Khulāṣat al-a’māl

نبذة عن كتاب Khulāṣat al-a’māl

321 pages ; 32 x 21 cm Manuscript Two Royal stamps in black and red, dated 1261 [1845] from the royal library of Muḥammad Shāh of Qājār, d. 1848 (first page) 15 lines per page, naskh and nasta’alīq scripts, European paper, rubricated Ruler-borders in three colors covered by a single line ruler-border in blue Number 4 is assigned to the title in the title page, which might suggest either the manuscript is the volume 4 of a series of religious texts or the forth book in the Royal library Text covers subjects related to foundation of Islam according to Shī’a law, as well as other religious practices Includes a table of timeline and chronology of the Prophet Muḥammad at the end (pages 273-301) Ends with prayers that are recommended for practice on each day of the week and beginning of each lunar calendar (ḥijrī) according to Shī’a practice (pages 302-321) Dedicated to the King of Qājār, Muḥammad Shāh, d.1848 (page 3, line 2) Text is in original Arabic with Urdu translation and commentary Presented to the Islamic Library in 1969 Full bound black cloth, wormed at the edges, stab sewn Royal library stamps belong to Muḥammad Shāh of Qājār, 1845 Holding in McGill Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections, Blacker Wood and Rare Books : Presented to the Islamic Library in 1969 Holding in McGill Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections, Blacker Wood and Rare Books : Royal library stamps belong to Muḥammad Shāh of Qājār, 1845 Holding in McGill Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections, Blacker Wood and Rare Books : Full bound black cloth, wormed at the edges, stab sewn