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This is the most known and comprehensive work of Majlisī, comprised of a wide range of Shiʿī hadiths compiled by the author over a period of 36 years. It is also called "The Great Encyclopedia of Shiʿī Hadith". The current copy contains part 18 of the work, including Kitāb al-Ṭahārah and Kitāb al-Ṣalāh. — Multiple dates; Unknown place of origin

Wadh.Minasian 470

Wadham College, University of Oxford

Details

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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 the most known and comprehensive work of Majlisī, comprised of a wide range of Shiʿī hadiths compiled by the author over a period of 36 years. It is also called "The Great Encyclopedia of Shiʿī Hadith". The current copy contains part 18 of the work, including Kitāb al-Ṭahārah and Kitāb al-Ṣalāh. — Multiple dates; Unknown place of origin

Shelfmark

Wadh.Minasian 470

Place of origin

Unknown place of origin

Date

1802

Language

Arabic

Contents

Author: Majlisī, Muḥammad Bāqir ibn Muḥammad Taqī, 1627 or 1628-approximately 1699 ‎مجلسى، محمد باقر بن محمد تقى، ۱۰۳۷-۱۱۱۰ ق Title: Biḥār al-anwār Title: بحار الانوار

Form

codex

Support

Western paper (watermark), natural buff, various thickness (thin, regualr, and thick), glossy.

Physical extent

332 ff.

Hands

Graceful Naskh, relatively large, one hand. لاری، سیف‌الدین بن محمد Lārī, Sayf al-Dīn ibn Muḥammad

Decoration

Rubricated titles.

Acquisition

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

Subject

Hadith (Shiites)

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  • Mohammad Emami
  • Ali Mir-Ansari

  • Majlisī, Muḥammad Bāqir ibn Muḥammad Taqī, 1627 or 8-ca. 1699

  • Minasian, Caro Owen

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