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The Siyer-i Nebi is an ancient Greek epic poem that details the life of the Prophet Muhammad.
Answer: False
The Siyer-i Nebi is an Ottoman epic poem, not Greek, and was originally written in Ottoman Turkish, not ancient Greek.
The original Siyer-i Nebi was completed in the late 16th century.
Answer: False
The original Siyer-i Nebi epic was completed circa 1388, not in the late 16th century.
Mustafa, son of Yusuf of Erzurum, also known as al-Darir, authored the Siyer-i Nebi.
Answer: True
Mustafa, son of Yusuf of Erzurum, also known as al-Darir, is indeed credited as the author of the Siyer-i Nebi.
Sultan Murad III commissioned the original writing of the Siyer-i Nebi.
Answer: False
The original writing of the Siyer-i Nebi was commissioned by Sultan Barquq, the Mamluk ruler, not Sultan Murad III, who commissioned its later illustration.
The Siyer-i Nebi's text is based on the 13th-century writings of Abu’l Hasan al-Bakri and Ibn Hisham.
Answer: True
The narrative of the Siyer-i Nebi is indeed based on the 13th-century writings of Abu’l Hasan al-Bakri and Ibn Hisham.
The Siyer-i Nebi is primarily a historical document detailing the political structure of the Mamluk Sultanate.
Answer: False
The Siyer-i Nebi is primarily an epic poem recounting the life story of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, not a historical document detailing the political structure of the Mamluk Sultanate.
Ibn Hisham, one of the foundational authors for the Siyer-i Nebi, passed away in 833.
Answer: True
Ibn Hisham, whose writings served as a foundational basis for the Siyer-i Nebi, did indeed pass away in 833.
What is the primary subject matter of the Siyer-i Nebi?
Answer: The life story of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
In what language was the Siyer-i Nebi originally written?
Answer: Ottoman Turkish
Approximately when was the original Siyer-i Nebi epic completed?
Answer: Around the year 1388
Who authored the Siyer-i Nebi?
Answer: Mustafa, son of Yusuf of Erzurum
Who commissioned the original writing of the Siyer-i Nebi?
Answer: Sultan Barquq
Which earlier texts served as the foundational basis for the Siyer-i Nebi?
Answer: Writings by Abu’l Hasan al-Bakri and Ibn Hisham
The illustrated copy of the Siyer-i Nebi commissioned by Murad III is considered the most complete visual portrayal of the life of the prophet Muhammad.
Answer: True
The lavishly illustrated copy commissioned by Sultan Murad III is indeed described as 'the most complete visual portrayal of the life of the prophet Muhammad' in Islamic art.
The workshop that produced the illustrated Siyer-i Nebi under Murad III was led by the artist Mustafa ibn Vali.
Answer: False
The workshop that produced the illustrated Siyer-i Nebi under Sultan Murad III was led by the calligrapher Lutfi Abdullah, not Mustafa ibn Vali, who was one of the illustrators.
The illustrated Siyer-i Nebi was completed under the reign of Sultan Murad III.
Answer: False
The illustrated Siyer-i Nebi was completed on January 16, 1595, during the reign of Sultan Mehmed III, Murad III's successor.
Who commissioned the later illustration of the Siyer-i Nebi in the late 16th century?
Answer: Sultan Murad III
What is a significant characteristic of the lavishly illustrated Siyer-i Nebi commissioned by Murad III?
Answer: It is described as the largest single cycle of religious painting in Islamic art.
Who was in charge of the workshop that produced the illustrated Siyer-i Nebi under Murad III?
Answer: Lutfi Abdullah
When was the illustrated copy of the Siyer-i Nebi completed, and under whose reign?
Answer: January 16, 1595, under Mehmed III
In the Siyer-i Nebi miniatures, Muhammad is typically shown with an unveiled face and a traditional halo.
Answer: False
In the Siyer-i Nebi miniatures, the Prophet Muhammad is consistently depicted with a veiled face and surrounded by flames, which serve as an Eastern artistic equivalent of a halo, rather than an unveiled face and a traditional halo.
The miniature style of the Siyer-i Nebi is known for its extensive landscapes and numerous figures in each scene.
Answer: False
The distinctive miniature style of the Siyer-i Nebi is characterized by few figures in each scene, an absence of extensive landscapes, and a 'suppression of detail,' which contrasts with the statement.
The Siyer-i Nebi is considered a significant work in Islamic art due to its unique realist style of miniatures.
Answer: False
While the Siyer-i Nebi is a significant work in Islamic art, its miniature style is noted for being 'strikingly different' from the normal realist style of Ottoman miniatures, not for a unique realist style.
How is the prophet Muhammad typically depicted in the miniatures of the Siyer-i Nebi?
Answer: With a veiled face and surrounded by flames.
Which of the following is a distinctive characteristic of the Siyer-i Nebi miniature style?
Answer: Few figures in each scene and an absence of extensive landscapes.
The completed illustrated Siyer-i Nebi contained 814 miniatures across six volumes.
Answer: True
The completed illustrated Siyer-i Nebi indeed contained 814 miniatures distributed across six volumes.
Volumes I, II, and VI of the illustrated Siyer-i Nebi are housed in the New York Public Library.
Answer: False
Volumes I, II, and VI of the illustrated Siyer-i Nebi are housed in the Topkapı Museum, while the New York Public Library holds Volume III.
Volume V of the Siyer-i Nebi is currently missing from the known collection.
Answer: True
It is correct that Volume V of the Siyer-i Nebi is currently missing from the known collection.
Approximately 200 miniatures from the original illustrated Siyer-i Nebi are missing in total.
