Calligraphic Names of Rashidun Caliphs in Hagia Sophia

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Syed Muhammad Khan
by Belt93
published on 30 November 2019
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Four medals showing beautifully designed names of the first four Rashidun Caliphs Abu Bakr (r. 632 - 634 CE), Umar (634 - 644 CE), Uthman (644 - 656 CE) and Ali (656 - 661 CE). In the Dome of the New Mosque, in the Hagia Sophia, Istanbul. The New Mosque was constructed between 1660 and 1665 CE, during the Ottoman Period.

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