IO Islamic 3950 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
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Irvine Collection
Nasabnamah Chandhausi
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1 copy of Nasab nāmah-'i ḥaz̤rat makhdūm Z̤iyāʾ al-Dīn Ṣūfī Chandhawsī murīd-i ḥaz̤rat makhdūm Sharaf al-Dīn va ghayrah
Succinct and anonymous account of some Bihārī saintly families associated with Chandausi and Maner, in Bihar State
Account preceded by lists of saints in order of the ʿurs dates, on which the koranic sūrah Fātiḥah is recited
Mention of the Suhravardī silsilah of the saint Shāh Sharaf al-Dīn Aḥmad ibn Yaḥyá Manīrī (Manerī, also Munyarī) and his student (murīd) Shāh Z̤iyāʾ al-Dīn Ṣūfī al-Suhravardī
Preface and author's name lacking
Additional tractate at end, Ḥasb'nāmah, containing genealogical diagrams (ff. 27v-31v)
Undated
Language(s): PersianTranscribed by order of G. J. Nicholls, Judge at Farrukhabad, from a manuscript obtained from Agra
Physical Description
Form: codexExtent: 31 ff.Dimensions (leaf): 145 × 250 mm.Hand(s)
Indian' taʿlīq
with exaggerated flourishes and ligatures
Additions:Binding
History
Origin: 1800 - October 1892 CE ; IndiaProvenance and Acquisition
William Irvine According to note at beginning (f. 1r): "Purchased in Allahabad by Sheik Mahamed Abdul Aziz... in October 1892 fo G. J. Nicholls. Fatehgarh 10/12/92."
1913-08-15
William Irvine
Record Sources
Based on unpublished description in Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the India Office Library, vol. 3. Available on British Library Digitised Manuscripts, manuscript number: MSS Eur E207/9Availability
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