IO Islamic 4829 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
India Office Library
Contents
5 works by 4 authors on the subjects of Pushto poetry and Islam
1.
Title: Rashīd al-bayān
Title: رشيد البيان
A manual of religious instruction in verse
Incipit: پس له حمد له صلوت دا رنګ وایم زه وتات
Language(s): Pushto
References
2.
Title: Munājāt
Title: مناجات
A poem in praise of Shaykh 'Abd al-Qadir Jilani
Incipit: مرتبه لري عيانه د بغداد شاه میرانه
Language(s): Pushto
References
3.
Title: A poem in praise of God
Incipit: غافل ولي ئ بي رايه آخر تله دي له د څایه
Language(s): Pushto
References
4.
Title: Alif'nāmah
Title: الف نامه
A poem containing an explanation of certain religious terms arranged in alphabetical order
Incipit: الف سر د اسم ذات دي نور كل واړه صفات دي
Language(s): Pushto
References
5.
Incipit: همیشۀ د اخلاص پلار روانه د بیکي اخون صاحب مهربان
Language(s): Pushto
References
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: folios 1a-42b f. 43a-46a f. 46b-47a f. 47a-50a f. 50b-51b f.
Dimensions (leaf): 24 × 15 cm.
Decoration
History
Origin: 19th century CE
Record Sources
Manuscript description based on James Fuller Blumhardt and D.N MacKenzie : Catalogue of Pashto manuscripts in the British Isles, 1965.
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