Delhi Persian 15 (St. Pancras, British Library)
Oriental Manuscripts
Contents
Summary of Contents: 1 copy of Fatḥ al-Raḥmān bi-tarjamat al-Qurʼān by Walī Allāh al-Dihlawī, 1702 or 3-1762 or 3
Title: فتح الرحمان بترحمة القران
The text of the Qurʼān with an annotated translation of the Qurʼan completed in 1151
In the preface, the author speaks at considerable length about the scope of his translation, which, he claims, is literal without being unidiomatic
Filiation: Other copies in the India Office Library: Delhi Arabic 9 (British Library)., Delhi Arabic 64a (British Library).
Language(s): Persian and Arabic
References
For a more detailed description see Persian III, .
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: 559 ff
Dimensions (leaf): 28 × 16.5 in.
Decoration
Binding
Half leather 20th century European binding, impression of earlier binding with tooled decorations on f 1E
History
Origin: India; 18th 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 (Unpublished)
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