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Salam, everybody.
I had a few questions about the swords the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is said to have used. -What is the style of each blade? Are they all considered 'saif'? -Is there any book or paper that you would recommend that covers these swords in particular, or provides an overview of 7th century Arabian arms and armor? -About Al-Mikdam- can someone enlighten me on its history? Thank you. I hope I did everything alright. I do hope I am not breaking any rule. |
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Yes, there are .
Go to bookfinder.com and find Unsal Ucel “ Islamic swords and swordsmiths”, a catalog of collections from Topkapi and Askeri Muze. If you want better pics of some of those swords, same place: Hilmi Aydin “ The arms of the sultans” You will find there swords from the Sacred Trusts, brought by the Ottomans from Egypt in 1517 after their defeat of the Mamluks. Apparently, Aydin published a big and heavy (9 lbs!) book “ The Sacred Trust”, but I do not have it. Also on bookfinder.com The problem is with a very heavy overlay of legends and fantasy of the descriptions, dating and attribution/provenance of all the swords belonging ( allegedly) to Muhammed and his companions, very poor and often destructive restorations and refurbishings and subsequent theft of valuable details already in the 20th century. But that is all what we have… Last edited by ariel; 20th July 2022 at 07:25 AM. |
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We do know that Arabian swords of the period were NOT curved. That style came much later. The Prophet's sword was also probably not forked at the point like legend ascribes.
They are all 'saif' - that just means 'sword'. (of any style) This is the most famous of his swords, definitely NOT forked. Last edited by kronckew; 20th July 2022 at 09:25 AM. |
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Wiki does a good job explaining - the name implies a double 'something', some interpret it as double points, I agree with wiki it probably just means double edged, like the photo above.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zulfiqar. |
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Thank you both very much!
But about Al-Mikdam, if it is a later blade, what culture would you ascribe it to? |
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aaif, al-mikhdam, arabian sword |
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