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A calligraphic work containing the advice of Amīr al-Muʼminīn ʻAlī to his son al-Ḥasan.

Keble MS. 89

Keble College, University of Oxford

Details

This item is described in 1 online catalogue.?

For the main catalogue entry, see: Fihrist: Union Catalogue of Manuscripts from the Islamicate World

Description

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Title

A calligraphic work containing the advice of Amīr al-Muʼminīn ʻAlī to his son al-Ḥasan.

Shelfmark

Keble MS. 89

Language

Arabic

Contents

Author: ʻAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib علي بن أبي طالب Title: Waṣīyat Amīr al-Muʼminīn ʻAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib karrama Allāhu wajhahu li-waladihi al-Ḥasan raḍiya Allāhu ʻanhumā Title: وصية أمير المؤمنين علي بن أبي طالب كرم الله وجهه لولده الحسن رضي الله عنهما

Form

codex

Physical extent

ff. 25

Hands

Script: Apart from fol. 1b and fol. 25b, there are three lines of fine calligraphic thuluth script interspersed with two groups of two lines of calligraphic naskh script.

Decoration

Fol. 1b contains a title heading panel in blue and gold. Sentences throughout are punctuated with small gold, red, and blue florettes. Text box in red, blue and gold lines.

Acquisition

Presented to Keble College Library by Rev. Greville J. Chester, May, 1880.

Subject

Aphorisms and apothegms

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  • ʻAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib,‏ Caliph,‏ ca. 600-661

  • Chester, Greville John, 1830-1892

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