Rob and I took a work holiday in late March and spent the entire day at the Aga Khan Museum, checking out the exhibits, having lunch at Diwan, and touring the Centre. What an architectural marvel. The building is truly a work of art in the way it captures and reflects light.
The current exhibit is The Moon, A Voyage Through Time.
In Islamic astrology, the moon is often personified and considered feminine in nature. It is regularly shown as a female figure, or, as in this case, a woman's face, enclosed by a crescent moon. According to the Persian verses above and below this paining, the moon is a positive sign for the one seeking to foretell the future, who is assured, "you will see great benefits this month / you will eat from the palms of joy and mirth / and you will pick a flower from the garden of hope." from the program
And it is He who created the night and the day and the sun and the moon; all heavenly bodies in an orbit swimming. Qur'an 21.33
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The moon is full April 19, 7:12 a.m.
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