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Summary of Contents: من تأليف افضل الدين الكاشاني This MS., obtained at the fourth partition of the Belshah MSS. on Nov. 12, 1920, comprises ff. 238 of 24.2 × 14 C. and 15 ll., and is for the most part written in a large, clear naskh with rubrications, though some portions are written in ta'liq. It was transcribed in 1161-2/1748-9 by one Muḥammad ibn Muhammad 'Álim for the Nawwab Mirza Safawi Khán, and contains the following writings of Bábá Afdalu'd-Din of Káshán (d. 707/1307-8): (1) A short account of the author in Persian, followed by a selection of his poems, especially his quatrains (ff. 1b-12a). (2) The Minhaju'l-Mubin ("Clear Way") on Logic, in Arabic (ff. 13a-75b) (3) Persian translation of the above (ff. 76a-140b). (4) The Madáriju'l-Kamál ("Grades of Perfection"), in Arabic (ff. 142a-172a) (5) Persian translation of the same (ff. 176b-216a). (6) Mabadt-i. Ussil in Persian (ff. 216b-225b) (7) Khujista Andars ("Fortunate Counsel "), in Persian (ff. 226a-229a). (8) Another short tract by Bábá Afdal in Persian (ff. 229b-230a). (9) and (10). Two more short tracts in Persian (ff. 230b and 231a). (11) Dafu Makhafati'l-Mawt ("Repelling the Fear of Death"), in Arabic (ff. 231b-235a). (12) Persian letter to a friend (ff. 236a-237b See Rieu's Persian Catalogue, pp. 829-831, and 739 for the quatrains. Of the above-mentioned works only the Persian Madáriju'l-Kamál is mentioned. In the brief biography now prefixed to the volume (for, as the numbering of the leaves, 236-248, shows, it originally came at the end) Bábá Afdal is said to have died at a village near Káshán in Rajab, 666/March-April, 1268, where his tomb is still an object of veneration.1. ff. 1b-12aLanguage(s): Persian3. ff. 76a-140bTitle: Minhāj al-mubīnTitle: منهاج المبينLanguage(s): PersianReferences
Persian translation of the Arabic work5. ff. 176b-216aTitle: Madārij al-kamālTitle: مدارج الكمالLanguage(s): PersianReferences
Persian translation of this workPhysical Description
Form: codexSupport: PaperExtent: Ff. 238Dimensions: 24.2 × 14 cm.Layout
15 lines
Hand(s)
Naskh with rubrications; some portions in ta'liq.
It was transcribed in 1161-2/1748-9 by one Muḥammad ibn Muhammad 'Álim.
History
Origin: 1161-62 AH; 1748-49 CEProvenance and Acquisition
This MS., obtained at the fourth partition of the Belshah MSS. on Nov. 12, 1920
Originally transcribed in 1161-2/1748-9 for the Nawwab Mirza Safawi Khán
Bought by E.G. Browne from Majid Belshah in 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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