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Delhi Persian 47

Record Id:
032-004341350
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Delhi Persian 47
Title:
1 copy of Javāhir al-imān by Tāhir b. Farrukh al-Ḥusaynī, d. 1068/1658
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Project / Collection:
India Office Library
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Record Type (Level):
Fonds
Extent:
ff 480
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Languages:
Persian
Scripts:
Arabic
Start Date:
1658
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Date Range:
1658
Era:
CE
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Material Type:
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Names:
Muḥammad, Prophet
Muḥammad, Prophet
Tāhir b. Farrukh al-Ḥusaynī, d. 1657 or 8
Subjects:
Anecdotes--Early works to 1800
Prophet family
Shīʻah Doctrines Early works to 1800
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Delhi Persian 47

Contents

1 copy of Javāhir al-imān by Tāhir b. Farrukh al-Ḥusaynī, d. 1068/1658

Author: Tāhir b. Farrukh al-Ḥusaynī, d. 1068/1658 تاهر بن فرخ الحسنی
Title: Javāhir al-imān
Title: حواهر الامان

A large collection of stories and anecdotes in the Shīʻah tradition, concerning miracles performed by the Prophet Muḥammad, his kinsmen, Muslim prophets and saints, and describing supernatural events associated with them and other characters both historical and legendary

This present copy is an autograph and he mentions that he drew the main part of his materials from Qur’ānic commentaries

Filiation: No other copy appears to be recorded
Language(s): Persian

References

For a more detailed description see Persian III, .

Physical Description

Form: codex
Material: paper
Extent: ff 480
Dimensions (leaf): 28.3 × 16.5 in.

Hand(s)

Clear taʻlīq

Copyist: Tāhir b. Farrukh al-Ḥusaynī, تاهر بن فرخ الحسنی

Decoration

Infrequent

History

Origin: 15th Dhu 'l-Qi'dah 1068 AH

Record Sources

Manuscript description based on Arberry, Levy and Storey: Catalogue of the Persian manuscripts in the Library of the India Office. Vol. 3. (Unpublished)

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