Anderson, Adam, 1797-1853 (Scottish judge and Senator of the College of Justice)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1797 - 1853
Biography
Adam Anderson, Lord Anderson, FRSE (1797 – 1853) was a Scottish judge and Senator of the College of Justice. From 1835 to 1841 he was Sheriff of Perth. He served as Solicitor General for Scotland from 1842 to 1846 and as Lord Advocate from February to May 1852.
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اظهار الحق Iẓhār al-ḥaqq, undated (extant by 17th cent. C.E.)
Item
Identifier: Or Ms 264
Scope and Contents
A Persian translation of some of the difficult lines in the qasīdahs written by 'Alī b. Abī Ṭalib (cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muḥammad, and First Imām of Shi'i Islam). It includes comments by Mīr Sayyid Walī, who compiled it at the desire of his father.
The main text is written in nasta'līq script with the Arabic quotations from the poetry written in naskh.
Dates:
undated (extant by 17th cent. C.E.)