Delhi Persian 1516 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
India Office Library
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1 copy of Javāhir al-asrār by Āz̲arī Isfarāyinī, Ḥamzah ibn ʻAlī Malik, 1382 or 1383-1461 or 1462
A work on the esoteric meaning of various letters of the Qurʼan, sayings of Muḥammad and others by (as called here) ʻAlī Ḥamzah ibn ʻAlī ibn Malik Ḥasan al-Ṭūsī.
ff. 223; 19 lines to a page; rubrications; nastaʻliq except ff. 1-11 in shikastah; 18th century.
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Paper wrapper: EIC printed regulations.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Purchased by the Government of India at sale organised by Delhi Prize Agents, 1859; administrative deposit India Office Library, 1876.
1876
Government of India
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