Answer: True
Approximately 200 miniatures from the original illustrated Siyer-i Nebi are indeed missing in total from the collection.
All known miniatures from the Siyer-i Nebi are held in public institutions.
Answer: False
This statement is false; approximately two dozen Siyer-i Nebi miniatures are currently held by private collectors, not exclusively public institutions.
A 17th-century copy of Volume IV of the Siyer-i Nebi is located in the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts in Istanbul.
Answer: True
A 17th-century copy of Volume IV of the Siyer-i Nebi is indeed located in the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts in Sultanahmet, Istanbul.
The 17th-century copy of Volume IV was donated to a mosque library in 1862-1863 by Sultan Barquq.
Answer: False
The 17th-century copy of Volume IV was donated to a mosque library by the Sultan's mother between 1862 and 1863, not by Sultan Barquq.
The New York Public Library holds Volume I of the Siyer-i Nebi.
Answer: False
The New York Public Library holds Volume III of the Siyer-i Nebi, while Volume I is housed in the Topkapı Museum.
The Khalili Collection of Islamic Art contains two complete volumes of the Siyer-i Nebi.
Answer: False
The Khalili Collection of Islamic Art contains two folios (individual leaves) from Volume IV of the Siyer-i Nebi, not two complete volumes.
How many miniatures and volumes did the completed illustrated Siyer-i Nebi contain?
Answer: 814 miniatures across 6 volumes
Where are Volumes I, II, and VI of the illustrated Siyer-i Nebi currently located?
Answer: Topkapı Museum
Which institution holds Volume III of the Siyer-i Nebi?
Answer: New York Public Library
Approximately how many miniatures from the original illustrated Siyer-i Nebi are missing in total?
Answer: 200
Where were four miniatures from the Siyer-i Nebi sold in March 1984?
Answer: Hôtel Drouot auction house in Paris
Which collection holds two folios from Volume IV of the Siyer-i Nebi?
Answer: Khalili Collection of Islamic Art
Where is a 17th-century copy of Volume IV of the Siyer-i Nebi located?
Answer: Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts in Istanbul
One Siyer-i Nebi miniature depicts Muhammad removing a dragon from the Kaaba.
Answer: True
A Siyer-i Nebi miniature indeed portrays the Prophet Muhammad removing a dragon from the Kaaba.
The Battle of Badr is one of the historical events illustrated in the Siyer-i Nebi.
Answer: True
The Battle of Badr, a pivotal early battle in Islamic history, is indeed illustrated in the Siyer-i Nebi miniatures.
The Siyer-i Nebi miniatures show Muhammad advancing on Mecca accompanied by only two angels, Gabriel and Michael.
Answer: False
A Siyer-i Nebi miniature depicts the Prophet Muhammad advancing on Mecca accompanied by four archangels: Gabriel, Michael, Israfil, and Azrail, not just two.
One miniature depicts Ali beheading Nadr ibn al-Harith in the presence of Muhammad.
Answer: True
A Siyer-i Nebi miniature indeed depicts Ali beheading Nadr ibn al-Harith in the presence of the Prophet Muhammad.
The death of Muhammad is not depicted in any of the Siyer-i Nebi miniatures.
Answer: False
One of the Siyer-i Nebi miniatures explicitly depicts the death of the Prophet Muhammad.
What event is depicted in the image titled 'The birth of Muhammad in the Siyer-i-Nebi'?
Answer: The birth of Muhammad
What scene is shown in the image captioned 'Muhammad at the Kaaba'?
Answer: Muhammad at the Kaaba.
What action of Muhammad is depicted in the image captioned 'Muhammad removes a dragon from the Kaaba'?
Answer: Muhammad removing a dragon from the Kaaba.
Where is Muhammad depicted in the image captioned 'Muhammad at Mount Hira'?
Answer: At Mount Hira.
What historical event is illustrated in the image captioned 'Muhammad at the Battle of Badr'?
Answer: The Battle of Badr.
Which angels are shown accompanying Muhammad as he advances on Mecca in one of the miniatures?
Answer: Gabriel, Michael, Israfil, and Azrail
What final event in Muhammad's life is depicted in one of the Siyer-i Nebi miniatures?
Answer: His death.
The 'See also' section lists the Quran as another significant Islamic text alongside Siyer-i Nebi.
Answer: False
The 'See also' section lists Qisas al-Anbiya ('Stories of the Prophets') as another significant Islamic text, not the Quran.
Carol Garrett Fisher's work focused on reconstructing the pictorial cycle of the Siyer-i Nebi commissioned by Sultan Barquq.
Answer: False
Carol Garrett Fisher's work focused on reconstructing the pictorial cycle of the illustrated Siyer-i Nebi commissioned by Sultan Murad III, not Sultan Barquq.
The Siyer-i Nebi is associated with the Era of Transformation in Ottoman history.
Answer: True
The Siyer-i Nebi is indeed associated with the Era of Transformation in Ottoman history, a period of significant imperial changes.
What other significant Islamic text is listed in the 'See also' section alongside Siyer-i Nebi?
Answer: Qisas al-Anbiya
According to Carol Garrett Fisher, what was the focus of her work related to the Siyer-i Nebi?
Answer: Reconstructing the pictorial cycle of the illustrated Siyer-i Nebi commissioned by Murad III.
Which book by Sheila Blair and Jonathan M. Bloom discusses the Siyer-i Nebi?
Answer: The Art and Architecture of Islam, 1250–1800
What period of Ottoman history is the Siyer-i Nebi associated with?
Answer: The Era of Transformation