Mirajname
Mirajname. The Book of the Ascension of the Prophet Mohammed ( Persian معراج نامه, DMG Miʿrāǧ-Nāme , ' Book of Ascension') is a book that was written in Herat in 1436 and contains 61 miniatures that illustrate the Ascension of Muhammad and the Archangel Gabriel . It was commissioned by the Timurid ruler Shah Ruch from 1436–1437 and has been in his private possession ever since. The syncretism of the styles is particularly evident in Islamic painting in Iran and Central Asia during the Timurid epoch (approx. 1307–1507). The influence of Chinese art plays an important role here. Even if the representations correspond to the pattern of the biographical Islamic narrative, influences from Central Asia and Chinese Buddhism can undoubtedly be found in their iconography . One copy is in the collection of the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris.