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A dictionary of Arabic nouns and infinitives, including their derivations and equivalents in Persian by Abū Ja'far Aḥmad b. 'Alī Maqrī Bayḥaqī (nicknamed Ja'farak), d. 544 A.H. (1159 C.E.). It is stated by the author that this work refers in the first place to the Qur'ān, next to the traditions, and finally to ancient poetry.

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A famous zoological dictionary, but it is something more. The work contains chapters on the history of the Arab rulers, on religion and law, annotations on the Qur'ān and dissertations on science, poetry, diction, etc. The author was Kamāl al-Dīn Muḥammad b. Mūsá b. 'Īsá b. 'Alī al-Damīrī (d. 808 A.H., 1406 C.E.), who compiled it in 773 A.H. (1371 C.E.).

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A very famous dictionary of the Arabic language, by Shaykh al-Islām Majd al-Dīn Abū Ṭahir Muḥammad b. Ya'qūb al-Fīrūzābādī (d. 817 A.H., 1414 C.E.), who extracted material for it chiefly from his earlier work entitled as al-'Ubāb w-al-Muḥkam, which was in 65 vols. The manuscript is in good preservation and complete.

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A very famous dictionary of the Arabic language, by Shaykh al-Islām Majd al-Dīn Abū Ṭahir Muḥammad b. Ya'qūb al-Fīrūzābādī (d. 817 A.H., 1414 C.E.), who extracted material for it chiefly from his earlier work entitled as al-'Ubāb w-al-Muḥkam, which was in 65 vols. This copy is missing a few pages at the end.

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A treatise on religious controversy between Christians and Muslims, by Jawwād Sabāt Bā-Sayfayn, who dedicated it to the Wazīr As'ad Pāshā, son of Sulaymān Pāshā, Governor of Baghdad.

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These are the 99 names of God in Arabic, written in bold naskh, with their meaning in Persian in nasta'līq, in red ink.

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A Persian translation of the New Testament.

Scope and Contents A work on the doctrines and ethics of the Christian religion, differences between its tenets and those of Islam, containing evidence aiming to prove its superiority over other religions. It was written and completed in 1018 A.H. (1609 C.E.) and dedicated to the Mughal Emperor Jahāngīr, by Geronimo, or, as some write it, Hieronymo Xavier, a native of Navarre, and a Jesuit, who came from Goa, where he was attached to the Catholic mission from 1571 C.E. till his death at the same place in...

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An exposition of the religious creeds and philosophical systems of the East. The author's name does not appear, but the work is probably attributable to Mubād-Shāh, who completed it shortly after 1063 A.H. (1653 C.E.). Comprising fifteen sections with numerous subsections, it gives a fair insight into the beliefs of the Parsis, Hindus, Buddhists, Jews, Christians, Muslims, Muwaḥḥids (unitarians), Philosophers, Sufis (theosophists), and several others.

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This work on the correct reading and recitation of the Qur'ān, was originally compiled in the 34th year of the reign of 'Ālamgīr (1093 A.H., 1682 C.E.) by Ibn Muḥammad Sa'īd Muṣṭafá. Printed volume.