Delhi Persian 116 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)

Delhi Persian 116 a.

Treatise commenting on an Arabic prayer revealed during the Hudhud or hoopoe bird’s visit to the Prophet Muḥammad, entitled Hudhud'nāmah, beginning with the prayer’s tradition and transmission, followed by the Arabic prayer, concluding with an explanation of its peculiar properties, by an unnamed author.

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Additional slip of paper with an excerpt from the prayer in item b copied in a coarse naskh hand similar to that of the main text (f. 3).

Delhi Persian 116 b.

Treatise containing a recension different from item Delhi Persian 116 a, comprising a commentary on the Arabic prayer entitled Hudhud'nāmah, beginning with the prayer’s tradition and transmission, followed by the Arabic prayer, concluding with another version of the prayer, by an unnamed author.

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Delhi Persian 116 c.

Yet another recension of the Arabic prayer entitled Hudhud'nāmah.

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Delhi Persian 116 d.

Brief untitled passage with instructions on ritual prayers, by an unnamed author.

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Delhi Persian 116 e.

Untitled treatise on occultist and magical formulae, by an unnamed author.

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Selection of short Urdu verses mentioning a certain Niẓām al-Dīn, informally transcribed on the preceding folio (9r).

Delhi Persian 116 f.

Untitled pharmacological treatise on the recipe and treatment of the eye, in cases of diminishing sight, discharge, or swelling, by an unnamed author.

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Delhi Persian 116 g.

Untitled talisman or taʿvīz̲ apparently used by the Safavid Shāh ʿAbbās I in the midst of a hunt, followed by a square grid (three by three) filled with letters and numbers.

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Delhi Persian 116 h.

Untitled passage on the method of prayer calling for rain, by an unnamed author.

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The following folios consist of 1) lists quantities for a number of animal and vegetal substances, without method, purpose, or title (f. 14v); 2) Urdu verses mentioning a certain Niẓām al-Dīn (f. 15r); 3) miscellaneous medicinal notes (f. 15v).

Delhi Persian 116 i.

Treatise on occultist and magical formulae evoking the archangels Mīkāʾīl, Isrāfīl, and Dardāʾīl, followed by an Arabic prayer, by an unnamed author.

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Delhi Persian 116 j.  

Untitled treatise collecting miscellaneous notes on occultist and magical formulae in Arabic and Sanskrit, including signs and talismans in diagrammatic form, by an unnamed author.

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