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Summary of Contents: كتاب التوحيد من أصول الكافى شرح The Commentary of the eminent Mullá Şadrá of Shíráz (d. 1050/1640) on the
Kitába't-Tawhid, or Book treating of the Divine Unity, of the Uslu'l-Kafi of
al-Kulayní (d. 328/939), both in Arabic. Concerning the Káft and its author, see
Brockelmann, vol. 1, p. 187, and Ahlwardt's Berlin Arabic Catalogue, vol. 11,
pp. 108-110, Nos. 1272-6. In the Lucknow lithographed edition of 1302/1884-5
the Kitábut-Tawhid occupies pp. 40-95. For Mullá Şadrá see my Persian
Literature in Modern Times, pp. 429-432, and references there given. Begins
after the Bismillah : كتاب التوحيد سبحانك اللهم وبحمدك توحدت فى ذاتك فحسر عن ادراكك انسان كلّ عارف
فلما كان المقصد الأول
....اما بعد
وتفردت في صفاتك فقصر عن نعتك لسان كلّ واصف الخ ..
من بعثة الانبياء والرسل بالكتب الالهية والنواميس الشرعيّة انّما هو جذب الخلق الى الواحد الحق الخ Ff. 210 of 29'2 x 17'5 c. and 30 ll.; dated in the colophon Rabi' 11, 1257/May-
June, 1841: good, clear, modern Persian maski.Language(s): ArabicReferences
Commentary on the chapter devoted to the Divine Unity of al-Kāfī fī uṣūl al-dīn الكافي في اصول الدين of Kulaynī, Muḥammad ibn Yaʻqūb, d. 941? محمد بن يعقوب الكليني .Physical Description
Form: codexSupport: PaperExtent: Ff. 210Dimensions: 29.2 × 17.5 cm.Layout
30 lines
Hand(s)
good, clear, modern Persian naskh
History
Origin: 1257 AH; 1841 CEProvenance and Acquisition
One of the Belshah MSS. acquired in the spring of 1920.
Bequest of E. G. Browne.
Record Sources
Summary, physical description and provenance copied from R. A. Nicholson: A descriptive catalogue of the Oriental MSS belonging to the late E.G. Browne. Cambridge, 1932.Availability
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