[IO Islamic 3116] Majma'-alnafâ'is

<ul> <li><strong>Majma&rsquo;-alnaf&acirc;&rsquo;is.</strong></li> <li><strong>This manuscript is now IO Islamic 680&nbsp;in the India Office collections.</strong></li> <li><strong>[metadata:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Hermann_Eth%C3%A9"><strong>Hermann Eth&eacute;</strong></a><strong><em>,&nbsp;</em></strong><a href="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1323681"><strong><em>Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the Library of the India Office,</em></strong>&nbsp;</a><a href="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1323681"><strong>2 vols. (Oxford: India Office, 1903): volume 1,</strong></a>&nbsp;<strong>number 3116 here with notations and hyperlinks]</strong>.</li> </ul> <p>680</p> <p>Majma&rsquo;-alnaf&acirc;&rsquo;is (مجمع النفائس ) .</p> <p>The second half ( جلد دوم ) of the famous tadhkirah of Persian poets, completed A.H. 1164 (A.D. 1750, 1751), by Sir&acirc;j-ald&icirc;n &lsquo;Al&icirc; Kh&acirc;n &Acirc;rz&ucirc;, who was born A.H. 1101 (A.D. 1690), and died A.H. 1169 (A.D. 1756 ); comp. A. Sprenger, Catal., p. 132; Bodleian Catal., No. 380.</p> <p>This copy, which is no doubt Mr. Hall&rsquo;s (see A. Sprenger, Catal., p. 134, note), begins with the letter ض , and ends withى ; the first poet mentioned is Ḍiy&acirc;-ald&icirc;n F&acirc;rs&icirc;. Among the numerous works of &Acirc;rz&ucirc; the most prominent are: سراج اللغة , a glossary of ancient poets; چراغ هدايت , a glossary of modern poets; تنبيه الغافلين , a criticism on Shaikh &lsquo;Al&icirc; Ḥaz&icirc;n; غرائب اللغات , a glossary of Hind&icirc; words (comp. Rieu ii . p. 501, and iii. pp. 997, 1030, and 1070^b), and خيابان گلستان , a commentary on the Gulist&acirc;n (Bodleian Cat., No. 725; A. Sprenger, Catal., p. 551).</p> <p>This copy is one of the oldest we have of &Acirc;rz&ucirc;&rsquo;s work, transcribed from the author&rsquo;s autograph, A.H. 1166 (19th of Jum&acirc;d&acirc;-alawwal, sixth year of Aḥmad-sh&acirc;h&rsquo;s reign)= A.D. 1753, March 24, by &Acirc;rz&ucirc;&rsquo;s pupil M&icirc;r &lsquo;&Acirc;rif-all&acirc;h, known as Im&acirc;m-ald&icirc;n; it came into Kaiḳub&acirc;djang&rsquo;s library, A.H. 1204, 2nd of Rab&icirc;&rsquo;-alawwal (A.D. 1789, December 20).</p> <p>No. 3116, ff. 344, ll. 17; Nasta&rsquo;l&icirc;ḳ, mixed with Shikasta; size, 12^1/2 in. by 6^7/8 in.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>