[Notices on the life of ʻAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī].

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Format
Manuscript, Book
Language
Urdu
Published/​Created
[1868]
Description
leaves 1a-21b, 28a-35b : paper ; 209 x 126 (158-169 x 84-102) mm bound to 218 x 145 mm

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      [Notices on the life of ʻAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī] ... [etc.].
      Summary note
      Short notices on the life of ʻAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī, collected from various hagiographies and translated into Urdu. In the preface, the author explains that he wrote this biography by the order of his spiritual leaders, one of whom, Muḥammad Niʻmat Allāh, supplied him with most of the material.
      Notes
      • Ms. component part.
      • Title supplied by cataloger, per Moghadam.
      • Physical description: 12-21 lines per page; written in indifferent shikastah in black on machine-made paper. Rubrication and occasional catchwords. First two leaves are duplicated. Mild staining, except on leaf 1a which has a large blotch of red paint. Mild insect damage and some smudging.
      • Incipit: حمد و ثنائى او که تواند شمار کرد ىا کىست آنکه شکر ىکى از هزار کرد
      Language note
      Urdu.
      References
      Moghadam, M. et al. Garrett coll., 186
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      [Notices on the life of ʻAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī] ... [etc.], leaves 1a-21b, 28a-35b
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      844362414
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