#Safavid

Rabih Alameddine

rabihalameddine

Flowers, binding detail, Arabic Prayerbook, A.H. 1150 / 1738 C.E. Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper; lacquered papier maché binding Garden of Words, Illuminations from a Book of Hours,

محمد

makh4n

[THREAD] When the Muslim Ummah was betrayedPlease Retweet.*non-Chronological order* 1.The reverence of Abu Lu’Lu’ah al-Majusi.The second caliph of Islam was martyred by the magian slave, who is regarded as

Fuad Alakbarov ⁠⁠

DrAlakbarov

Empires, like individuals, can tire. It was not for naught that Afghanistan has been called, 'the graveyard of empires'.And at the moment, we're witnessing last days of American hegemony. Trump

John Ghazvinian

JohnGhazvinian

Did you know: The very first newspapers published in America (way back in the 1720s) were obsessed with Iran. But not in the way you might think. A thread.... Week

Nick McBurney

mcburney_nick

Ways of looking at a page, since MSS from Iran copied on coated & decorated Chinese paper seem to be a Twitter thing just now: Spencer Collection, Persian MS 41,

History of Central Asia and Khorâsan

BiruniKhorasan

2020 marks the 1000th anniversary of Ferdowsi's death, whom died at age 81 in 1020. Ferdowsi has not only endured for a thousand years but has also defined the very

Yusuf A Ahmad Ansari یوسف انصاری

yusufpore

The Emperor #Akbar, who came to be regarded as one of the greatest, most enlightened rulers in history was born Abu'l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar on this day of 15th October,

Ali A Olomi

aaolomi

They are good at philosophy, religious matters, writing, and creativityThey are a double-bodied and dual-natured sign which was interpreted as have two contrasting sides. They can be publicly amiable, but

Siddharth Misra

sidart_misra

Thread: Awadh, Nawabs & Lucknow.'Ayodhya' was the original Ramaraj place. Modified as Awadh, & Lakshman laid the formation of Lucknow. नवाबों की नगरी लखनऊ=अलहदा तहज़ीब। जिन्होंने अवध को

Ali A Olomi

aaolomi

While the famed image of a centaur is the most recognizable depiction of Sagittarius, for medieval Muslim astrologers this zodiac had hidden depths. A thread on Sagittarius in astrology from

Mary

mary_HistoryFan

I think I want to start a thread of cultural heritage sites in Iran. I know the Pentagon has said we will follow the laws and not bomb them, but

Aslisho Qurboniev

aslishahqurbani

I am reading Ahmed El Shamsy’s recent book on the impact of #printing on modern discourses on #Islamic scholarship. Like his previous book, it is extremely readable and insightful. I

The History of Handmade Book Covers

BerinoJulia

A fun! interesting! informative! thread on the history and evolution of handmade book covers But first! A brief background and history of how exactly books came to be in the

Timothy Doner

Tim_Doner

The weird world of fascism in 1950s Iran. This story's got Hitler lookalikes, CIA money, black-shirted goons and a bizarre underworld of Persian businessmen looking to revive the Third Reich.

History of Central Asia and Khorâsan

BiruniKhorasan

Going to start a thread about architecture in Khorasan and Khwarezm and also its offshoot, India:The Tilla Kari madrasa was commissioned a decade after the adjacent Shir Dar madrasa (1619-1636)

History of Central Asia and Khorâsan

BiruniKhorasan

Going to start a new thread about battles, tactics, armies, warriors and military titles in Eastern and Western Iranic lands, right under this tweet. At the Battle of Gaugamela (October