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    Sitarah for the Prophet’s mosque in Medina on Legacy-collections Sphere from

    The prayer upon the Prophet at the top of the sitarah is follwed by the shahadah, divided between two small medallions, and surah al-Ahzab, XXXIII, verse 45. Ayat al-Kursi (‘Verse of the Throne’, surah al-Baqarah, II, verse 255) is in the oval frame, interrupted by small medallions enclosing the names of Abu Bakr, ‘Umar, ‘Uthman, ‘Ali, Hasan and Husayn.

    Sitarah for the Prophet’s mosque in Medina