Author
Abd al-Wahid / ʿAbd al-Wahid
Author Original
عبدالواحد
Publication Date
1869
Publication Place
-
Matbaʿ Munshi Nawal Kishore
Subject
Cities | Persian translation | History | Wafa al-Wafaʾ | Jannat al-Baqiʿ | Mosques | Al-Nabawi Mosque | Shrines | Islam | Arabic language; ʿAbd al-Haqq Muhaddith Dihlawi | Prophet Muhammad; Mecca | Medina | Saudi Arabia | Arabia | India; Early Islam
Type
Book
Language
Persian
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
256
Physical Dimensions
23.5 cm x 15.5 cm
Library
UCLA Digital Library
Library Asset ID
2109
Record ID
z12k6dxq
Library Location
Sufi Shrine Libraries of the Afghan-Pakistan Frontier - Shah Mohammad Ghous Academy, Peshawar
Date
1869
Notes
This book is a translation of the Arabic work "Wafaʾ al-Wafaʾ," a significant text on the history of the city of Madinah Munawwarah. Shah ʿAbd al-Haqq Muhaddith Dihlawi translated it into Persian. It discusses the virtues (fadaʾil) of the city, its ancient inhabitants, the arrival of the Prophet Muhammad, the Prophet's Mosque (Masjid al-Nabawi), the noble pulpit (minbar sharif) and chambers (hujarat), expansions of the Prophet's Mosque, famous wells, places of visitation (ziyarat), Jannat al-Baqiʿ, and other topics. | Digitization for the Sufi Shrine Libraries of the Afghan-Pakistan Frontier collection was sponsored by the Modern Endangered Archives Program with funding from Arcadia. | public domain
