Delhi Persian 12 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
India Office Library
Contents
1 copy of An incomplete commentary on the Qurʼān
Sūrah 12:1-102
The commentary consists largely of legendary amplifications of the story of Joseph, Wahb ibn Munabbih being the authority most frequently quoted
al-Kalbī is quoted at least once (f 107r), but no late authorities seem to be mentioned by name
The Qurʼānic text is not given in its entirety, nor are all the verses discussed in exactly the same order as that in which they occur in the Qurʼān . Persian and Arabic verses are cited, but always apparently anonymously. Numerous anecdotes, usually of early mystics, are introduced as well as traditions and sufi, philosophical, and other reflections
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Physical Description
Hand(s)
Good old naskhī except ff 201-13 which have been supplied in nastaʻlīq; Arabic text and headings mostly in large black or red
Decoration
Catchwords and occasional marginal notes
crude ornamentation on ff 1Cv and 6r
Binding
20th century European half leather binding
History
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