Wadh.Minasian 307 (The Ferdowsi Library, Wadham College, University of Oxford)
Oriental Manuscripts Minasian Collection
Contents
Summary of Contents: This is one of the masnavis of Haft Awrang of ʿAbd al-Raḥmān Jamī. It includes an introduction on monotheism, praise, and the cause of writing, followed by forty 'ʿAqd' (sections) comprised of ethical and mystical topics, narratives, and prayers in 2700 verses, and a conclusion.
Language(s): Persian
Poetry
Title: Subḥat al-abrār
Title: سبحة الابرار
Incipit: || …نظرانرا بآن کاری و نه کامل خردانرا از آن اعتباری چون مقالات مستان همه بیهوده…
Explicit: … ختم الله لنا بالحسنی / همو مولانا نعم المولا
Colophon: تم الکتاب… فی عشر الاواخر من رمضان المبارک سنه خمس و الف…
References
Sequence Number in the Persian Catalogue:
- FAW 462
Similar Copies in Other Libraries:
- MAJ 37/49
- MNL 29/584
- UTL 2/325
Similar Copies listed in Other Catalogues:
- ALZ 12/126
- DEN 6/28
Printed editions:
- Tehran, 1313 AH/1895
Physical Description
Support: Western paper (watermark), natural buff, varying thickness (regular, thick), one size, glossy.
Extent: 61 ff.
Dimensions (leaf): 20.5 × 13 cm.
Dimensions (written): 15 × 8 cm.
Condition
Oil damage
Layout
14 lines in two columns per page
Hand(s)
Cursive Nastaʿalīq, one hand, regular
Decoration
Rubricated titles and signs.
Additions: Oval stamp: عبده… الحسینی
Binding
Maroon leather, 14×21 cm, front + back cover, leather + pasteboard
Ruled, tooled edges
Condition
Head band and stitching in disarray
History
Origin: Unknown place of origin; 1050 AH; 1640 CE
Provenance and Acquisition
Donated to The Ferdowsi Library by Dr Caro Minasian in 1972.
Record Sources
This record was created by Dr Mohammad Emami based on the information published in the Persian catalogue by Dr Ali Mir-Ansari (Catalogue of the Persian and Arabic Manuscripts in the Ferdowsi Library, Wadham College, University of Oxford (Minasian Collection), Tehran: Miras-e Maktoob, 2016).
Availability
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Funding of Cataloguing
Wadham College (University of Oxford)
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