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Or Ms 378: ديوان ولی Dīwān-i Walī, undated copy (earliest version compiled 18th cent. C.E.)
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Identifier: Or Ms 378
Scope and Contents
The lyrical poems of Shāh Walī-Allāh, who was a native of Gujarāt, but passed the greatest part of his life in the Deccan. He is believed to be the first poet who wrote a complete Diwān in the Urdū language.
Dates:
undated copy (earliest version compiled 18th cent. C.E.)
Or Ms 379: مراثی هاشم علی Marāsī-yi Hāshim ‘Alī, 1193 A.H., 1779 C.E.
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Identifier: Or Ms 379
Scope and Contents
The marāsī, or elegies, on ‘Alī b. Abī Ṭālib (d. 40 A.H., 661 C.E.), the first Shī‘ī Imām and fourth Rāshīdūn Caliph, as well as his sons and grandsons. The author, Hāshim ‘Alī, is considered the first poet to write poetry in the Urdū language.
This manuscript is the first volume (see Or. Ms. 380 for vol. 2).
Dates:
1193 A.H.; 1779 C.E.