Delhi Persian 65A (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)

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Sunni jurisprudence and tradition, 2 works

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Two defective tracts on Sunnī jurisprudence and tradition; torn, wormholes, brittle paper; fragile

1. ff. 1v-72v

Treatise on comparative Mālikī Sunnī jurisprudence, based on the Kitāb-i muvaṭṭā of Mālik ibn Anas, praised as the best in matters of fiqh

Defective at end

Not dated

Language(s): Persian & Arabic
Title: Kitāb al-muṣaffā
Title: كتاب المصفّا
Author: Walī Allāh al-Dihlawī, 1702 or 1703-1762 or 1763 قطب الدّين احمد ابن عبد الرّحيم العمرى الدّهلوى
2. ff. 73r-100v

Unidentified work on Prophetic traditions

Defective at beginning and end

Language(s): Persian & Arabic

Physical Description

Form: codex
Extent: 100 ff.
Dimensions (leaf): 310 × 207 mm.
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History

Origin: 18th century CE ; India

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