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Delhi Persian 667
- Record Id:
- 032-004341444
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004341444
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100163233768.0x000034
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- Format:
- TEI
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Delhi Persian 667
- Title:
- 1 copy of Savāṭiʻ al-anvār by Muḥammad Akram ibn Shaikh
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Library
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- 032-004341444
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-004341444
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 390 ff.
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Persian
- Scripts:
- Arabic
- Start Date:
- 1700
- End Date:
- 1799
- Date Range:
- 1700-1799
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Names:
- Muḥammad Akram ibn Shaikh
Shāh Muḥammad ʻAlī al-Banāsavī - Subjects:
- Chishtīyah
Muslim saints--Biography - TEI:
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Delhi Persian 667
Contents
1 copy of Savāṭiʻ al-anvār by Muḥammad Akram ibn Shaikh
Title: Savāṭiʻ al-anvārTitle: سواطع الانوارTitle: Iqtibās al-anvārTitle: اقتباس الانوارA large work on the saints of the Chishtī order begun at Delhi (India) in 1135 and completed there on 13 Muḥarram 1142
The author’s name is altered in this manuscript to Shāh Muḥammad ʻAlī al-Banāsavī شاه محمد علی البناسوی , as he calls himself in the preface
Filiation: Other copies in the India Office Library: Delhi Persian 109b (British Library).Language(s): PersianReferences
For a more detailed description see Persian III, .Physical Description
Form: codexMaterial: paperExtent: 390 ff.Dimensions (leaf): 26 × 15.9 in.Hand(s)
Naskhī nastaʼlīq in different hands
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History
Origin: 18th century CERecord Sources
Manuscript description based on Arberry, Levy and Storey: Catalogue of the Persian manuscripts in the Library of the India Office. Vol. 3. (Unpublished)Availability
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