Mukaddime-yi Kutbüddin - مقدمۀ قطب الدین

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  • Reference
    • GB 59 Or 8015
  • Dates of Creation
    • Late 15th century-Early 16th century
  • Language of Material
    • Turkish
  • Physical Description
    • 1 text 152 ff Materials : Paper. Foliation : European, 152 ff. Dimensions : 250 mm x 170 mm. Script : Nesih, fully vocalized.

Scope and Content

This volume contains an overview of Islamic doctrine according to the Hanefi mezhep, compiled by the early Ottoman jurist Kutbüddin el-İzniki (Kutbeddin el-Izniki; Quṭb al-dīn al-Izniqī) (died 821 AH/1418-19 CE). The text contains archaic spellings. The manuscript was likely copied in the late 15th or early 16th centuries CE.

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Acquisition Information

Purchased by the British Museum in 1914.

Related Material

Other copies of this work can be found at Or 11993, Or 13222, and Or 14076.