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This is a brief biographical history about the Prophet and the Shiite imams. The work has been composed in 1085 AH/1674 in an introduction, 14 chapters, and a conclusion. The author of this copy has had another work written as a commentary and transaltion of Nahj al-balāghah. — Multiple dates; Ākhurband

Wadh.Minasian 305

Wadham College, University of Oxford

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

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Title

This is a brief biographical history about the Prophet and the Shiite imams. The work has been composed in 1085 AH/1674 in an introduction, 14 chapters, and a conclusion. The author of this copy has had another work written as a commentary and transaltion of Nahj al-balāghah. — Multiple dates; Ākhurband

Shelfmark

Wadh.Minasian 305

Place of origin

Ākhurband

Date

1824

Language

Persian

Contents

Author: Lāhījī, Muḥammad Bāqir ibn Muḥammad Taqī, active 17th century لاهیجی، محمد باقر بن محمد تقی (۱۱ق/۱۷م) Title: Taẕkirah al-ʾAʾimmah Title: تذکره الائمه

Support

Western paper (watermark), natural buff, varying thickness (thin, regular, thick), one size, glossy; single ruling in cinnabar.

Hands

Cursive calligraphic Nastaʿalīq, regular; titles are unwritten. Ṣafar ʿAlī ibn Karbalāyī Ḥusaynʿalī صفر علی بن کربلایی حسینعلی

Acquisition

Donated to The Ferdowsi Library by Dr Caro Minasian in 1972.

Subject

Imams (Shiites)--Biography

Muḥammad, Prophet, -632--Biography--History and criticism

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  • Lāhījī, Muḥammad Bāqir ibn Muḥammad Taqī, active 17th century لاهیجی، محمد باقر بن محمد تقی (۱۱ق/۱۷م)
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  • Minasian, Caro Owen

  • Ali Mir-Ansari

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