Nathr al-laʾālī

Item Overview

Title

Nathr al-laʾālī

Scribe

Muḥammad Mahdī al-Nūrī

Date Created

1279 [1862 or 1863]

Language

Arabic
Persian

Collection

Minasian (Caro) Collection of Persian and Arabic Manuscripts

Notes

Summary

An alphabetical compilation of the sayings of ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, the first Shīʿī Imām, assembled by al-Ṭabarsī. Includes an incomplete Persian translation underneath the Arabic verses. Written in exquisite Arabic and Persian calligraphy.

Physical Description

Extent

52 p.

Dimensions

21.5 x 15 cm.

Keywords

Genre

Manuscripts

Subjects

ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib,--Caliph,--600 (ca.)-661--Hadith
Hadith (Shiites)--Texts--Early works to 1800