Mosque with an inscription of name of the Prophet Muhammad and four caliphs

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Mosque with an inscription of name of the Prophet Muhammad and four caliphs

There are poorly preserved inscriptions inside the arched niche.

Mosque with an inscription of name of the Prophet Muhammad and four caliphs

They are written in thuluth and kufic script with blue letters. Based on the remaining letters and some words, it has been established that the inscriptions contained monotheistic formulas «Kalima-i tayyiba» and «Kalima-i shahadat», kufic script. The following text is in the round cartouches, thuluth script: – In the name of Allah, and His names. In the center of the cartouches it is written الله «Allah». Along the perimeter of the cartouches, there is a name of the Prophet Muhammad, and the names of the four khalifs: Abu Bakr, Umar, ‘Usman, ‘Ali.

You can learn more about the topic in the book-album "Architectural epigraphy of Uzbekistan. Qashqadaryo, Shahrisabz" of the series "Architectural epigraphy of Uzbekistan".