A Popular Representation of Solomon in Islam

The present paper aims to examine a coloured, printed picture of Solomon which the author had the opportunity to buy several years ago in Morocco, in the city of Marrakesh. The image, 150×105 mm in size, appears as an independent piece of a whole series of popular representations with varying subjects that comprise a big poster’s contents. The different parts such as those showing the Buraq, Ali and his two sons, Muslim saints, the Prophet’s tomb in Medina, the sacrifice of Isaac by Abraham and scenes with popular heroes, usually enjoy a wide circulation in the different parts of the Arab world.