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The people of Saba come out to see their garden, and are startled to find that the ground emits a burnt smell

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Description: Wonder, Image, and Cosmos in Medieval Islam
In the 1388 Tusi manuscript made for the Jalayirid Sultan Ahmad, the image accompanying the entry for a mountain known as Mount Qaf, shows Alexander the Great in a pale blue tunic and small golden crown. He follows a resplendent angel, who lays his hands on the mountain as he turns back toward...
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Related print edition pages: pp.89-117
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00270.004

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