IO Islamic 4431 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
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Biography of Mazhar Jan-i Janan and author's autobiography
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Biography of Mazhar Jan-i Janan followed by the author's autobiography
1. ff. 1-142rBiography of Mīrzā Shams al-Dīn Ḥabīb Allāh (d. 1195/1781), known as Mīrzā Maẓhar Jān-i Jānān, the poet, mystical saint, and founder of the Shamsīyah Maẓharīyah division of the Naqshbandīyah sufi order, written by his disciple Muḥammad Naʿīm Allāh Bahrāʾichī in 1204/1789-90
Short biographical account of Ḥāfiẓ Sayyid Sirāj al-Dīn Sandīlī on flyleaf
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Language(s): Persian2. ff. 142v-146vUntitled autobiography by the Naqshbandi hagiographer of Mazhar Jan-i Janan, Muḥammad Naʿīm Allāh Bahrāʾichī, who wrote this work at the age of 56, in 1208/1793-4
Ff. 146-149: list of chapters and subheadings, lacking folio references
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Language(s): PersianPhysical Description
Form: codexExtent: 149 ff.Dimensions (leaf): 250 × 169 mm.Dimensions (written):Hand(s)
History
Origin: 18th century CE ; IndiaRecord 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Based on unpublished description in Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the India Office Library, vol. 3.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_f236rAvailability
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