Gathering of Muslim saints at a Qawaali
Object
Poster
Production date
1986
Object number
1987.110
Physical Description
Islamic Poster.
This collage of drawings and photographs shows nine Muslim saints at a
Qawaali (a meeting where Islamic devotional songs are sung). The candlelit Quran is shown in the top left corner. The poster’s title is ‘Companions of Ghous-e-Pak, Hazrat Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilani (May Allah be pleased with him)’. The sub-title is ‘O Shaykh of all Shaykhs! You are called to save from drowning’.
From right to left, the five larger figures are named as ‘Ghous-e-Pak’, ‘Hazrat Data Ganj Bukhsh’, ‘Hazrat Khawaja Moinud-din Ajmeri’, ‘Pir Mehr Ali’ and Hazrat Baba Farid Ganj-e-Shakar’. In the same order, the smaller figures are named as ‘Mehboob-e-Elahi (Delhi)’, ‘Boo-Ali’ and ‘Qutbud-din’. The last figure is unnamed.
This collage of drawings and photographs shows nine Muslim saints at a
Qawaali (a meeting where Islamic devotional songs are sung). The candlelit Quran is shown in the top left corner. The poster’s title is ‘Companions of Ghous-e-Pak, Hazrat Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilani (May Allah be pleased with him)’. The sub-title is ‘O Shaykh of all Shaykhs! You are called to save from drowning’.
From right to left, the five larger figures are named as ‘Ghous-e-Pak’, ‘Hazrat Data Ganj Bukhsh’, ‘Hazrat Khawaja Moinud-din Ajmeri’, ‘Pir Mehr Ali’ and Hazrat Baba Farid Ganj-e-Shakar’. In the same order, the smaller figures are named as ‘Mehboob-e-Elahi (Delhi)’, ‘Boo-Ali’ and ‘Qutbud-din’. The last figure is unnamed.
Associated Place
Pakistan (Place)
Material
Paper
Dimension
Height: 465mm
Width: 340mm
Width: 340mm
On display?
No