An Enquiry into the Order of Chapters of the Qur'ān

"A Key to Scripture; being an Enquiry into the Order of Chapters of the Qur'ān" - a handwritten manuscript documenting the author's investigation into the chronological order of the chapters of the Qur'ān. He presents an introduction to his thesis, followed by a Synopsis of the Classes, Sections and Chapters; with further sections on the Distinctive Characters of the chapters, the Distribution and Arrangement of the Makka chapters; and On the Determination of the Madina Years and their chapters. These chapters are handwritten on foolscap sheets covering 132 pages of the volume.

The author identifies himself as Muhammad Bāgir, a native of the town of Bawānāt, now known as Suriān, in Iran.

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It is unknown how the manuscript became part of the Society's collections.

This material was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2019.

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This work is listed in the Papers section of the Guard Book of the Society, p.183, as "A Key to Scripture being an Enquiry into the order of the Chapters of the Qur'ān. By Muhammad Bāgir of Bawanat. A.H.1300"