Delhi Persian 40 (St. Pancras, British Library)
Delhi Persian
Contents
1 copy of Sharḥ-i Ṣaḥīḥ-i Muslim
Title: Sharḥ-i Ṣaḥīḥ-i Muslim
Title: شرح صحيح مسلم
Anonymous and rare Persian translation of and commentary on the well-known ḥadīth collection, the Ṣaḥīḥ of Muslim
Language(s): Persian and Arabic
References
For a more detailed description see C.A. Storey, R. Levy, and A.J. Arberry. Catalogue of the Persian Manuscripts in the Library of the India Office. Vol. 3. Unpublished, n.d.
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: 893 ff
Dimensions (leaf): 9.8
Condition
Folios 3 to 8 seem to have been previously restored. Binding no longer intact. Worm-eaten throughout. Folios 1 and 2 missing, end of the manuscript is imperfect
Hand(s)
Taʻlīq
Decoration
Written on paper of varying colours
Binding
What is possibly the original leather binding is present but no longer intact
History
Origin: India; 18th century-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 (Unpublished)
Availability
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