![Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126128032.oFomAiky.SharjahOmanMay09270.jpg) Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization |
![Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization newly opened in a converted shopping mall](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126127974.ujMt8aGc.SharjahOmanMay09170.jpg) Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization newly opened in a converted shopping mall |
![Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126127975.bZ4B9Qic.SharjahOmanMay09171.jpg) Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization |
![Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126127987.ZmBLCOJH.SharjahOmanMay09189.jpg) Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization |
![Floor plan - Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126127976.uPdS1fCe.SharjahOmanMay09173.jpg) Floor plan - Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization |
![Map showing the Islamic World](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126127995.gFPEBiof.SharjahOmanMay09202.jpg) Map showing the Islamic World |
![Kiswah - heavy cloth used to cover the Ka'ba](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126127977.SJ6Vgcxb.SharjahOmanMay09174.jpg) Kiswah - heavy cloth used to cover the Ka'ba |
![Kiswah - Ka'ba cover](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126127979.Eg3ltZZI.SharjahOmanMay09176.jpg) Kiswah - Ka'ba cover |
![The Ka'ba in Mecca](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126127978.45Qun2VI.SharjahOmanMay09175.jpg) The Ka'ba in Mecca |
![The Great Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126127980.eB7E7CUS.SharjahOmanMay09179.jpg) The Great Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia |
![Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126127981.VzjJ30jc.SharjahOmanMay09180.jpg) Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization |
![Silver model of the Great Mosque in Mecca](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126127982.sYTJIHUp.SharjahOmanMay09182.jpg) Silver model of the Great Mosque in Mecca |
![Silver model of the Mosque of the Prophet in Medina](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126127983.f1gj7uyc.SharjahOmanMay09183.jpg) Silver model of the Mosque of the Prophet in Medina |
![Model of the Selimiya Mosque in Edirne, Turkey - 1575](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126127984.22FWmMkJ.SharjahOmanMay09184.jpg) Model of the Selimiya Mosque in Edirne, Turkey - 1575 |
![Model of the Blue Mosque, Istanbul](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126127985.vAVBFWqj.SharjahOmanMay09186.jpg) Model of the Blue Mosque, Istanbul |
![The Elephant Clock](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126127986.ajE6PC6I.SharjahOmanMay09187.jpg) The Elephant Clock |
![Astronomical instruments based on 14th Century models](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126127988.d5hWOyxG.SharjahOmanMay09190.jpg) Astronomical instruments based on 14th Century models |
![Model of a mill](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126127989.iX6xu7XY.SharjahOmanMay09192.jpg) Model of a mill |
![Model of a water wheel for irrigation](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126127990.DkCjhw9G.SharjahOmanMay09193.jpg) Model of a water wheel for irrigation |
![Model of a Ship Mill used on the Tigris in the 10th C.](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126127991.P3eJpWS3.SharjahOmanMay09194.jpg) Model of a Ship Mill used on the Tigris in the 10th C. |
![Model of Qalawan Hospital, Cairo](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126127992.ZsYr2oeC.SharjahOmanMay09197.jpg) Model of Qalawan Hospital, Cairo |
![Model of the Princess Turan Hospital, Divriji, Turkey - 1228 AD](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126127993.m1TUIb4e.SharjahOmanMay09199.jpg) Model of the Princess Turan Hospital, Divriji, Turkey - 1228 AD |
![Model of the observatory of Maragha, 13th C.](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126127994.cgCOvGkL.SharjahOmanMay09200.jpg) Model of the observatory of Maragha, 13th C. |
![Various pottery, Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126127996.556wtABu.SharjahOmanMay09203.jpg) Various pottery, Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization |
![An interesting south-up map of the world](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126127997.ZjUL4CNB.SharjahOmanMay09204.jpg) An interesting south-up map of the world |
![Model of the minaret of the Great Mosque of al-Mutawakkil, Samarra, Iraq - 9th C.](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126127998.Iocb9gRr.SharjahOmanMay09205.jpg) Model of the minaret of the Great Mosque of al-Mutawakkil, Samarra, Iraq - 9th C. |
![Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126127999.aNngvEoS.SharjahOmanMay09208.jpg) Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization |
![Model of the Generalife Gardens of the Alhambra, Granada, Spain](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126128000.bRXC6CPw.SharjahOmanMay09209.jpg) Model of the Generalife Gardens of the Alhambra, Granada, Spain |
![Model of the Generalife Gardens of the Alhambra, Granada, Spain](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126128001.f7HFArcb.SharjahOmanMay09211.jpg) Model of the Generalife Gardens of the Alhambra, Granada, Spain |
![Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126128002.Drm7GXZc.SharjahOmanMay09212.jpg) Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization |
![Lustre and cobalt-blue star tile, 14th C. Iran](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126128003.DOKvfHcZ.SharjahOmanMay09213.jpg) Lustre and cobalt-blue star tile, 14th C. Iran |
