Dalāʼil al-khayrāt.

Title:

Dalāʼil al-khayrāt.
دلائل الخيرات

Creator:

Jazūlī, Muḥammad ibn Sulaymān, -1465

Date:

between 1800 and 1850?

Description:

An illuminated copy of al-Jazūlī's classic work on the Prophet Muḥammad which has been partially vocalized. The flyleaves are inscribed in what appear to be two hands. The opening leaves include a Qur'anic passage, 18:107-110 (f.1r), followed by the Beautiful Names of God (al-asmāʼ al-husnā) (following 1v-2r). The closing leaves contain a supplication (duʻāʼ) on the repeated pattern of "yā [fāʻil] ghayr [mafʻūl]" (following 268v-269r) and a quatrain (f. 270r).

Language:

Arabic

Type (Narrower):

Manuscripts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Codices
Manuscripts
Illuminations
Miniatures (paintings)
Prayers
Islamic bindings (Binding)
Blind tooled (decoration)
Secondary sewing (endband techniques)
Pastedowns
Islam--Prayers and devotions--Early works to 1800
Manuscripts, Arabic

Geographic region:

Morocco ?

Provenance:

Presumed to be a gift of David Eugene Smith, 1931-1934.

Extent:

5 to 9 lines per page.

Publisher:

Columbia University.

Rights:

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Identifier:

MS Or 261

Is part of:

OPenn: Manuscripts of the Muslim World

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