IO Islamic 3950 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
Irvine Collection
Nasabnamah Chandhausi
Contents
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
Transcribed by order of G. J. Nicholls, Judge at Farrukhabad, from a manuscript obtained from Agra
Physical Description
Hand(s)
Indian' taʿlīq
with exaggerated flourishes and ligatures
Binding
History
Provenance 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
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