Delhi Persian 40 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
India Office Library
Contents
1 copy of Sharḥ-i Ṣaḥīḥ-i Muslim
Anonymous and rare Persian translation of and commentary on the well-known ḥadīth collection, the Ṣaḥīḥ of Muslim
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Physical Description
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
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Availability
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