Islamic Tasbih, with 33 beads of 10*15 mm. in seeds of Kuka Koka (Piassava)

Islamic Tasbih, with 33 beads of 10*15 mm. made from the seed of Kuka Koka (Piassava)

The natural seed of koka or kuka is extremely strong and durable. These pearls are smooth to the touch and a pleasure to use. This is the natural color of the kuka seed with no added stains or dyes.

A misbaḥah (Arabic مِسْبَحَة‎, misbaḥa), also سُبْحَة, subḥa (Arabic, Kurdish and Urdu) (Arabic تَسْبِيح‎, tasbīḥ) (Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Pakistan) or tespih (Turkish, Bosnian and Albanian) is one prayer bead necklace which is often used by muslims to keep track of dhikr count. The misbaḥah is also known as tasbīḥ (تَسْبِيح‎), not to be confused with the dhikr of tasbih - in non-Arabic languages, especially Persian. In Türkiye, it is known as tespih.

these seeds have been used since the birth of islam some of these tasbih are exhibited in the museums of istanbul