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I had written:
> _Beads of Faith_ does have a manuscript
>illustration which it says is a "12th century Mogul painting" showing
>an Islamic "saint" in India with his beads, but apparently the
>manuscript is in private hands (?) which means I have no way to check
>the date.
A couple of people have referred me off-list to specialists in
Islamic religion who might have more information on prayer beads, for
which much thanks.
A colleague, however, on seeing the supposed "12th-century" image I
mentioned above, commented that the book's authors had obviously been
misled by the Islamic dating system. From the style of the painting,
it's clearly from the 18th or 19th century A.D. -- which in the
Muslim dating system is approximately the 12th century _A.H._ (after
the Hegira).
Unfortunately, this is not a surprise, given the general quality of
the book. :(
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