[Collection of questions and answers on religious subjects].

Format
Manuscript, Book
Language
Persian
Published/​Created
[between 1850 and 1899]
Description
28 leaves : paper ; 223 x 154 (180 x 130) mm bound to 230 x 168 mm

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    Summary note
    Collection of 25 questions and answers concerning Islamic doctrine and law for Muslims in India. See Garrett collection catalog by Moghadam for a partial list of questions.
    Notes
    • Ms. codex.
    • Title supplied by cataloger, per Moghadam.
    • Physical description: 9-11 lines per page; written in nastaʻliq in black on tan and blue machine-made paper. Change of hands on leaf 12a. Leaves 26b-28b blank. Mild staining; in excellent condition.
    • Origin: Likely from India.
    • Incipit: سؤال اول آنکه عقاىد صوفىه اين زمان از شور وحدة وجود که در حقىقت منافى عقاىد اسلام است
    Binding note
    Rebound in cloth.
    Language note
    Persian.
    Provenance
    Acquired from Widgery, Cambridge, 1925.
    Source acquisition
    Gift; Robert Garrett (Class of 1897), 1942.
    References
    Moghadam, M. et al. Garrett coll., 142
    OCLC
    843193871
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