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The language of the Taj Mahal : Islam, prayer and the religion of Shah Jahan / Michael D. Calabria.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Calabria, Michael D., author.
- Series:
- Library of Islamic South Asia
- Islamic South Asia series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shahjahan, Emperor of India, approximately 1592-1666.
- Shahjahan.
- Taj Mahal (Agra, India).
- Inscriptions--History and criticism.
- Inscriptions.
- Inscriptions--Commentaries.
- Inscriptions, Arabic--India.
- Inscriptions, Arabic.
- Inscriptions, Persian--India.
- Inscriptions, Persian.
- Buildings--India--Agra.
- Buildings.
- India--Agra.
- India--History--1526-1765.
- India.
- History.
- Genre:
- Commentaries.
- Conference papers and proceedings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- polychrome
- Distribution:
- London, England : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021.
- Place of Publication:
- London [England] : I.B. Tauris, 2021.
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Preface & Acknowledgements
- Notes on Translation, Transliteration and Dates
- List of Illustrations
- Historical Background: The Prince and the Calligrapher ; The Emperor and the Calligrapher
- The Texts of the Taj Mahal
- The Great Gate, South Façade: I. al-Fajr
- Mausoleum, Exterior: II. Ya Sin ; III. South Doorway: al-Takwir ; IV. West Doorway: al-Infitar ; V. North Doorway: al-Inshiqaq ; VI. East Doorway: al-Bayyinah
- Mausoleum, Interior: VII. al-Mulk ; VIII. al-Fath ; IX. al-Insan ; X. al-Zumar ; XI. Cenotaphs
- Upper Cenotaph: al-Fussilat. al-Mum'min ; al-Mutaffin ; al-Baqarah ; al-Hash
- Lower Cenotaph: al-Zumar:Al Imran ; Al-Mu'minun ; al-Hashr ; al-'Asma al-Husna
- The Mosque: XII. al-Shams and al-Ikhlas
- The Great Gate, North Façade: XIII. al-Duha ; XIV. al-Sharh ; XV. al-Tin
- Conclusion: The Religion of Shah Jahan
- Chronology
- Illustration Credits
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- Other Format:
- Print version:
- ISBN:
- 9780755637881
- 0755637887
- 9780755637867
- 0755637860
- 0755637879
- 9780755637874
- Publisher Number:
- 40030848695
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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