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Description: | الله محمد علی فاطمه حسن حسین
This tablet is made from a mixture of clay and soil, it is called a turbah in Arabic (تربة) or a mohr in Persian (مهر). Turbah are used by Shia Muslims during their daily prayers (Salat). The turbah is placed on the ground in front of the person praying who then leans forward and touches it with his or her head.
The act of prostration (Sajda) upon the earth’s soil is of great significance in Muslim prayer. The use of turbah can be understood as an adaptation of this concept to prayer in places where the earth is covered with a floor. For Shia Muslims the most favoured soil is that of Karbala, the site of the martyrdom of Imam Husayn ibn Ali; however soil from anywhere may be used.
This example bears the names of the Prophet Moḥammad, his daughter Fāṭemeh, his cousin and son-in-law ʿAlī, and his grandsons Hassan and Hussain.
الله محمد علی فاطمه حسن حسین
Allah, Mohammad, Ali, Fatemeh, Hassan, Hussein
It is very common to have these five names, which are known as the Panj-tan (The Five) in Persian, and also as Ahl al-Kisa or Al al-Aba in the wider Muslim world, depicted on prayer mohr and objects such as seals used for rings or pendants.
Rectangular clay prayer stone or mohr, made from the sacred earth of Karbala, with stamped decoration and an inscription in the centre. The inscriptions are the names of the Prophet Moḥammad, his daughter Fāṭemeh, his cousin and son-in-law ʿAlī, and his grandsons Hassan and Hussain. الله محمد علی فاطمه حسن حسین [Allah, Mohammad, Ali, Fatemeh, Hassan, Hussein].
caption: General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 6.12.65/627 | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | clay turbahs | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-69607 | Go to resource |
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