Shīʻah
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Or Ms 264: 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.)