, Mohamedaner

A Turkish pedlar, 1912. Artist: Sebah
A Turkish pedlar, 1912. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. II. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1912]

Mahomedanism in Kimberly, South Africa; A group of Mahomedan Priests, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Mahomedanism in Kimberly, South Africa; A group of Mahomedan Priests, 1890

Mahomedanism in Kimberly, South Africa; A Malay Masher, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Mahomedanism in Kimberly, South Africa; A Malay Masher, 1890

The Black Mountain Expedition, Western Himalayas; Ghazi Fanatics Charging the 18th Royal Irish at Creator: Unknown
The Black Mountain Expedition, Western Himalayas; Ghazi Fanatics Charging the 18th Royal Irish at Kotkai, 1888. From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 38. July to December, 1888

View of the Mausoleum of the Emperor Togluck, at Togluckabad, c1891. Creator: James Grant
View of the Mausoleum of the Emperor Togluck, at Togluckabad, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. II.", by James Grant

Death of the Arab Pirate, c1891. Creator: James Grant
Death of the Arab Pirate, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. I.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

The Royal Necropolis at Golconda, Hyderabad (Decan), c1891. Creator: James Grant
The Royal Necropolis at Golconda, Hyderabad (Decan), c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. II.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

View of Fort Rhotas near Chillianwalla, c1891. Creator: James Grant
View of Fort Rhotas near Chillianwalla, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. II.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

Mussulman Woman of Bhopal, c1891. Creator: James Grant
Mussulman Woman of Bhopal, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. I.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

Mussulman School at Allahabad, c1891. Creator: James Grant
Mussulman School at Allahabad, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. I.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

Tippoo Sahib at the Lines of Travancore, c1891. Creator: James Grant
Tippoo Sahib at the Lines of Travancore, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. I.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

Tippoo Sahib, c1891. Creator: James Grant
Tippoo Sahib, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. I.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

Fragment, Egypt, Ayyubid Dynasty (1171-1250), 1200 / 50. Creator: Unknown
Fragment, Egypt, Ayyubid Dynasty (1171-1250), 1200/50

Border, Egypt, Arab period (641-969) / Fatimid period (969-1171) / Ayyubid period (1171-1250)
Border, Egypt, Arab period (641-969)/Fatimid period (969-1171)/Ayyubid period (1171-1250)/ Mamluk period (1250-1517), 9th/13th century

Fragment, Egypt, Ayyubid period (1171-1250) / Mamluk period (1250-1517), 13th century
Fragment, Egypt, Ayyubid period (1171-1250)/Mamluk period (1250-1517), 13th century

Band, Egypt, Ayyubid period (1171-1250) / Mamluk period (1250-1517), 13th / 14th century
Band, Egypt, Ayyubid period (1171-1250)/Mamluk period (1250-1517), 13th/14th century

Fragment, Egypt, Late Fatimite (969-1171 A. D. ) / Ayyubid period (1171-1250)
Fragment, Egypt, Late Fatimite (969-1171 A.D.)/ Ayyubid period (1171-1250), 11th/13th century

Border, Egypt, Ayyubid period (1171-1250) / Mamluk period (1250-1517), 13th / 14th century
Border, Egypt, Ayyubid period (1171-1250)/Mamluk period (1250-1517), 13th/14th century

Fragment, Egypt, Arab period (641-969) / Fatimid period (969-1171
Fragment, Egypt, Arab period (641-969)/Fatimid period (969-1171)/Ayyubid period (1171-1250)/ Mamluk period (1250-1517), 10th/13th century

Lamp, Ayyubid period, 12th-13th century. Creator: Unknown
Lamp, Ayyubid period, 12th-13th century

Muezzin calling to Prayer (engraving)
3653643 Muezzin calling to Prayer (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Muezzin calling to Prayer)

Mohammedans Playing Chess, c. 1863 (b / w photo)
498603 Mohammedans Playing Chess, c.1863 (b/w photo) by Shepherd & Robertson (fl.1860s); Private Collection; British, out of copyright

Chin-Kiang, in China (engraving)
1626389 Chin-Kiang, in China (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chin-Kiang, in China. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 6 April 1889)

A Divan of the Grand Shereef of Wazan, Morocco (engraving)
1597279 A Divan of the Grand Shereef of Wazan, Morocco (engraving) by Loye, Charles Auguste (Montbard) (1841-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Divan of the Grand Shereef of Wazan, Morocco)

A Cairo School (engraving)
5198849 A Cairo School (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Cairo School. Illustration for Scattered Seed (Broom and Rouse, 1889)

Mohurrum Festival (b / w photo)
2810807 Mohurrum Festival (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mohurrum Festival)

