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1 copy of Sharḥ Shamā’il al-Nabī by Unknown

Author: Unknown
Title: Sharḥ Shamā’il al-Nabī
Title: شرح شمائل النبی

A commentary on the Shamā’il al-Nabī ( شمائل النبی ) compiled by Muḥammad ibn ʻĪsá al-Tirmidhī, d. 892, محمّد بن عيسى ترمذي , a collection of traditions concerning the Prophet’s person and character

Language(s): Persian

References

For a more detailed description see Persian III, .

Physical Description

Form: codex
Extent: 319 ff.
Dimensions (leaf): 23.5 × 12.7 in.

Hand(s)

Good and small nastaʼlīq

Copyist: Mullā Muḥammad Ashraf ibn Muḥammad, ملا محمد اشرف بن محمد

Decoration

Rubrication

Ornamentation in gild in fol. 16

History

Origin: 17th 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 (Unpublished)

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