Miswak and Turban (2003), by Osman Mia
12x16 inches, acrylic on paper

My miswak and turban which I had normally kept on the console near the entrance when I lived in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur. Both miswak and turban are gears of the proper Muslim, and especially of Muslims from the Naqshbandi order which I follow. Using miswak and wearing turban were practices of the Prophet Muhammad s.a.w.