Shia Collection

Distant Fronts, In Mesopotamia; The mosque of Kadhimiya, in Baghdad, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Distant Fronts, In Mesopotamia; The mosque of Kadhimiya, in Baghdad, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Idealized Portrait of the Mughal Empress Nur Jahan (1577-1645)?, between c1725 and c1750. Creator: Unknown
Idealized Portrait of the Mughal Empress Nur Jahan (1577-1645)?, between c1725 and c1750

View in Lucknow: Hooseinabad Imambara, c1891. Creator: James Grant
View in Lucknow: Hooseinabad Imambara, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. II.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

Helmet with Talismanic Inscriptions, Iran, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Helmet with Talismanic Inscriptions, Iran, 18th century. Shi a inscription calling for protection against harm and danger

Women with veil, a custom that was used in the Shiite population of Persia in the Safavid age, 17th century murals

Shiite Mosque of Al-Kadhimain, Baghdad, Iraq, 1977. Built in the 16th century, this mosque is noted for its elaborate tilework

Modern Shiite mosque, Samarra, Iraq, 1977

The Battle of Karbala. Artist: Anonymous
The Battle of Karbala. Found in the collection of The David Collection

The officer in charge of the holy shrine at Mashhad, Persia, 1902. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. I. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1902]

Pilgrims with their camels on their way to Karbala, Iraq, 1925. Artist: A Kerim
Pilgrims with their camels on their way to Karbala, Iraq, 1925. the site of the martyrdom in 680 of Abbas ibn Ali, half brother of Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the prophet Mohammed

The Muharram Festival, Persia. The Mourning of Muharram is practised by Shia Muslims in the first month of their year. It commemorates the death of Imam Husayn ibn Ali

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