Publication Date
15 Ramaz̤ān 1210 AH (24 Mar. 1796 CE)
Subject
Religions--Early works to 1800, Iran--Religion, Sects--Iran, India--Religion, Sects--India
Type
kitap
Language
Persian
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
287
Physical Dimensions
287 folios, 5 flyleaves (ff. iii + 287 + ii). Leaf height: 248 mm, width: 157 mm. Written height: 190 mm, width: 90 mm.
Library
The University of Manchester Library
Library Asset ID
uom:library:digitalcollections:persian:MS-PERSIAN-00189, https://www.digitalcollections.manchester.ac.uk/view/MS-PERSIAN-00189/1, https://image.digitalcollections.manchester.ac.uk/iiif/MS-PERSIAN-00189-000-00001.jp2/full/,200/0/default.jpg, Persian MS 189
Record ID
alma992989086071101631
Library Location
Available Online
Date
15 Ramaz̤ān 1210 AH (24 Mar. 1796 CE)
Notes
This nearly complete copy Dābistān-i Maẕāhib (School of Doctrines) presents an encyclopedia of comparative religion recounting various creeds, ideologies, and philosophies found in Asia, divided into twelve ta‘līm (teachings) and subdivided into various naẓar (observations). The author, pen-named Mubad Shāh, whom scholars identify as Mīr Ẕū al-Fiqār ‘Alī al-Ḥusaynī (ca. 1615–70), lived during the reign of the Mughal ruler ‘Ālamgīr I (r. 1658–1707) and apparently followed an Indian branch of an Iranian Ishrāqī illuminationist sect founded by Zoroastrian high priest Āẕar Kayvān (ca. 1529–1618). He not only travelled throughout the northern Indian subcontinent, but also to Mashhad in Iran. As a result, he became thoroughly acquainted with a great number of religious and scientific Parsi, Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, Christian, and Muslim personalities and their doctrines. A Hindu Brahmin named Kāshī Nath completed this manuscriptp on the 15 Ramaz̤ān 1210 AH (24 Mar. 1796 CE) in city of Sialkot, Punjab.
Veri kaynağı
Manchester Digital Collections
Parçası
Manchester Digital Collections - Persian Manuscripts
