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Shīʻah--Customs and practices

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

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مراثی هاشم علی Marāsī-yi Hāshim ‘Alī, 1193 A.H., 1779 C.E.

 Item
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.

مراثی هاشم علی Marāsī-yi Hāshim ‘Alī, 1193 A.H., 1779 C.E.

 Item
Identifier: Or Ms 380
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 second volume (see Or. Ms. 379 for vol. 1).

Dates: 1193 A.H.; 1779 C.E.