Prayers and Charms [IO Islamic 2261]

<ul> <li><strong>Prayers and charms</strong><strong>.</strong></li> <li><strong>This manuscript is now IO Islamic 2261&nbsp;</strong><strong>in the India Office collections.</strong></li> <li><strong>[metadata:</strong><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Loth">&nbsp;<strong>Otto Loth,&nbsp;</strong></a><strong><em><a href="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3923636">A Catalogue of the Arabic Manuscripts in the Library of the India Office</a></em>, (volume 1), no. 376&nbsp;here with further notations and hyperlinks]</strong>.</li> </ul> <p>376.</p> <p>2261. Size 8^1/2 in. by 4^1/2 in.; foll. 81. Eleven lines in a page.</p> <p>I. Foll. 1-34. A work on the nativity of Muḥammad (مولد النبی), in the legendary style, mixed with prayers and poetry. The author is not known.</p> <p>It begins with the first S&ucirc;rah; next follow the words, هذا کتاب مولد النبی صلعم بسم الله ..الحمد لله الذی شرّف الانام بصاحب المقام الاعلی.</p> <p>It concludes (fol. 31): تم المولد الشریف العظیم مولد المصطفی, and is followed by a prayer.</p> <ol> <li> <p>Foll. 35-64. Another work of the same kind.</p> </li> </ol> <p>It begins also with the first S&ucirc;rah, after which follow the words, هذا مولود النبی صلی الله علیه بسم الله ..سبحان العزیز الغفار، الحلیم الستار،. It concludes (fol. 62): تم المولد الشریف العظیم مولده المصطفی صلعم, and is followed by a prayer, دعاء مولود النبی.</p> <ol> <li> <p>Foll. 65-81. Various prayers and benedictions on the Prophet, and on &lsquo;Abd al- ḳ&acirc;dir G&icirc;l&acirc;n&icirc;, mostly in verse.</p> </li> </ol> <p>Well written in a large hand. Ornamented with red lines.</p> <p>Seal of Nuṣrat Jang.</p> <p>[College of Fort William, 1825.]</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>