A catalogue of the Arabic manuscripts in the library of the India Office / by Otto Loth.

  • Great Britain. India Office. Library
Date:
1975
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Credit: A catalogue of the Arabic manuscripts in the library of the India Office / by Otto Loth. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    25 Sel peel aor all pay see al owas Sl pu ee WNyl oS Toth Qaivronll Fale Coe raven) . Very often only the first words of the passages commented on are given (after ,J\3). The preface of Hilli begins: Xius!! a) anell; then follow probably the words (Jas, 5s wy. His work is laivided into sections (_}.a3): I. (fol. 182) Hrleglel| an 3; II. (fol. 1320.) coc! plus) $5 IIL. (0.) ele 3 olvglell; IV. (fol. 133) Hl sy> ah eI 3; V. (fol. 142.) alan, Lv do gl wl, moll 8; VI. (fol. 145) colic! sda e\Se1 3; VIL. (fol. 1450.) wo tale Jastiy Lond; VIII. (fol. 147) Joell 3; IX. (fol. 148) (Jas) € 97 3; X. (fol. 150) Seucl\ 8; XI, (fol. 152) dele] 3; XII. (fol. 1550.) pe) g) syedl; XIIL. (i0.) oles! 4. This division comes very near to that of no. V. The commentator concludes with a prayer, which he ascribes to the Prophet, on the authority of Ton Babawaih. It begins: jus) eas!) 4b! oye | call VIIL. Foll. 160-257. paizuh| bc oS. A work on the Imamate of ‘Ali and his descendants, compiled by an unknown author, a.u. 854. The correct title is prodell iste dl pniudl blll. The preface begins: Je lay Y lar orl al ‘ , Sang te Ne. ‘ : yeah la The author says in it that he compiled this work from both Shi‘ah and Sunnite authorities. It con- tains arguments logical and scriptural, traditions, poetry, etc. In the first introduction he offers a list of works which he quotes from actual inspection— % dviiv le wendsly ede ote sll Cod! ope gt So he) ach They are: 1. os pe*sM Clad) bs; 2. cle 4. Show et) silly Isl 5 5. peopl ae AC SCOrD | 6. gpl SUAS Gane; 7. poll etal; 8, otgall bill; 9. (sic) aS yell) duds cul! ; 10. wets corel) GL; 11. _poghll SoM dg 5 12. cael clsta NN; 13. Haj sl il ete ; 14, ileed! oclall Obs; 15. cad) wi bla 5 16. cabal! oot oy Cteyd pall aie; 17. cspeyall Cty tN de; 18. Slit wad bo pbb 5 19. sjgeul) Maria) eolelll; 20. aur ail wks Bealls 21.2) AMS Guat ay! pore 5 22. ols JI dois; 23. dais) pole, aul; 24 Cans Sere opt et Cwhalll; 25. opnel ood CST LN; 26. Cuyylll oJ CSL; 27, diledl UL 2s Loy ollll oy; 28. pall ae oy Ciegd Colac; 29. ya ox) patos; 30. darell eal 28 ; ae Sade OT yall Sddaetyy Jay Caja all, Ailie upl Blane; 88. paall ay Gcilad 5 34. ryne dal wy) Les ect; 35. di yard weyles Waits; 36. moll) wed pally alls 87. oy Solaed! Gila ali; 88. ai el) & pol) US Lud!; 39. ji cl dal pe &b oni 40. (sic) ue uy const ed 5; 41. fe oy!) jell latest; 42. gee yd Gall a: 43. ine By on (Wks); 44. ae up) dal SI cles 45. pele oy) cyniiell OES; 46. Lp) Qrenall) Sot 7805 47 whe oy alll aoe wy das Ui Cie 48. .sa5y\) (?) Pale 49. d> dl, 5 aie (5) ‘Ll 37) Gy (sic) Quy ld ewe; 50. sili alleall ; 51. GUN cpogh Le ails 52. @) pm wy ula a The second dvAiv (fol. 161) gives a much longer list of books which the author did not read himself, but which he found quoted by his authorities. The third dviie (fol. 161v.) gives an epitome of the contents of the work. It is divided into seventeen chapters; their subjects are, as the author states, 1 Variant wl) Iino,