Mecmua - مجموعه.

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  • Reference
    • GB 59 Or 16847
  • Dates of Creation
    • 15th century
  • Language of Material
    • Arabic Turkish
  • Physical Description
    • Codex 89 ff

Scope and Content

Part of a manuscript containing Sures of the Qur'an together with an interlinear Turkish translation of great interest; and early copies of some treatises on Islamic subjects. Folios 1r-50r contain verses from Sūret Yā Sīn (36), from āyet 39 to 47, then from Sūret el-Fetiḥ (48), and el-Mülk (67), followed by various Sūrẹs from the last Cüz' (30). Turkish texts are on 50v-51v. Main contents in Arabic: 53v-70v, religious treatise; 71v-81v, collection of Hadiths in Arabic headed Kitāb Faḍā'il al-ṣalāh min shahr Ramaḍān; 82v-84v, Kanz al-akhbār; 84r-89v, Kitāb al-Kabā'ir. Probably early 9th/15th century.

Access Information

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Acquisition Information

Purchased at Christie's South Kensington sale (Lot 328), 9 October 2009.