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Or Ms 161 fol.6v The Prophet Prohibits Intercalation, from 'The Chronology of Ancient Nations' by...

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Or Ms 161 fol.6v The Prophet Prohibits Intercalation, from 'The Chronology of Ancient Nations' by Al-Biruni, 1307 (gouache on paper) (detail of 307742)
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Islamic School, (14th century)
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Edinburgh University Library, Scotland
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gouache on paper
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1307 AD (C14th AD)
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Athar al-Baqiya 'an al-Quran al-Khaliya; Aby Rayhan al-Biruni (973-1048) Persian polymath scholar; the Prophet Muhammad received a revelation concerning intercalation during his 'Farewell Pilgrimage' which portrayed intercalation as tampering with the order of the universe, leading to disorder and the encouragement of pagan beliefs; Muhammad addressing the faithful on the plain of 'Arafa; intercalation is the insertion of a leap day into some calendar years

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