'Prophet Muhammad Preaching', Folio from a Maqtal-i Al-i Rasul of Lami'i Chelebi, late 16th century, Attributed to Turkey or Iraq, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, H. 7 13/16 in. (19.8 cm), Codices, The text to which this detached page once belonged, entitled 'The Murder of the House of the Prophet', tells the story of the martyrdom of Husayn ibn 'Ali, one of Muhammad's grandsons and 'Ali's son. His assasination at the battle of Karbala, in present-day Iraq, represented a turning point for the Muslim community and is the origin of the main division between the Sunni and Shi'i sects
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