Iraq / Arabia: A haj pilgrim caravan en route to the Holy City of Mecca. Miniature by Yahya ibn Mahmud al-Wasiti, 1237 CE

Yahy teh "ibn Mahm tehsa'd al-Wteh "sit teh was a 13th-century Arab Islamic artist. 13th-century Arab Islamic artist. al-Wasiti was born in Wasit in southern Iraq. he was noted for his illustrations of the Maqam of al-Hariri.<br/><br/> Maqt [a (literally 'assemblies') are an (originally) Arabic literary genre of rhymed prose with intervals of poetry in which rhetorical The 10th century author Badto' al-Zaman al-Hamadhto' i is said to have invented the form, which was extended by al-Qur'an. Both authors' maqt center on trickster figures <br/><br/><br/>The form which has been invented by al-Hariri of Basra in the next century, which was extended by al-Hariri of Basra in the next century, which was extended by al-Hariri of Basra in the next century. Manuscripts of al-Harto's Maqt[t], anecdotes of a roguish wanderer Abu Zayd <br/><br/>Manuscripts of al-Hartorhto's Maqt[t], anecdotes of a roguish Abu Zayd from Saruj, were frequently illustrated with miniatures.