J. 22 (University Library, Cambridge University)
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E. G. Browne Collection
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Summary of Contents: شمایل انقيا A Persian treatise on the Attributes of the Pious (Shamá il-i-Atqiyá), beginning
abruptly, without indication of authorship : الحمد لله الذي انار بانوار معرفته قلوب الابرار الع... بیان انواع ایمان عوام و خواص و خاص الخاص و زيادة و نقصان و مخلوق و غیر مخلوق ایمان و اسلام و فرق میان مؤمن و مسلم The MS., acquired with some thirty others in January, 1924, comprises 188 ff.
of 20 x 14 c. and 15 ll., and is written in a good, clear, modern naskh with rubrications,
without colophon or date. A complete table of contents is prefixed. Amongst the
books cited are the Jáwid-nama of 'Aynu'l-Qudás, the Kashful Asrar, the Risale-
i-Unwán, the Fawa'idu'l-Fu'ád, the Ihya ul Ulum (of al-Ghazálí), the Qutul
Qulub, the Kashf-i-Mahjúb, and many others, and the author often introduces verses
of his own in which, however, I have not been able to discover any clue to his identity.Physical Description
Form: codexSupport: PaperExtent: Ff. 188Dimensions: 20 × 14 cm.Layout
15 lines
Hand(s)
Written in a good, clear, modern naskh with rubrications.
History
Origin: undatedProvenance and Acquisition
The MS., acquired with some thirty others in January, 1924
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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