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Turkey: Late 16th century minature of the Prophet Muhammad and the Muslim army at the Battle of Uhud, near Mecca, in 625.

Turkey: Late 16th century minature of the Prophet Muhammad and the Muslim army at the Battle of Uhud, near Mecca, in 625.

Late 16th century minature of the Prophet Muhammad and the Muslim army at the Battle of Uhud, near Mecca, in 625. The painting was commissioned by the Ottoman sultan Murad III. Muhammad is represented veiled, according to Muslim convention.

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