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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Shirt functioning as a talisman in Islamic culture}}<br />
[[File:Imperial Dress Inside of Topkapi palace Museum 06.JPG|thumbnail|A talismanic shirt in the collection of the [[Topkapı Palace]]|233x233px]]<br />
[[File:Talismanic Shirt MET ISL108.jpg|thumb|15th–early 16th century talismanic shirt in the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]]. Attributed to [[North India]] or the [[Deccan]]. Cotton, ink, gold; plain weave, painted|229x229px]]<br />
[[File:New York Public Library, Spencer Collection Turk. MS. 3 Siyar-i Nabî fol. 214r Ka'b al-Ahbar watches Islamic declaration of faith appear miraculously on Yahya's robe twice.jpg|thumb|Islamic miniature depicting [[Ka'b al-Ahbar]] watching the [[Shahada|Islamic declaration of faith]] appear miraculously on [[John the Baptist in Islam|Yahya]]'s talismanic shirt after being cut out once|263x263px]]<br />
[[File:Khalili Collection Hajj and Arts of Pilgrimage txt-0471-front.jpg|thumb|right|Talismanic shirt depicting the holy sanctuaries of Mecca and Medina, 16th or early 17th century|231x231px]]<br />
[[File:Щэтемыгъафэ_джан_001.jpg|thumb|232x232px|Talismanic shirt of [[Jembulat Boletoqo]]. Displayed at the [[National Museum of the Republic of Adygea]]]]<br />
[[File:Khalili Collection Hajj and Arts of Pilgrimage Talismanic shirt.jpg|thumb|right|Talismanic shirt inscribed with Qur'anic verses, the [[Asma ul-Husna|Asma' al-Husna]], and prayers, with views of Mecca and Medina; 17th century Turkey, [[Khalili Collection of Hajj and the Arts of Pilgrimage]]|211x211px]]<br />
A '''talismanic shirt''' (or '''talisman shirt'''; {{langx|tr|tılsımlı gömlek}}; {{Langx|fa|پیراهن طلسمات|pirâhan telesmat}}) is a worn textile [[talisman]]. Talismanic shirts are found throughout the [[Muslim world]]. The shirts can be grouped to four types which differ in style and the symbols used: an [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]], a [[Safavid Empire|Safavid]], a [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] and a West African one.<ref name=vam>{{cite web|last1=Atighi Moghaddam|first1=Behnaz|title=Guest Post: A Warrior's Magic Shirt|url=http://www.vam.ac.uk/blog/research-department/guest-post-a-warriors-magic-shirt|website=Victoria and Albert Museum|accessdate=7 October 2015|language=en|date=17 June 2015}}</ref><br />
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The earliest surviving examples were made in or near the 15th century,<ref name=vam /> though the tradition of talismanic shirts might be much older. In [[Yusuf (surah)|Surah Yusuf]] of the [[Quran]], a shirt of the prophet [[Joseph in Islam|Joseph]] is described as giving him protection and even miracle-working. He hands it over so it can heal the blindness of his father [[Jacob in Islam|Jacob]]: {{Cite quran|12|93|q=Go with this my shirt, and cast it over the face of my father: he will come to see}}.<br />
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The shirts may be [[inscription|inscribed]] with verses from Quran, names of [[Allah]] and of prophets and with numbers. They may carry images or symbols, including those from [[astrology]]. The inscribed names are believed to be capable of offering protection and guidance to the carrier.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Al-Saleh|first1=Yasmine|title=Amulets and Talismans from the Islamic World|url=http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/tali/hd_tali.htm|website=Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History|publisher=The Metropolitan Museum of Art|location=New York|date=November 2010}}</ref> Although talismanic shirts can be worn to protect against many evils, most of them seem to be intended as a shield in battle.<ref name="vam" /><br />
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==Some examples in collections==<br />
* Talismanic shirt, [[Bursa]], Turkey, end of the 14th–beginning of the 15th century, [[Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum]], Istanbul, accession number 539<ref>{{cite web|last1=Özay|first1=Alev|title=Talismanic shirt|url=http://www.discoverislamicart.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;tr;Mus01;18;en|website=Discover Islamic Art|publisher=Museum With No Frontiers|date=2015|accessdate=7 October 2015}}</ref><br />
* Talismanic shirt for [[Sultan Cem]], 1480, [[Topkapı Palace Museum]], Istanbul. It was produced when Cem was still [[Şehzade]]. Unusually, the beginning and end of the manufacturing of the object are inscribed.<br />
* Talismanic shirt for Sultan [[Suleiman the Magnificent]], Topkapı Palace Museum, Istanbul. It was commissioned by Suleiman's wife [[Hürrem Sultan]].<ref name=vam /><br />
