Hilya-i Sharif Framed Painting

Hilye-i Şerife

Basmala (top of the Hilye):
Bismillāhir-Raḥmānir-Raḥīm
“In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.”

Hilye Text (written in Thuluth script in the circular center and bottom rectangular section):

“When Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) described the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he said:
‘He was neither too short nor too tall; he was of medium height. His hair was neither short nor curly, nor long, but between curly and straight. He had a round face, clear white skin, large black eyes, and long eyelashes. He was large-boned and broad-shouldered. His chest was hairless from the middle to his belly. His palms and the soles of his feet were plump, not straight.
When he walked, he moved gracefully, as if walking downhill. When he looked to the right or left, he turned with his entire body. Between his shoulders was the seal of prophethood, a sign that he was the last prophet.
He was the most generous-hearted, the gentlest-tempered, and the friendliest of people. Those who saw him unexpectedly were struck by his majesty, but those who knew him well and conversed with him loved him above all else. Anyone who tried to describe his superiorities and beauties could not help but say, ‘I have never seen anyone like him before or after!’
May Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him.”

Verse 56 of Surah Al-Ahzab (between the bottom rectangular section and the circular center):

“Indeed, Allah and His angels send blessings upon the Prophet. O you who have believed, send blessings upon him and salute him.” (Al-Ahzab: 56)

Names of the Rightly-Guided Caliphs (in the four corners of the circular Hilye text):

• Abu Bakr the Righteous (Allah was pleased with him)
• Omar al-Faruq (Allah was pleased with him)
• Osman Dhu'n-Nurayn (Allah was pleased with him)
• Ali Karramallahu Wajhahu (Allah was pleased with him)