تحفۀ اثنی عشریّه Tuḥfah-yi Ithnā ʿAshariyyah, 1225 A.H., 1810 C.E.
Scope and Contents
A monograph written in 1200 A.H. / 1785 C.E. by Ḥāfiẓ Ghulām Ḥakīmah b. Shaykh Abī’l-Fayz̤ Dihlavī, a Sunni intellectual, about Shi'a theology and religion. Its compilation was justified by the prevalence of the Shi'a sect in the region.The author must have been known also as Mawlavī ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz as the note on f.1a indicates:
کتاب تصنیف مولوی عبدالعزیز
The present copy was commissioned by Mountstuart Elphinstone.
Paginated, the numerals being South Asian in style.
Dates
- Creation: 1225 A.H.
- Creation: 1810 C.E.
Creator
- b. Shaykh Abī’l-Fayz̤ Dihlavī, Ḥāfiẓ Ghulām Ḥakīmah (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
Persian (Script: nasta'līq)
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Full Extent
1 volume
Custodial History
On the verso of the endleaf is a note reading "Nuskhah-yi Shaykh ʿAẓīm Lāhūrī". Shaykh ʿAẓīm Lāhūrī may have been a former owner.
The item has belonged to Carberry Tower Library, the library's stamp is on the first folio.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased (via Rankine) at Dowell's sale of the Carberry Tower Library, 20-21 July 1961, lot 280 (23 volumes, £52).
Physical Description
Red leather binding. 462 folios and one end leaf. Dimensions, 293 by 173 mm. 19 lines per page. Area covered by the text, 215 by 105 mm.
Source
- Lāhūrī, Shaykh ʿAẓīm (Former owner, Person)
Repository Details
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