COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
Bookreader Persian_MS_189
Reference Number:
Persian MS 189
Link to Catalogue:
Parent Work Title:
Dabistān
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Tabṣirat al-Maẕāhib va Taẕkirat al-Adyān
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Dabistān al-Maẕāhib
Alternative Parent Work Title:
School of Religions
Creator:
Fānī, Muḥsin -1671 or 1672
Creator Role:
Author
Creator:
Mīr Ẕū al-Fiqār ‘Alī al-Ḥusaynī Ardistānī, approximately 1615-1670
Creator Role:
Author
Creator:
Mūbad Shāh
Creator Role:
Author
Creator:
Kāshī Nath
Creator Role:
Scribe
Date Created:
1796 [1210 AH]
Description:
This nearly complete copy Dābistān-i Maẕāhib (School of Religions) recounts various religious creeds and philosophical systems of Asia, as known to the author, divided into twelve ta‘līm (teachings) and subdivided into a various number of naẓar (observations). The author, whose name appears here as Mīr Ẕū al-Fiqār ‘Alī al-Ḥusaynī (ca. 1615–70), apparently followed the Āẕar Kayvānī illuminationist sect in India during the reign of the Mughal ruler ‘Ālamgīr I (r. 1658–1707). The author not only travelled throughout the northern Indian subcontinent but also to Mashhad in Iran. As a result, he became thoroughly acquainted with a great number of religious and scientific Parsi, Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, Christian, and Muslim personalities and their doctrines. Completed by Kāshī Nath a Brahmin from the city of Sialkot, Punjab on the 15 Ramaz̤ān 1210 AH (24 Mar. 1796 CE).
Language Code:
per
Language:
Persian
Subject:
Religion
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Item Height:
250 mm
Item Width:
164 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Provenance:
Bland, Nathaniel, 1803-1865, former owner
Provenance:
Quaritch, Bernard, 1819-1899, former owner
Provenance:
Duncan, Jonathan, 1756-1811, former owner
Provenance:
Lewin, Samuel Hawtayne, 1795-1840, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2023-02-20
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2023-03
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands