Mir'atu'l-akaid - مرأت العقائد

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  • Reference
    • GB 59 Or 12000
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1201
  • Language of Material
    • Turkish
  • Physical Description
    • 1 text 81 ff Materials : Paper. Foliation : European, 81 ff. Dimensions : 174 mm x 110 mm. Script : Nesih, fully vocalized.

Scope and Content

This volume contains an abridged Ottoman Turkish version of the Kitāb al-milal wa'l-niḥal (كتاب الملل والنحل), the book of religious and philosophical sects of Shahrastānī, made by Derviş Ahmet in the reign of Murat IV. Although this copy is lettered 'Risāle-i ṭariḳat', the correct title appears on f 4r. This manuscript was copied in 1201 AH (1786-87 CE).

Access Information

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Acquisition Information

Purchased by the British Museum in 1950.

Related Material

Another copy of this text might be found at Or 13527 text I.