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The Hamzanama (Persian/Urdu: حمزه‌نامه Hamzenâme, lit. 'Epic of Hamza') or Dastan-e-Amir Hamza (Persian/Urdu: داستان امیر حمزه, Dâstân-e Amir Hamze, lit

The Akbar Hamzanama (also known as Akbar's Hamzanama) is an enormous illustrated manuscript, now fragmentary, of the Persian epic Hamzanama commissioned

A scene from the Hamzanama where Hamza ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib Burns Zarthust's Chest and Shatters the Urn with his Ashes

his strength and bravery in battle. His exploits were detailed in the Hamzanama, an adventure epic written in Persian. Hamza (rapper), full name Hamza

small miniatures, most with only a few figures. In contrast, Akbar's Hamzanama had unusually large pages, of densely woven cotton rather than the usual

an ayyār, in Tilism-e-Hoshruba, an Urdu recension of the Islamic epic Hamzanama (originally in Persian). He was first written about during the time of

are slightly crossed and his orange skin spotted all over; he carries a chest over the waters on behalf of Hamza, from a illustration in the Hamzanama

half-angel. Elijah also appears in later works of literature, including the Hamzanama. Elijah is mentioned in the Quran, where his preaching is recounted in

Akbar's huge commission of the 1400 large illustrations for the Akbar Hamzanama, which was to be fourteen years in the making. In about 1572 Samad replaced

Hamza. Abbas ibn Ali Al-Qaid Jawhar Badr al-Jamali Habib bin Mazahir Hamzanama List of expeditions of Muhammad Malik al-Ashtar Sayyid Ash-Shuhada Mosque