MIR ABUL FATAH IBN MIRZA MAKHDOOM AL-HUSAINI (D.974 AH/ 1566...
MIR ABUL FATAH IBN MIRZA MAKHDOOM AL-HUSAINI (D.974 AH/ 1566 AD), A TREATISE ON MATTERS CONCERNING THE HAJJ, COPIED 1040 AH/1630 AD
An Arabic manuscript on paper, consisting of 36 leaves, with 21 lines per page written in a small, neat naskh script. Titles and important words are highlighted in red ink, with occasional marginal notes and ownership statements.
Dimensions: 12 by 18.5 cm.
Author: Mirza Abul Fattah, a scholar, theologian, fundamentalist lawyer, and interpreter, belonging to the tribe of Sayyid al-Sharif al-Jurjani. He was highly respected by the Safavid Sultan Shah Tahmasb and authored a notable work: a book explaining verses of rulings in Persian, which he titled “Shahi Tafsir.” He composed this work by order of the Sultan.
In this manuscript, the author discusses the rulings of Hajj according to the Imami school and opposes the views of prominent Sunni Imams such as Abu Hanifa, Malik, and Al-Shafi'i.
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MIR ABUL FATAH IBN MIRZA MAKHDOOM AL-HUSAINI (D.974 AH/ 1566 AD), A TREATISE ON MATTERS CONCERNING THE HAJJ, COPIED 1040 AH/1630 AD
An Arabic manuscript on paper, consisting of 36 leaves, with 21 lines per page written in a small, neat naskh script. Titles and important words are highlighted in red ink, with occasional marginal notes and ownership statements.
Dimensions: 12 by 18.5 cm.
Author: Mirza Abul Fattah, a scholar, theologian, fundamentalist lawyer, and interpreter, belonging to the tribe of Sayyid al-Sharif al-Jurjani. He was highly respected by the Safavid Sultan Shah Tahmasb and authored a notable work: a book explaining verses of rulings in Persian, which he titled “Shahi Tafsir.” He composed this work by order of the Sultan.
In this manuscript, the author discusses the rulings of Hajj according to the Imami school and opposes the views of prominent Sunni Imams such as Abu Hanifa, Malik, and Al-Shafi'i.
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Time, Location
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