![Blue and white bottle with a partridge desitn, 17th C. Iran](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126128004.1R6GWlJa.SharjahOmanMay09215.jpg) Blue and white bottle with a partridge desitn, 17th C. Iran |
![Decorated horse saddle, 18-19th C. Bukhara, Uzbekistan](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126128005.HrlCUGIv.SharjahOmanMay09217.jpg) Decorated horse saddle, 18-19th C. Bukhara, Uzbekistan |
![Model of the Jantar Mantar observatory, Jaipur, India - 1724](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126128006.ESWSnE0m.SharjahOmanMay09219.jpg) Model of the Jantar Mantar observatory, Jaipur, India - 1724 |
![Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilizations](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126128007.btOMfA10.SharjahOmanMay09221.jpg) Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilizations |
![Focus of Faith - The Holy Mosque at Makkah al-Mukarramah](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126128008.sNJWSiwS.SharjahOmanMay09222.jpg) Focus of Faith - The Holy Mosque at Makkah al-Mukarramah |
![Arabic Calligraphy as modern art, Mamoun Sakkah, 20th C.](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126128009.JyBNmcRq.SharjahOmanMay09225.jpg) Arabic Calligraphy as modern art, Mamoun Sakkah, 20th C. |
![Islamic-style chain mail armor and helmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126128010.LysqGydb.SharjahOmanMay09226.jpg) Islamic-style chain mail armor and helmet |
![Gold damascened steel dagger, 19th C. India](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126128011.Odp5J5h0.SharjahOmanMay09228.jpg) Gold damascened steel dagger, 19th C. India |
![Dagger made of old watered steel, ca 1950 Kuwait](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126128012.X0rzkFGK.SharjahOmanMay09230.jpg) Dagger made of old watered steel, ca 1950 Kuwait |
![Dagger with a gold-damascened steel blade and jade handle, 19th C. India](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126128013.03llGjS3.SharjahOmanMay09232.jpg) Dagger with a gold-damascened steel blade and jade handle, 19th C. India |
![Dagger with gold-damascened steel blade and ivory handle, 19th C. India](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126128014.3jGRLbuY.SharjahOmanMay09234.jpg) Dagger with gold-damascened steel blade and ivory handle, 19th C. India |
![Dagger with gilt, watered steel blade and buffalo horn handle, Syria ca 1920](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126128015.wkPI5Qm2.SharjahOmanMay09236.jpg) Dagger with gilt, watered steel blade and buffalo horn handle, Syria ca 1920 |
![Brass ewer decorated with Arabic calligraphy and floral motifs, India](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126128016.kGdZfsS5.SharjahOmanMay09238.jpg) Brass ewer decorated with Arabic calligraphy and floral motifs, India |
![Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilizations](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126128017.BjDRzK5y.SharjahOmanMay09240.jpg) Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilizations |
![Tile panel with mihrab design, 19th C. Iznik, Turkey](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126128018.GNwECS2m.SharjahOmanMay09241.jpg) Tile panel with mihrab design, 19th C. Iznik, Turkey |
![Various daggers, Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilizations](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126128019.IJ3Cn8XS.SharjahOmanMay09243.jpg) Various daggers, Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilizations |
![Dagger with steel blade and horn handle, 19th C. Syria or Iraq](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126128020.MBRdZt8F.SharjahOmanMay09244.jpg) Dagger with steel blade and horn handle, 19th C. Syria or Iraq |
![Scene of 19th C. Cairo by English artist David Roberts (1796-1864)](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126128021.hAZ5LlV2.SharjahOmanMay09246.jpg) Scene of 19th C. Cairo by English artist David Roberts (1796-1864) |
![Arabic Calligraphy, Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilizations](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126128022.MmH8d9Ix.SharjahOmanMay09247.jpg) Arabic Calligraphy, Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilizations |
![Cairo](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126128023.SCEswIIQ.SharjahOmanMay09248.jpg) Cairo |
![Calligrapher's License, Istanbul 1865](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126128024.Z8BCohZ0.SharjahOmanMay09250.jpg) Calligrapher's License, Istanbul 1865 |
![Qit'a - Mustafa Dede, Istanbul, 16th C.](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126128025.nve61bLh.SharjahOmanMay09252.jpg) Qit'a - Mustafa Dede, Istanbul, 16th C. |
![Tughra - Abdulfettah Efendi, 19th C. Istanbul](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126128026.ubIQjCvR.SharjahOmanMay09254.jpg) Tughra - Abdulfettah Efendi, 19th C. Istanbul |
![Hilye - Kadiasker Mstafa Izzet Efendi, Istanbul 1874](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126128027.mInjNhyV.SharjahOmanMay09256.jpg) Hilye - Kadiasker Mstafa Izzet Efendi, Istanbul 1874 |
![Qur'an Manuscript - Kebecizade Mehmed Vasfi Efendi, Istanbul 1796](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126128028.VK3SQZQk.SharjahOmanMay09258.jpg) Qur'an Manuscript - Kebecizade Mehmed Vasfi Efendi, Istanbul 1796 |
![Lawha (Tughra) - Mahmud Delaeddin Efendi, Istanbul 1810](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126128029.TaGVDtvy.SharjahOmanMay09260.jpg) Lawha (Tughra) - Mahmud Delaeddin Efendi, Istanbul 1810 |
![Lawha (Tughra) - Istanbul 1846](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126128030.RlF3iKy9.SharjahOmanMay09264.jpg) Lawha (Tughra) - Istanbul 1846 |
![Model of Sharjah fort](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/126128031.pxnXRSm4.SharjahOmanMay09269.jpg) Model of Sharjah fort |