al-Mu'awwidhatayn (Refuge)

In Islamic tradition it is said the 2 final sura of the Holy Qu’ran – known as the Mu’awwidhatayn - have healing properties. The individual in Falaq beckons towards the blinding light, perhaps seeking refuge in something beyond the confines of this …

al-Mu'awwidhatayn: al-Falaq (Refuge: The Dawn) - 24"x 48" oil on birch panel

 
Companion painting to "The Dawn", "Humankind" Named for the last sura – it is a plea seeking refuge from the mischeif of the “whisperers of evil ” who “whisper into the heart of humankind”. The figure faces away from the light. It is ambiguous wheth…

al-Mu'awwidhatayn: an-Nas (Refuge: The People) 24" x 48" oil on birch panel