Untitled (Laila in the Wilderness)

Name/Title

Untitled (Laila in the Wilderness)

Entry/Object ID

2019.006

Collection

Hundal Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Abdur Rahman Chughtai

Time Period

20th Century

Dimensions

Height

22-1/4 in

Width

18-5/8 in

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Cultural/Historical Context

Label

From the Sufi story of Laila/Majnun where the two fall in love but, being from different tribes, are forbidden to marry. Leila is married to another and Cass, despondent in love, wanders among deer in the wilds. Leila leaves her husband to find Cass (now called Majnun - the crazy one), but he does not recognize her upon their meeting. He is content because he found his true Beloved (God).