Videos
Throughout this sale, we’ll be sharing a collection of videos from our artists, teachers and partners on their thoughts and knowledge of the beauty and on-going vitality of the sacred arts of the Islamic world.
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Video: Ottoman Holy Qur'an manuscript commissioned by the Ottoman Sultan Suleyman the magnificent in the 10th century AH/ 16th century AD. Further details can be found HERE.
Video: Julia Barfield (Director and Head Architect), Guilherme Ressel (Designer) and Matthew Wingrove (Architect) from Marks Barfield Architects describe the journey of translating Professor Keith Critchlow's hand drawn sketches into what we see today - Europe's first eco-mosque.
Video: An overview by Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad of the embedded Cambridge Central Mosque's mihrab tiles originating from the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem.
Video: A short documentary with fine artist and illuminator Ayesha Gamiet on the relationship between 'The Glory and The Mercy'. Ayesha was awarded an ijaza (traditional apprenticeship) in Islamic manuscript illumination under master illuminators Ayten Tiryaki and Çiçek Derman in Istanbul and has contributed to past Cambridge Islamic Art sales.
Video: An original tapestry from the holy Ka'bah in the city of Mecca. The calligraphy was handwoven in 1434 AH (2012) in Thuluth script using gold and silver threads following the Ottoman tradition of Kiswah craftsmanship. This Kiswah is one of the showpieces of the Cambridge Central Mosque. Overview by Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad.
Video: A short documentary with fine artist and illuminator Ayesha Gamiet on the relationship between 'The Student and the Master'. Ayesha was awarded an ijaza (traditional apprenticeship) in Islamic manuscript illumination under master illuminators Ayten Tiryaki and Çiçek Derman in Istanbul and has contributed to past Cambridge Islamic Art sales.
Video: “The Reed and the Brush” with Haji Noor Deen - Our first public demonstration, exhibition and workshop delivered by Haji Noor Deen Mi Guang Jiang, a renowned master of Arabic calligraphy from China, held at the Cambridge Central Mosque in November 2019.