Late 18th century, circa 1785. Illuminated Arabic manuscript on paper, 17 x 12 cm, in contemporary binding. Ottoman manuscript copy of the Dala’il al-Khayrat, one of the most famous Islamic devotional books ever made: a collection of prayers and blessings upon the Prophet Muhammad compiled in 15th-century Morocco by Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Jazuli (d. 1465). Its structured form, typically divided for weekly recitation, ensured its adoption across a broad geographic and devotional spectrum, from North Africa through to the eastern Islamic lands. This example was produced as a portable personal prayer book, written in a neat Arabic hand and framed throughout in gold and colour. The manuscript is richly ornamented with illuminated headpieces, floral bouquet pages, and sectional devices that articulate the rhythm of the text. Particularly notable are the double-page representations of Mecca and Medina: the Ka‘ba clearly depicted at the centre of the sanctuary within the Masjid al-Haram, rendered in a stylised bird’s-eye view with enclosing arcades and minarets, paired with a corresponding view of the Prophet’s Mosque. The contemporary binding, with its central lobed medallion and corner pieces, follows established decorative practice, while the painted bouquet pages serve as visual intervals within the devotional sequence rather than narrative illustration.