Delhi Persian 126* (St. Pancras, British Library)
Oriental Manuscripts
Contents
Summary of Contents: 4 works by anonymous authors on the subjects of Muḥammad, Genealogy, Sufis Biography Early works to 1800, and Persian poetry
1. ff. 1-3
Title: Shamāʼil al-Nabī
Title: شمائل النبی
A description of the prophet’s person
Language(s): Persian
References
For a more detailed description see Persian III, .
2. ff. 3-5
Title: Genealogical tables
Belonging to ʻAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī, d. 1166, عبد القادر جیلانی and Shaykh Ibrāhīm ibn Sayyid, شیخ ابراهیم ابن سید
Language(s): Persian
References
For a more detailed description see Persian III, .
3. ff. 6-10
Belonging to ʻAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī, d. 1166, عبد القادر جیلانی and Shaykh Ibrāhīm ibn Sayyid, شیخ ابراهیم ابن سید
Language(s): Persian
References
For a more detailed description see Persian III, .
4. ff. 12-141
Title: A poem
Language(s): Persian
References
For a more detailed description see Persian III, .
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: 141 ff.
Dimensions (leaf): 19.6 × 13 cm.
Decoration
History
Origin: India; 17th century CE
Record Sources
Manuscript description based on Arberry, Levy and Storey: Catalogue of the Persian manuscripts in the Library of the India Office. Vol. 3. (Unpublished)
Availability
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Subjects
- Muḥammad, Prophet, d. 632
- Genealogy
- Sufis Biography Early works to 1800
- Persian poetry
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