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The giant ‘Uj ibn ‘Anaq, as seen in a MS of Qazwini’s

‘Aja’ib al-makhluqat (The Wonders of Creation)

from a workshop of Palestine in the 2nd half of the 18th c.

Bavarian State Library Cod. arab. 463, fol. 295v (30 x 20.5 cm)

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One springtime, Rabi‘a was in her house with her head bowed low. Her servant said to her: "Come out, my lady, and look what God created!"
    Rabi‘a said: "Why don't you come inside to see the Creator, instead? My job is to observe Him, not scrutinize His creation."

From the Memorial of the Saints of Farid al-Din ‘Attar