Muhammad and the Angel of Fire and Snow

The scene is set against a dark blue background filled with golden starbursts. On the left, a large, winged angel sits on a golden cloud; the angel's body is vertically bisected, with the left side composed of textured, golden-brown flames and the right side rendered as a pale, smooth white form representing ice or snow. Beside the angel, Muhammad—depicted with a flame-like halo and wearing a green robe and white turban—rides Buraq, a creature with the body of a horse and the crowned head of a human. Between them kneels an intermediary angel with multi-colored wings, wearing a patterned blue tunic and green trousers. The figures are framed within a rectangular miniature typical of Persian manuscript illumination.

This illumination illustrates the Mi'raj (the Night Journey) of the Prophet Muhammad, specifically the encounter with a celestial being representing the paradox of divine nature. It is associated with the 'Mirajnama' tradition, a genre of Islamic literature detailing the Prophet’s ascent to heaven and his observations of the celestial realms.