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Summary of Contents: الشعاع الشائع باللمعان في ذكر اسماء ائمة عمان، وما لهم في العدل من الشانA qasida, in praise of the Imams of 'Umán, together with a copious historical
commentary containing many citations in verse, by an author whose name is not
mentioned. Begins:الحمد لله الذى جعل ائمّة العدل هم الضياء المنجاب به الظلام بعد الانبياء عليهم السلام ... اما
بعد لقد سألني بعض الاخوان فى الدين ان انظم قصيدة فى ائمّة عمان الصالحين ... وأن اشرحها
شرحا مختصرا مفيدا او شرحا بسيطا لا يطلب العارف له مزيداThe opening verse of the qasida (f. 2") lacks the double rhyme: عمان عن لسان الحال رُدّى جوابا منك لي ارجو الجواباOn f. 9a the author enters on his proper subject with the verse
كفي فخراً عمان بالجلندااذا اصطحبت بمفخره اصطخابا referring to Julandá ibn Mas'úd, "the first of the rightful Imams of 'Umán"
(elected circa 134/751), and the list of his successors is carried down to the Imam
Sultán ibn Murshid al-Ya'rubí, elected 1151/1738 (f. 131) See G. P. Badger,
History of the Imams and Seyyids of' Omán (Hakluyt Society, 1871). Ff. 138 of 38 × 22 c. and 18 ll. Large coarse nasta'liq with rubrications. No
colophon or date.Physical Description
Form: codexSupport: PaperExtent: Ff. 138Dimensions: 38 × 22 cm.Layout
18 lines
Hand(s)
Large coarse nasta'liq with rubrications
History
Origin: undatedProvenance and Acquisition
Bequest of E. G. Browne.
Record Sources
Summary, physical description and provenance copied from R. A. Nicholson: A descriptive catalogue of the Oriental MSS belonging to the late E.G. Browne. Cambridge, 1932.Availability
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