Union Catalogue of Manuscripts from the Islamicate World

Or 9590 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)

Oriental Manuscripts

Collection of tracts in Islamic principles

Contents

2 works by Unknown on the subjects of Koran and Sufism

1. ff 2v-25v
Author: Unknown

A mystical interpretation of the Sūrat al-Ikhlāṣ in Arabic

Meredith-Owens 1968, page pp. 6-7.
Language(s): Arabic

2. ff 26r-105v
Author: Unknown

A collection of Sufi dicta, mostly in Arabic but few (from ff. 45v onward) are in Persian and explain the mystical meaning of certain Arabic words and letters

Language(s): Persian

References

For a more detailed description see Meredith-Owens 1968, page pp. 6-7.

Physical Description

Form: codex
Extent: 105 ff
Dimensions (leaf): 17.2 × 12.4 cm.

Binding

Original binding mounted on the doublures

History

Origin: 14th century CE

Record Sources

Manuscript description based on G. M. Meredith-Owens: Handlist of Persian manuscripts 1895-1966. London, 1968, with additional enhancements.

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Funding of Cataloguing

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