Hadith Bayad wa Riyad

حديث بياض ورياض

The unique illustrated 13th-century Andalusi manuscript of the love story of Bayad and Riyad; the only surviving illustrated Arabic text from al-Andalus.

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A unique illustrated Andalusian manuscript from the thirteenth century of the love story of Bayad and Riyad; the only surviving illustrated Arabic text from al-Andalus. 1

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islam.museum contributors. “Hadith Bayad wa Riyad”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/object/bayad-wa-riyad/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.

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