A descriptive catalogue of the Oriental mss. belonging to the late E. G. Browne / by Edward G. Browne, completed & edited with a memoir of the author and a bibliography of his writings by Reynold A. Nicholson.
- Edward Granville Browne
- Date:
- 1932
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: A descriptive catalogue of the Oriental mss. belonging to the late E. G. Browne / by Edward G. Browne, completed & edited with a memoir of the author and a bibliography of his writings by Reynold A. Nicholson. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![F. 64 (7). A letter from Mulld Zaynu’l-‘Abidin of Najaf-4b4d to one of the “ People of the Baydn ” {i.e. the old Bdbis), inviting him to accept Bahd’u’lUh as “ Him whom God shall manifest” (23 pp.), followed by the much longer reply (198 pp.) of the person so addressed. This MS. also was transcribed by Mirzd Mustafa, from whom I received it through Dr Sa'id Khdn in September, 1920, and was completed on Dhu’l-Qa‘da 14, 1337/August 11, 1919. It comprises 221 written pages of 17 x io'8c. and 16 11. This appears to be the last manuscript I received from this excellent old scribe, who has since died, so that his name can be mentioned without im¬ prudence. F. 65 (7). Described as follows by Professor Browne in a note written on the back of the cover and dated September 15th, 1922: “ Letter of ‘Abbds Efendi ‘Abdu’l-Bahd to ‘Ali Akbar-i-Mildni, followed by a refutation of the same (pp. 7 et seqq.) by MirzA Mustafa the Bdbi scribe (see his letter' pasted in opposite), whose real name, as he now tells me for the first time, is Ism^fil-i-Sabbdgh of Si-dih, near Isfahdn, whence he was driven out by the persecutions which took place there about 35 years ago. Received on September 15, 1922, from Dr Said [Kh4n Kurdistdni] through his son Samuel Said.” Pp. 82 of 16*3 X io’8 c. and 16 11. Dated 19 Sha'bdn, 1338/9 May, 1920. F. 66 (8). The following note by Professor Browne, dated Christmas Eve, 1924, is written on the fly-leaf; “Received from Dr Said Khdn Kurdistdnf on December 23, 1924, with accompanying letter (dated Dec. 3, 1924) pasted opposite. The author of this work, Hdjji Mirzd Mahdf of Isfahan, is a son-in-law of Subh- i-Azal and is now (1924) 70 years of age. He was formerly in Cyprus and Constantinople, and apparently had some correspondence with me and sent me some books by Subh-i-Azal’s directions. Being in some ways dissatisfied with my Introduction to the text of H^jji Mirzd Jdni’s history of the Bdb entitled Nuqtatul- Kdf (published in the Gibb Series) he wrote this treatise criticizing the views there expressed. This MS. is in his own handwriting.” Pp. 246 of 20 X 12*7 c. and 23 11. Dated 13 Shawwdl, 1342/19 May, 1924. N.C. M.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b31361596_0109.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
