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Arabic, Middle Eastern and Asian Manuscripts

500-2000

The Department of Arabic, Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies has deposited its collection of Middle Eastern and Asian manuscripts in Special Collections. There are over 370 manuscripts in primarily in...

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Manuscripts in Arabic languages

802-1852

This series mainly contains works in Arabic languages. The works which have been catalogued so far are mainly on the subject of Islamic Law.

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ضياء الانوار على مذهب الائمة الاطهار. ḍyāʾul-ʾanwar ʿala maḏhabi-l ʾaʾimmati-l ʾaṭhār

16th century

The volume is a discussion of jurisprudence issues, marriage, divorce and usury etc. Author: احمد بن إسحاق بن إبراهيم الحسنيً الحسينيً(نظام الدين الشي...

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كتاب القرنوي kitāb ālqārnāwy

17th century

The volume relates to duties such as praying and fasting, travelling etcetera. Author: محمد بن احمد بن سعيد القرنوي. muḥammad bin ʾaḥmad bin saʿīd ālqārnāwī The ...

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شرح الهداية. šarḥu-lhidāīa

1077-1666

The volume discusses jurisprudence issues; marriage, divorce, menstruation, dowry etc. Author: عبيدالله بن. مسعود بن تاج الشريعة. ʿubaīdyilāh bin masʿūd bin tāj aš...

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Four works in one volume

1268-1852

This volume is in four parts: Part 1: نور الايضاح ونجاة الأرواح nūru- lʾēḍāḥ wanaǧātu-lʾarwāḥ Author: الشرنبلالي ḥasan ašaranbaāli This is a gen...

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منحة السلوك على تحفة الملوك. minḥatu-sulūk ʿala tuḥfat almulūk

1187-1773

The volume discusses jurisprudence issues; marriage, divorce, women, robbery etcetera. Author: ابي محمد محمود ابن احمد العيني. ʾabī muḥammad maḥmūd ʾaḥmad alʿaī...

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Untitled manuscript on fiqh فقه

1058-1648

The volume discusses jurisprudence issues. It is a commentary on a work on fiqh (فقه). Some of the text is missing because of historic pest damage.

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Untitled manuscript on Islamic law

18th century

The beginning and end of the volume are missing. It is a text on Islamic law including labour rules and wages for workers, waqf (trust), marriage, etcetera. Date uncertain.

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وقاية الرواية في الرواية في مسايل الهداية. Wiqāaītu-riwaīāh fī-riwāīah fī masāiyl ʾālhidaiah

1072-1662

The text is a discussion of law; adultery, zakah, waqf, dower etcetera. No author is given in the item. The name of the author stated in the print catalogue is based on Brockelmann: عبيد ال...

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Untitled manuscript on fiqh فقه

17th century

The text discusses Islamic law. It is a commentary on a work on fiqh (فقه), zakah, kaffarah, jizyah, slavery (العتق) etc. There are parts missing from the beginning and end of the volume. D...

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