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Imdad fi ma'asir al-ajdad
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1 copy of Imdād fī maʾās̲ir al-ajdād by Valī Allāh Dihlavī
Title: Imdād fī maʾās̲ir al-ajdādTitle: امداد فى مآثر الاجدادShort hagiographic account treated as a separate work describing the author's ancestors
The work forms the whole of faṣl 1 of qism 3 from the larger work on the miracles and contributions of the author's family and teachers, the Anfās al-ʿārifīn
Each qism and every faṣl has been treated as a detachable work
According to Storey, the Hijrī year specified in the colophon (1213/1799) may be a mistake, and should read 1312/1895, in keeping with the period of transcription
Language(s): PersianPhysical Description
Form: codexExtent: 8 ff.Dimensions (leaf): 274 × 177 mm.Binding
History
Origin: 29 Ram. 1213 AH; 1799 CE ; India NB: see notesRecord 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Based on unpublished description in Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the India Office Library, vol. 3.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 E207/9_f226rAvailability
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