The author says that, according to the Quranic verse which says "Wa jādilhum bil-latī hī-ya aḥsan", the prophet and the impeccable Imāms had participated in many debates, and Islamic figures have also debated with many disbelievers and enemies of the religion of Islam. As it would be useful for the believers to know about these debates, I decided to collect most of them and translate anything found of them in Arabic into Persian. The result is now this book, containing 65 chapters, as follows: chapter one, On a debate between the prophet and the believers of the five religions; chapter two, On a debate between Ali (PBUH) and the Emigrants and the Helpers; chapter three, On a debate between Ali (PBUH) and Abu Bakr and Umar; chapter four, On a debate between Imam Hassan and his and his father's deniers; chapter five, On a debate between Imam Hossain and Umar bin Khaṭṭāb;... chapter 63, On a debate between an erudite person of the time and an erudite person from the opposition (Ahl-i Khalāf) in the land of India; chapter 64, On a debate between Abū Jaʿfar Muḥammad Muʾmin al-Ṭāq and Ibn Abī Aḥz̤arah; chapter 65, An account of a strange story. — Multiple dates; Unknown place of origin

Title

The author says that, according to the Quranic verse which says "Wa jādilhum bil-latī hī-ya aḥsan", the prophet and the impeccable Imāms had participated in many debates, and Islamic figures have also debated with many disbelievers and enemies of the religion of Islam. As it would be useful for the believers to know about these debates, I decided to collect most of them and translate anything found of them in Arabic into Persian. The result is now this book, containing 65 chapters, as follows: chapter one, On a debate between the prophet and the believers of the five religions; chapter two, On a debate between Ali (PBUH) and the Emigrants and the Helpers; chapter three, On a debate between Ali (PBUH) and Abu Bakr and Umar; chapter four, On a debate between Imam Hassan and his and his father's deniers; chapter five, On a debate between Imam Hossain and Umar bin Khaṭṭāb;... chapter 63, On a debate between an erudite person of the time and an erudite person from the opposition (Ahl-i Khalāf) in the land of India; chapter 64, On a debate between Abū Jaʿfar Muḥammad Muʾmin al-Ṭāq and Ibn Abī Aḥz̤arah; chapter 65, An account of a strange story. — Multiple dates; Unknown place of origin

Shelfmark

Wadh.Minasian 559

Place of origin

Unknown place of origin

Date

17-18th century

Language

Persian

Contents

Form

codex

Support

Oriental paper, natural buff, varying thickness (thick, regular, thin), one size, glossy.

Physical extent

257 ff.

Hands

Graceful Naskh, one hand, fairly large. Anonymous

Decoration

Rubricated titles.

Acquisition

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

Subject

Debates and debating