رساله در سعادت ونحوستِ ايّام Risālah dar sa‘ādat-u nuḥūsat-i ayyām, undated
Scope and Contents
An enumeration of a few lucky and unlucky days, with hints for the remedy of evil. It is ascribed by ‘Alī b. Ṭāʼūs to the sixth Twelver Shī‘ī Imām Ja‘far b. Muḥammad al-Ṣādiq (d. 148 A.H., 765 C.E.). The present version is by ‘Ibād-Allāh Muḥammad Bakr b. Muḥammad Taqī. One of the manuscripts with which the present manuscript is bound, Or. Ms. 308, is dated 1066 A.H. (1655 C.E.) and bears the name of the scribe Murtaẓá Qulī Qazvīnī.
Dates
- Creation: undated
Language of Materials
Persian (Script: nasta'līq)
Physical Description
Bound with Or. Ms. 174, 308, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368 and 383.
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Extent
1 volume
Other Finding Aids
Hukk, Mohammed Ashraful; Ethé, Hermann; and Robertson, Edward, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Arabic and Persian Manuscripts in Edinburgh University Library (Hertford: Stephen Austin & Sons Ltd., 1925).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bequeathed to the University of Edinburgh Library by David Anderson in 1828, entered the library in 1834.
Physical Description
Bound with Or. Ms. 174, 308, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368 and 383.
Processing Information
Annotation uses legacy data from Mohammed Hukk et al. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Arabic and Persian Manuscripts in Edinburgh University Library.
Source
- Anderson, David, 1750-1828 (Diplomat, East India Company) (Donor, Person)
Repository Details
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