MS. Selden superius 88 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)
Oriental Manuscripts Selden superius Collection
Contents
5 works by 3 authors on the subjects of Koran, Islam, and Qasidas
1. ff. 11v-21v
Title: Tahlīl al-Qurʼān
i.e. the 37 occurrences in the Qurʼān of the phrase lā ilāh illā Allāh
Frequently used as an amulet
Language(s): Arabic
References
Appendix Magic
[UAM. 165 (1 [i]), with corrig. Nicoll p. 571]
2. ff. 22r-25r
Title: Ḥizb al-baḥr
Language(s): Arabic
References
GAL I 449
[UAM. 165 (1 [ii]) with corrig. Nicoll p. 571]
4. ff. 38v-112v
Language(s): Arabic
References
Appendix Magic
[UAM. 165 (3), with corrig. Nicoll p. 571]
5. ff. 115v-118r
A poem rhyming in ʻayn, in praise of the Prophet
Inc.
Language(s): Arabic
References
Appendix Poetry
[UAM. 165 (4), with corrig. Nicoll p. 571]
Physical Description
Form: codex
11 ff. 4 ff. 12 ff. 75 ff. 4 ff.
History
Origin: n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
Provenance and Acquisition
The collections of John Selden.
Presented to the Bodleian Library by Selden's estate in 1659.
Record Sources
Manuscript description based on the Bodleian Library's public card index of Arabic manuscripts with additional enhancements by the OCIMCO project team.
Availability
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Funding of Cataloguing
JISC
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