Author
Aḥrār, ʿUbayd Allāh ibn Maḥmūd, 1403 or 1404-1489 or 1490
Subject
Sufi literature, Persian, Sufism--Early works to 1800
Type
Book
Language
fas,ara
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
56
Physical Dimensions
56 ff. (+1) Dimensions (leaf): 237 × 135 mm. Dimensions (written):
Library
FIHRIST Library
Library Asset ID
Delhi Persian 1010
Record ID
18506
Library Location
Oriental Manuscripts, British Library
Notes
Summary: Collection of two works on or by the Naqshbandi Sufi, Khvājah Aḥrār. Volume not dated; item a dated 15 Ramaz̤ān 1059/22 September 1649; later replacements. Careful scribal nastaʿlīq, with shikastah āmīz and Indian taʿlīq. Annotations and corrections in margins. Stamped and Persian foliation. Lacking original binding. Binding damaged (tooled reddish brown leather exterior embellished with medallions, fine combed marbled paper pasted in two layers as doublures). Folios unbound; cropped, wormholes, later repairs; text damaged by stains and smudging. Condition fragile.
Koleksiyon
India Office Library
Biçim
codex
