Hilye, or calligraphic panel containing a physical description of the Prophet Muhammad made in 1718 in the Galata Palace, Istanbul. Dihya Salim al-Fahim, (1718), via Wikimedia CommonsThe ...

This is one of the images discussed by Christiane Gruber. The Prophet Muhammad is pictured in this Islamic manuscript dated 1539–43.

The good tidings of Muhammad’s birth; Said to me: “A son like this your son Has not come since God has made this world, And the Mighty One did never grant Such a lovely son as will be yours.