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OTTOMAN STYLE ILLUMINATION
"ABRAHAM AND THE THREE ANGELS”

(Turkey, 20th c.)
Magos Foundation Collection

This episode of Abraham, Ibrahim in Islam, is mentioned in the Torah, the Bible and the Koran (under the name Ibrahim and the three travellers). It delivers a message of hospitality, of welcoming others and of generosity, founding values of the Magos Foundation. The character of Abraham / Ibrahim, common the three religions of the book, embodies this dialogue of religions whose Endowment Fund ambition to promote.