Newborn of Ka'ba (painting)
The Newborn of Ka'ba Painting (Persian: تابلو مولود کعبه) is a painting by Mahmoud Farshchian, a Shi'a miniaturist, which depicts the scene of the birth of Imam Ali (a) inside the Ka'ba.[1] In this work, Fatima bt. Asad, the mother of Imam Ali (a), is shown full-length exiting the Ka'ba while holding her infant, Imam Ali (a), in her arms, with angels present around them.[2]
This painting was created using acrylic paint on a miniature board with dimensions of 81 by 56 cm in 1995[3] and is kept in the collection of Farshchian's brother.[4]
The message of the artwork links the Perfect Man (al-Insan al-Kamil) and Wilaya with Tawhid, and the presence of angels is considered an emphasis on the sanctity of this birth[5] and assistance to Fatima bt. Asad.[6]
This image is created based on a narration according to which when labor pains overcame Fatima bt. Asad, the wall of the Ka'ba split by God's permission, and she entered the House of God. After three days, she exited the Ka'ba while holding her infant in her arms.[7]
Notes
- ↑ Fahīm, "Zībāyī-shināsī-yi Tashayyuʿ bā talfīq-i sunnat wa tajaddud".
- ↑ "Taṣāvīr-i Imām ʿAlī (a) dar 4 tāblū-yi Farshchiyān".
- ↑ "Tāblū miniyātūr, athar-i Maḥmūd Farshchiyān bi nām-i Mowlūd-i Kaʿba".
- ↑ Javānī et al., "Barrasī wa taḥlīl-i mawḍūʿ wa maḍmūn-i Shīʿī dar nigārah-hā-yi Maḥmūd Farshchiyān", p. 23.
- ↑ Fahīm, "Zībāyī-shināsī-yi Tashayyuʿ bā talfīq-i sunnat wa tajaddud".
- ↑ "Chihra-ī ki Farshchiyān az Imāmān nishān dād".
- ↑ Ṣadūq, ʿIlal al-sharāʾiʿ, vol. 1, p. 135.
References
- "Chihra-ī ki Farshchiyān az Imāmān nishān dād". Hamshahri Online. Published: 3 Bahman 1393 Sh. Accessed: 5 Mehr 1404 Sh.
- Fahīm, Ārash. "Zībāyī-shināsī-yi Tashayyuʿ bā talfīq-i sunnat wa tajaddud". Mashregh News. Published: 21 Mordad 1404 Sh. Accessed: 3 Mehr 1404 Sh.
- Javānī, Aṣghar, et al. "Barrasī wa taḥlīl-i mawḍūʿ wa maḍmūn-i Shīʿī dar nigārah-hā-yi Maḥmūd Farshchiyān". Faṣlnāma-yi Nigara, no. 54, Summer 1399 Sh.
- Ṣadūq, Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Shaykh al-. ʿIlal al-sharāʾiʿ. Qom, Kitābfurūshī-yi Dāvarī, 1385 Sh.
- "Tāblū miniyātūr, athar-i Maḥmūd Farshchiyān bi nām-i Mowlūd-i Kaʿba". Tebyan Images Website. Accessed: 4 Mehr 1404 Sh.
- "Taṣāvīr-i Imām ʿAlī (a) dar 4 tāblū-yi Farshchiyān". Faradeed Website. Published: 23 Farvardin 1402 Sh. Accessed: 4 Mehr 1404 Sh.