Muhammad bin Murtada, better known as Muhsin, al-Mafatih al-Sharayi'a, on Islamic law, originally composed in AH 1042/AD 1633-34, Qajar Persia, dated AH 1230/AD 1814-15

Arabic manuscript on paper, 268 leaves, 22 lines to the page written in naskhi script in black ink with significant words in red, extensive commentaries in outer margins in nasta'liq script, black morocco with stamped central lacquer medallions
298 x 195 mm.

Provenance
Private UK collection.

The colophon gives the title as al-Mafatih and states that this original text was composed in AH 1042/AD 1633-34, but that this manuscript was copied in AH 1230/AD 1814-15. The full title of the work appears on folio 2b: Mafatih al-Sharayi'a, on Islamic law (shari'a). The author states that he has arranged the work in twelve books (kitab) with two conclusions (khatimah).

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