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Jihan Shah decided to have the master miniaturist Sheikh Ali killed after he’d

pleted  the  book。  But  a  good…hearted  Circassian  beauty  in  his  harem

advised  him  that  blinding  the  master  miniaturist  would  suffice。  Jihan  Shah

forthwith  adopted  this  clever  idea;  which  he  passed  on  to  his  circle  of

sycophants; until it ultimately reached the ears of Sheikh Ali。 Even so; Sheikh

Ali  didn’t  leave  the  book  half  finished  and  flee  Tabriz  as  other;  mediocre

illustrators  might’ve  done。  He  didn’t  resort  to  games  like  slowing  down  the

progress of the manuscript or making inferior illustrations so it wouldn’t be

“perfect”  and  thereby  forestalling  his  imminent  blinding。  Indeed;  he  worked

with even more ardor and conviction。 In the house where he lived alone; he’d

begin  working  after  the  morning  prayers  and  continue  illustrating  the  same

horses; cypresses; lovers; dragons and handsome princes by candlelight in the

middle of the night again and again until bitter tears streamed from his eyes。

Much of the time; he’d gaze for days at an illustration by one of the great old

masters of Herat as he made an exact copy on another sheet。 In the end; he

pleted  the  book  for  Jihan  Shah  the  Blacksheep;  and  as  the  master

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miniaturist  had  expected;  he  was  at  first  praised  and  showered  with  gold

pieces;  before  being  blinded  with  a  sharp  plume  needle  used  to  affix  turban

plumes。 Before his pain had even subsided; Sheikh Ali left Herat and went to

join Tall Hasan the Whitesheep。 “Yes; indeed; I am blind;” he explained to Tall

Hasan;  “yet  I  remember  each  of  the  splendors  of  the  manuscript  I’ve

illuminated for the last eleven years; down to each mark of the pen and each

stroke  of  the  brush;  and  my  hand  can  draw  it  again  from  memory。  My

Excellency; I could illustrate the greatest manuscript of all time for you。 Since

my eyes will no longer be distracted by the filth of this world; I’ll be able to

depict all the glories of Allah from memory; in their purest form。” Tall Hasan

believed the great master miniaturist; and the master miniaturist; keeping his

promise; illustrated from memory the most magnificent of books for the ruler

of  the  Whitesheep。  Everyone  knew  the  spiritual  power  provided  by  the  new

book  was  what  lay  behind  Tall  Hasan’s  subsequent  defeat  of  the  Blacksheep

and the victorious Khan’s execution of Jihan Shah during a raid near Bing?l。

This magnificent book; along with the one Sheikh Ali Tabrizi made for the late

Jihan Shah; entered Our Sultan’s treasury in Istanbul when the ever…victorious

Tall Hasan was defeated at the Battle of Otlukbeli by Sultan Mehmet Khan the

Conqueror; may he rest in peace。 Those who can truly see; know。

BA

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