Author
Aḥrār, ʻUbayd 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
346
Physical Dimensions
346 ff. Dimensions (leaf): 216 × 127 mm. Dimensions (written):
Library
FIHRIST Library
Library Asset ID
Delhi Persian 1185
Record ID
17736
Library Location
Oriental Manuscripts, British Library
Notes
Rare collection of miscellaneous works on Naqshbandī Sufism. Volume not dated, but individual items (b, d, and k) are dated separately, ranging from 29 Z̲ī al-Ḥijjah 1035-16 Jumādá II 1036/21 September 1626-4 March 1627. Two separate summaries of contents appended at beginning. Scribal nastaʿlīq hands throughout. Annotations confirming the collation and correctness of many items. Annotations and corrections in margins throughout. Folios subsequently cut, remounted and rebound in IOL red half leather binding, stamp dated 11 Dec 1935; folios damaged heavily by wormholes; net overlay throughout; water stains. Seal impressions and ownership inscriptions effaced.
Koleksiyon
India Office Library
Biçim
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