ms. 381282 (SOAS Library, School of Oriental and African Studies)
Special Collections
Contents
2 works by 2 authors on the subjects of Pushto poetry, Islam, and Persian poetry
1.
Title: Rashīd al-bayān
Title: رشيد البيان
A manual of religious instruction in verse. Printed edition published in Lahore in 1877. Bound with several similar works hand written in Persian
Incipit: پس له حمد له صلوت دا رنګ وایم زه وتات
Language(s): Pashto
2.
Title: Yūsuf u Zulaykhā
Title: یوسف و زلیخا
A badly damaged manuscript written in several crude but legible hands
Incipit: لهى غنچۀ امید بگشای گلی از روضۀ جاوید نمای
Language(s): Persia
Physical Description
Form: codex
53 f. 153 f.
Dimensions (leaf): 17 × 11.5 cm.
Dimensions (written):
Layout
Hand(s)
Crude but legible nasta'liq hand
History
Origin:
Provenance and Acquisition
Gregorian.
Availability
Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card for admissions procedures contact SOAS Archives and Special Collections Admissions. Contact docenquiry@soas.ac.uk for further information on the availability of this manuscript. Microfiche copy available for purchase from : Brill - IDC Publishers.
Funding of Cataloguing
JISC
Subjects
- Pushto poetry
- Islam--Doctrines
- Persian poetry--747-1500
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