El-Khaḍir/El-Khiḍr: Le Prophète-Sage dans la Tradition Musulmane by Irfan Omar (Casablanca: A. Retani Éditions La Croisée des Chemins, 2021), 202 pp., ISBN: 9789920769860, 18.00 €

Authors : Michael CALABRİA

Pages : 235-238

Doi:10.12730/is.1296441

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Publication Date : 2023-07-31

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :First Paragraph: In November 1654, the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan made a pilgrimage to the shrine of Mu’in al-Din Chishti in the city of Ajmer as was a common practice for the members of his dynasty. The journey is captured in a painting from his royal chronicle, The Padshahnama. As the emperor crosses a stream on the outskirts of the city, he encounters a mysterious figure standing on the surface of the water, clad in an emerald robe and turban, and offering a globe to the emperor. Although unnamed in the painting, this figure has been identified as al-Khiḍir insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(also rendered as al-Khaḍir and Khizr);, literally “the Green One,” the traditional name given to Mūsā’s insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Moses’); mysterious guide mentioned in the Qur’an insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(al-Kahf 18.60-82 ff.); and the subject of Irfan Omar’s welcome study of this important figure in Islam.
Keywords : El Khaḍir El Khiḍr, Tradition Musulmane, Irfan Omar

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