Delhi Persian 986 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
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1 copy of Miftāḥ al-karāmāt by Fāz̤il ibn Shaykh Fīrūz
Language(s): PersianA collection of 40 anecdotes by Fāz̤il ibn Shaykh Fīrūz, illustrating the life and sayings of a 17th century Sufi saint Abū Yūsuf Muḥyī al-Dīn Yaḥyā Madanī. This work is, according to the author, an abridgement of a much longer work by him entitled Miftāḥ al-karāmāt.
15 lines per page; nastaʻliq; black ink with rubrications; margins ruled in red and blue; worm-eaten and water-stained.
Dated 6 Ẕū al-Qaʻdah 1229 (20 October 1814).
Title: Chihil akhbārāt-i YaḥyāvīyahTitle: چهل اخبارات یحیاویهPhysical Description
Form: codexExtent: ff. ii+139+iDimensions (leaf): 219 × 135 mm.Hand(s)
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Origin: 6 Ẕū al-Qaʻdah 1229 (20 October 1814) AH ; IndiaProvenance and Acquisition
Purchased by the Government of India at sale organised by Delhi Prize Agents, 1859; administrative deposit India Office Library, 1876
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Based on description in Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the India Office Library, vol. 3. Available on British Library Digitised Manuscripts, manuscript number: MSS Eur E207/3_f082r, f 82r)Availability
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