Delhi Persian 23 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)

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1 work on the subjects of Koran and Tafsir

Title: A work on the circumstances which led to the revelation of particular parts of the Qurʼān and on those verses which abrogate or are abrogated by others

The author quotes only from the opening words of each sūrah (from the second onwards) and of each verse discussed

Language(s): Persian and Arabic

References

For a more detailed description see Persian III, .

Physical Description

Form: codex

Extent: 95 ff

Dimensions (leaf): 29.5 × 17 in.

Hand(s)

Nastaʻlīq

Decoration

Binding

Half leather 20th century European binding

History

Origin: India; early 19th 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 (Unpublished)

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