Chinese porcelain was valued by the Timurids who created a room called Chini-Khana to house these treasures. The first to...

I find that the most handsome representation of Man is of the bodhisatva Maitreya. The looping hairstyle and the mustache...

I find that the most handsome representation of Man is of the bodhisatva Maitreya. The looping hairstyle and the mustache...

Did ancient Indian sculptures inspire the Barbie doll? European female figure were far fuller as compared to the almost impossible...

The Safavid turban had a unique feature signifying their adherence to the Shia ideology. It was wrapped around a red...

Humayun's Garden Party This remarkable painting, painted on pieces of cloth stitched together is one of the highlights of the...

Diwan e Muhandis, written by Lutfullah Muhandis, son of Ustad Ahmad Lahori, bestowed with the title Nadir ul Asr in...

Halki si hawa mein khunki, Gulabi jaada aur bachpan ki yaadein. Nosh farmaiye belni / birahni paratha. Tarkeeb you tube...

Enjoy paneer biryani cooked in Jahangir's kitchen, noted in-e Nemat ( Colours of the Table) the 16th c manuscript translated...

langar or free distribution of food to all & sundry was the hallmark of Sufism in India, right from its...

The Dargah of Baba Hazrat Haider Sheikh in Malerkotla is set within a small fortified walled compound which has now...

Like everything else in life our places of worship reflect the place we live in or in other words it...

IMG8530 Yesterday i visited the Museum of Islamic Civilisation in Sharjah. Its a beautiful museum & since most objects are...

my absolute favourite in the fantastic Museum of Islamic Civilisation in #Sharjah is this vase: Mina'i ceramic vase with seated...

A beautiful Alam, decorated with floral motifs, Thuluth and Kufic script. 17th century AD, Isfahan, Iran In the Museum of...

Gorgeous isn't it! In 12th-century Iran, especially in Kashan, glazed ceramics with calligraphy became an important art form. These pieces...

In the Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilisation A beautiful model of the The 'Dome of the Rock ' Mosque~ Mujhe...

On my recent trip to Sharjah I visited the Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilisation . What i loved was the...

Today is the International Day of Islamic Art: Calligraphy is one of the most beautiful form of artistic and spiritual...

International Day of Islamic Art from Walters Museum, Baltimore Plate with a View of a Religious Interior Syria, 15th century...

General Jean-Francois Allard with his family in Lahore attributed to Imam Baksh, 1838. ⁦‪@Sothebys‬⁩ October 23 auction, which I i...

#DastarkhwaneRamzan While leading the fajr prayers in masjid e Kufa, on 19th Ramzan, 40Hijri/ 661 CE, Hazrat Ali was struck...

#DastarkhwaneRamzan If I adore You out of fear of Hell, burn me in Hell! If I adore you out of...

#DastarkhwaneRamzan The evolution of Islamic art and culture initially upheld the prohibition against depicting living beings. However, as Islam spread,...

#DastarkhwaneRamzan To understand the essence of Islam it is important to understand the Hadith of Jibraeel, also known as Umm-e...

#DastarkhwaneRamzan We all know that the Muslim creed is based on the principle of Tauheed or One God. How did...

The Church of Martyrs Sergius and Bacchus in The Cave popularly known as Abu Serga in Cairo, is a Coptic...

Once upon a time he held great power as Wazir to the Mughal Emperor during the Uprising of 1857. The...

Rao Surjan Singh (r. 1554-1585) allied with the Mughals & served as governor of Varanasi and came in contact with...

"Verily, My Mercy prevails over My Wrath.”~ Hadith e Qudsi "And He is the Oft-Forgiving and Loving" (Al-Buruj 85:14) Shab...