* Talismanic shirt, Northern India or Deccan, 15th–early 16th century, [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]], New York, accession number 1998.199<ref>{{cite web|title=Talismanic Shirt|url=http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/453498|website=The Metropolitan Museum of Art|accessdate=7 October 2015|language=en}}</ref><br />
* Talismanic shirt, India, 15th–16th century, [[Victoria and Albert Museum]], London, accession number T.59-1935<ref name=vam /><br />
*The [[Khalili Collections]] include four talismanic shirts. The [[Khalili Collection of Hajj and the Arts of Pilgrimage]] has shirts from 17th century Turkey (TXT 545) and from 16th or 17th century [[Mughal Empire|Mughal India]] (TXT 471) that depict the holy sites of Mecca and Medina and are inscribed with prayers and extracts from the Quran.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hajj and The Arts of Pilgrimage {{!}} Talismanic Shirt with Depictions of the Two Holy Sanctuaries|url=https://www.khalilicollections.org/collections/hajj-and-the-arts-of-pilgrimage/khalili-collection-hajj-and-the-arts-of-pilgrimage-talismanic-shirt-with-depictions-of-the-two-holy-sanctuaries-txt471/|access-date=2021-07-09|website=Khalili Collections|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Hajj and The Arts of Pilgrimage {{!}} Talismanic Shirt|url=https://www.khalilicollections.org/collections/hajj-and-the-arts-of-pilgrimage/talismanic-shirt-txt-545/|access-date=2021-07-09|website=Khalili Collections|language=en-US}}</ref> The one from Turkey is unusual in having realistic, rather than schematic, depictions of the holy sites.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nassar|first=Nahla|date=2021|title=Talismanic shirt|url=http://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;uk;Mus22;28;en|access-date=2021-07-12|website=Discover Islamic Art}}</ref> The [[Khalili Collection of Islamic Art]] includes shirts from 16th century Turkey (TXT 463) and 18th/19th century India (TXT 574).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Islamic Art {{!}} Talismanic shirt|url=https://www.khalilicollections.org/collections/islamic-art/talismanic-shirt-txt-463/|access-date=2021-07-09|website=Khalili Collections|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Islamic Art {{!}} Talismanic shirt on green ground|url=https://www.khalilicollections.org/collections/islamic-art/talismanic-shirt-on-green-ground-txt-574/|access-date=2021-07-09|website=Khalili Collections|language=en-US}}</ref><br />
*Talismanic shirt of [[Jembulat Boletoqo]], the [[Chemirgoys|Chemguy]] Grand Prince of [[Circassia]] (1827–1836). Displayed at the [[National Museum of the Republic of Adygea]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 March 2021 |others=Translated by Beşto Yılmaz Beştepe |title=Çemguy Prensi Canbulat Bolotoko’nun Tılsımlı Gömleği |url=http://cherkessia.net/makale_detay.php?id=3969 |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=cherkessia.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Емиж |first=Нафисэт |date=2013-09-24 |title=Адыги отгоняли злых духов оберегами |url=https://aheku.net/news/culture/4894 |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=Адыгэ Хэку |language=ru}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*{{anli|Ghost shirt}}<br />
*{{anli|Cloak of Muhammad}}<br />
*{{anli|Relics of Muhammad}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==Further reading==<br />
* {{cite journal |last1=Anetshofer |first1=Helga |title=The Hero Dons a Talismanic Shirt for Battle: Magical Objects Aiding the Warrior in a Turkish Epic Romance |journal=Journal of Near Eastern Studies |date=October 2018 |volume=77 |issue=2 |pages=175–193 |doi=10.1086/699185}}<br />
* {{cite journal |last1=Felek |first1=Özgen |title=Fears, Hopes, and Dreams: The Talismanic Shirts of Murād iii |journal=Arabica |date=13 September 2017 |volume=64 |issue=3-4 |pages=647–672 |doi=10.1163/15700585-12341454}}<br />
* {{cite journal |last1=Hedayat Munroe |first1=Nazanin |title=Wrapped Up: Talismanic Garments in Early Modern Islamic Culture |journal=Journal of Textile Design Research and Practice |date=2 January 2019 |volume=7 |issue=1 |pages=4–24 |doi=10.1080/20511787.2019.1586316}}<br />
* {{cite book |last1=Singh |first1=Saarthak |editor1-last=Bağcı |editor1-first=Serpil |title=16th International Congress of Turkish Art, October 3-5, 2019, Ankara : Proceedings |date=2023 |publisher=Republic of Türkiye, Ministry of Culture and Tourism |location=İstanbul |isbn=9789751757272 |pages=1085–1098 |edition=1|url=https://www.academia.edu/118793885 |chapter=A Talismanic Tunic with Images of Mecca & Medina: Pilgrimage, Place and the Body in the Mughal and Ottoman Empires}}<br />
* {{cite book|last1=Tezcan|first1=Hülya|title=Topkapı Sarayı Müzesi koleksiyonundan tilsimli gömlekler|date=2011 |publisher=Timaş|location=Istanbul|isbn=978-6051143651|language=tr}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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