Magomed Daudov. Guardians of Time, 2021

Against a black background are snow-covered monuments of the Kyrkhlyar cemetery in Derbent. According to medieval Arabic sources and the local chronicle "Derbent-name", the burial ground is linked to the first Arab campaign in the Caucasus led by Salman ibn Rabia al-Bahili.

In the later advance part of the Arab army fell in battle, and among the dead were 40 companions of the Prophet Muhammad. They are buried in the Kyrkhlyar cemetery, hence its name. The author links the title of the painting to this. The signature and initials are at lower right.