Delhi Persian 307 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
- Display:
-
India Office Library
Two Shiʻa treatises (a, b)
Contents
Summary of Contents: A composite volume containing two separate manuscripts: (a) Fawz al-najāt attributed to Muʻizz al-Dīn Ardistānī, and (b) a work by Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ʻAlī Bihbahānī.Language(s): Persian
Physical Description
Form: codexExtent: ff. iv+253+iiFoliation:India Office stamped foliation.
Seal(s):Binding
19th century three-quarter leather detached binding with grey marbled boards; paper pastedowns.
Black Government of India Delhi MSS oval stamp (ff. 1r, 234r, 253r).
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Purchased by the Government of India at sale organised by Delhi Prize Agents, 1859; administrative deposit India Office Library, 1876.
Acquired by the Government of India in 1876
Delhi Persian 307a
Contents
Summary of Contents: Treatise arguing for the right of ʻAlī to be regarded as the Imām and successor of the prophet Muḥammad. Although neither title nor author are included in the text, this work can be identified as Fawz al-najāt attributed to Muʻizz al-Dīn Ardistānī. Dedicated to ʻAbd Allāh Quṭb Shāh (r. 1611-72) the work was completed in 1058/1648-9.ff. 1v-233vTitle: Fawz al-najātTitle: فوز النجاتFolios 232-3 are in a different hand.
R. Levy, Drafts for Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the India Office Library, vol. III, Mss Eur E207/38, f. 49.Language(s): PersianFiliation: For another copy in the British Library, see Or. 1294 (Rieu 1879-83, p. 32).Physical Description
Form: codexSupport: Unpolished paper.Extent: 233 ff.Dimensions (leaf): 320 × 200 mm.Dimensions (written): 225 × 125 mm.Collation
Catchwords.
Layout
ff. 1-231: 15 lines per page; ff. 232-3: 16 lines per page.
Hand(s)
Nastaʻlīq in two hands, copied in black ink, with headings in red.
Additions: Folio 1r contains three scrubbed out seals and a valuation of [Rs] 7.History
Origin: Undated, late 17th or early 18th century CE. IndiaDelhi Persian 307b
Contents
Summary of Contents: A Shiʻa reply by Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ʻAlī Bihbahānī to the attack on mutʻah marriage made in Shāh ʻAbd al-ʻAzīz Dihlavī's Tuḥfah-'i Is̱nā-ʻasharīyahff. 234v-253rTitle: کشف الشبهة عن حکم المتعةColophon: Colophon dated Jumādá al-avval 1250 AH (Sept/Oct 1834).Folios 240-243 are out of order, the correect sequence being ff. 242, 240, 241, 243.
R. Levy, Drafts for Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the India Office Library, vol. III, Mss Eur E207/38, f. 50.Language(s): PersianPhysical Description
Form: codexSupport: Slightly polished paper.Extent: ff. 234v-253rDimensions (leaf): 291 × 180 mm.Collation
Catchwords.
Condition
Remargined.Layout
16-17 lines per page.
Hand(s)
Nastaʻlīq; copied in black ink, with headings in red.
Additions: Some marginalia.History
Origin: Jumādá al-avval 1250 AH (Sept/Oct 1834). IndiaAdditional Information
Record Sources
Based on R. Levy's description in Drafts for Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the India Office Library, vol. III. Revised by Ursula Sims-Williams.
Availability
Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card for admissions procedures contact British Library, Registering for a Reader Pass. For information on catalogues and ordering manuscripts see Finding and ordering Persian manuscripts in the British Library.
Funding of Cataloguing
BL
TO TOP
See the Availability section of this record for information on viewing the item in a reading room.