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Dhu al-Qarnayn building a wall with the help of the jinns to keep away Gog and Magog. Persian miniature from a book of Falnama copied for the Safavid
Dhu al-Qarnayn building a wall with the help of the jinns to keep away Gog and Magog. Persian miniature from a book of Falnama copied for the Safavid emperor Tahmasp I (r. 1524–1576), currently preserved in the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin.
The Caspian Gates in Derbent, Russia, part of the defence systems built by the Sasanian Empire, often identified with the Gates of Alexander.
The Caspian Gates in Derbent, Russia, part of the defence systems built by the Sasanian Empire, often identified with the Gates of Alexander.
Silver tetradrachm of Alexander the Great shown wearing the horns of the ram-god Zeus-Ammon.
Silver tetradrachm of Alexander the Great shown wearing the horns of the ram-god Zeus-Ammon.
Image: Cyrus Great
Image: Cyrus Great
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Two folios of the Birmingham Quran manuscript, an early manuscript written in Hijazi script likely dated within Muhammad's lifetime between c. 568–645
Two folios of the Birmingham Quran manuscript, an early manuscript written in Hijazi script likely dated within Muhammad's lifetime between c. 568–645
Traditionally believed to be Muhammad's first revelation, Surah Al-Alaq, later placed 96th in the Qur'anic regulations, in current writing style
Traditionally believed to be Muhammad's first revelation, Surah Al-Alaq, later placed 96th in the Qur'anic regulations, in current writing style
Quran − in Mashhad, Iran − said to be written by Ali
Quran − in Mashhad, Iran − said to be written by Ali
A page from the Stanford '07 binary manuscript contains verses 265-271 of Surah Al-Baqara; the double layer reveals additions to the original text and
A page from the Stanford '07 binary manuscript contains verses 265-271 of Surah Al-Baqara; the double layer reveals additions to the original text and differences with today's Quran