MS. S. Digby Or. 91 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)
Oriental Manuscripts Simon Digby Oriental Collection
Contents
A collection of risālahs in poetry and prose, composed 1869 AD.
2. ff. 4-7a
Title: Risālah-ʼi Jihādīyah
Title: رسالۀ جهادیه
Another version (in a different hand) of the previous mathnavī.
Language(s): Urdu
5. ff. 13a-27a
Translator: Maqṣūd ʻAlī مقصود على
Title: Risālah-ʼi Radd-i bidʻat
Title: رسالۀ ردّ بدعت
An Urdu translation of the Persian work entitled Īḍāḥ al-ḥaqq
Language(s): Urdu
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: ff. 27+xi
Dimensions (leaf):
Dimensions (written):
Layout
Hand(s)
Several hands.
History
Origin: Bāqirganj, Patna. (item 5 only?); 30th May 1869. (item 5 only?) CE
Provenance and Acquisition
Rubber stamp of J. O' Kinealy.
A London bookseller, June 1968.
The collections of Mr. Simon Digby.
Donated to the Bodleian Libraries by the Trustees of the Simon Digby Memorial Charity, April 2015.
Record Sources
Manuscript description based on handlist of Simon Digby with additional enhancements by the Fihrist team.
Availability
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Funding of Cataloguing
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