A Persian Kashan silk prayer rug with Qur’anic inscriptions in its border, the rug drawing is after a 16th century design. The Metropolitan Museum gives these details talking about their 16th century rug 'This prayer rug or sajjadah, identified by its central niche design, the Qur’anic inscriptions in its border, and the names of God in its spandrels, is consistent with a group of carpets thought to have been a diplomatic gift from the Safavid Shah ‘Abbas I to the Ottoman sultan Murad III (r. 1574-95).'
