Collection: Plants of the Qur’ān

It is essential for the authenticity of the project to work from living material to ensure the level of accuracy required of all botanical illustration. Sue went to great lengths to achieve this goal and travelled to a number of countries including the United Arab Emirates from the Empty Quarter in Abu Dhabi, into the deserts in Sharjah and to remote mountain areas in Oman to see heritage varieties of plants that have been grown for generations. Observing and painting the plants in their natural environment ensured this level of accuracy and attention to detail for the illustrations of 'Plants of the Qur’ān - History and Culture', written by Dr Shahina Ghazanfar and illustrated by Sue.