Delhi Persian 1579* (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
India Office Library
Contents
Fragment of an untitled treatise on literary aspects of Sufism by an unnamed author.
Fragment of an untitled treatise on literary aspects of Sufism by an unnamed author.
Portions of the text quote lengthy Arabic passages from the orations and letters of Ṣūfī authorities and the Imams.
Defective at both ends, having lost from the beginning at least four folios according to extant Persian foliation.
Not dated at end.
Dense scribal nastaʿlīq becoming gradually bolder and looser in layout.
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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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