Portrait of an Abdul, Santon or Kalender (engraving)
819511 Portrait of an Abdul, Santon or Kalender (engraving) by Picart, Bernard (1673-1733) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Abdul, Santon or Kalender, Mohammedan sect of devotees)

Ancient Indian Architecture (engraving)
1099471 Ancient Indian Architecture (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Indian Architecture)

Finial with Arabic Inscription"Ya, Da im"("Oh, Everlasting
Finial with Arabic Inscription" Ya, Da im" (" Oh, Everlasting!" ), probably Iran, 17th century. Shi i commemoration of the martyrdom of Husain at the battle of Karbala

Finial with Inscription "Ya Khafar"("Oh, Protector
Finial with Inscription " Ya Khafar" (" Oh, Protector!" ), probably Iran, 17th century. Shi i commemoration of the martyrdom of Husain at the battle of Karbala

Prayers in the Desert, 1840-1849. Creator: William James Muller
Prayers in the Desert, 1840-1849

The Doubtful Coin, 1869. Creator: John Frederick Lewis
The Doubtful Coin, 1869

Femme turque en toilette de ville, 1870s. Creator: Felix Bonfils
Femme turque en toilette de ville, 1870s

A Religious Devotee Summoned to Pray for the Kings Recovery, Folio from a Bustan (Orchard) of Sa di, 17th century

Jerusalem, Tombeau arabe, 1854. Creator: Auguste Salzmann
Jerusalem, Tombeau arabe, 1854

Fraternization in Grand Cairo, or The Mad General & his Bonny Party Likely to Become Tame Musselmen, October 9, 1798

Tippoo Saib, c1790, (1890). Creator: Unknown
Tippoo Saib, c1790, (1890). Tipu Sultan (1750-1799) ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore, deployed rockets against British forces and their allies during the Anglo-Mysore Wars

Kabul Types, 1840s, (1901). Creator: James Atkinson
Kabul Types, 1840s, (1901). Portraits of people in the capital of Afghanistan: a woman donning a burqa before going out (top left), An Afghan Sirdar, (a term denoting a prince or noblemen)

Persane Dans Le Harem, (Persian in the Harem), 1900. Creator: Unknown
Persane Dans Le Harem, (Persian in the Harem), 1900. The Harem is a domestic space reserved for the women of the house in a Muslim family. From " Autour du Monde - Fascicule VIII". [L

A Pilgrimage to the Great Mohammedan Shrine at Mecca, c1930. Creator: Unknown
A Pilgrimage to the Great Mohammedan Shrine at Mecca, c1930. Muslim pilgrims entering the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia

The Holy Rock Beneath the Dome of the Rock, 1902. Creator: John Fulleylove
The Holy Rock Beneath the Dome of the Dome of the Rock, 1902. The rock over which the shrine was built is sacred to both Muslims and Jews

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"Exploring the Rich Tapestry of Mohammedan Culture: A Glimpse into History and Diversity" Immerse yourself in the captivating world of Mohammedanism through a collection of stunning artworks and photographs. From the serene beauty of "The Sunset Prayer in the Desert" by Charles JS Makin to Maxime du Camp's evocative portrayal of "Tombeaux Musulmans a Siout, " these masterpieces transport us to distant lands. Christian Wilhelm Allers' "Studies of people, Colombo, Ceylon" offers a glimpse into everyday life, showcasing the vibrant diversity within Mohammedan communities. Sebah's enchanting depiction of "A Turkish pedlar" invites us to wander through bustling marketplaces filled with exotic treasures. "The Radiant Beauty of the Lovely Pearl Mosque, " an illustration from Newnes Pictorial Book of Knowledge, captures the architectural splendor that defines many sacred spaces in Mohammedan culture. Meanwhile, engravings like "The History of a Slave" shed light on complex narratives embedded within this rich heritage. Venturing beyond borders, we encounter Mahomedanism in Kimberly, South Africa through intriguing snapshots. Unknown creators present us with striking images such as "A group of Mahomedan Priests, " highlighting religious practices and traditions that have endured over time. In contrast, we meet a colorful character known as "A Malay Masher, " offering glimpses into social dynamics within this diverse community. Journeying further into history brings us face-to-face with dramatic events like "The Black Mountain Expedition. " The image depicts Ghazi Fanatics Charging against the 18th Royal Irish—a testament to both bravery and conflict entwined within Mohammedan history. James Grant's lens transports us back in time once again; his works capture iconic landmarks such as Togluckabad's Mausoleum or Lucknow's Great Imambara—testimonies to grandeur and architectural brilliance that still inspire awe today.