Treasures of the Museum
كنوز المتحف
A trail through ten museum treasures: the Salting Mihrab, the Kiswa, the Kutubiyya minbar, the Ardabil carpet, astrolabes and Qur'an folios.
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6steps · 30min · newcomer · student
The Salting Mihrab
Kashan c.1300: the mihrab's crown of lustre.
The Kiswa
The Kaaba's covering: an annual gift across centuries.
The Kutubiyya minbar
Cordoba builds for Marrakesh: Islam's greatest pulpit.
The Ardabil Carpet
Tabriz 1539: the world's most famous carpet.
An astrolabe
The star-machine of a Mevlevi muezzin, 1235.
The codices
The Blue Qur'an and the centuries' folios.
The Blue Qur'an · Abbasid Qur'an Folios · Qur'an Stand (Rahle)
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Overview
A path through ten notables among the museum's holdings: the Saltanat mihrab, the kiswa of the Kaaba, the Kutubiyya minbar, the Ardabil carpet, and the astrolabes and mushafs.
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islam.museum contributors. “Treasures of the Museum”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-museum-treasures/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.