Description of Columbia University MS Or 449: Prayer in the form of praise of the Prophet Columbia University These images and the content of Rare Book and Manuscript Library MS Or 449: Prayer in the form of praise of the Prophet are free of known copyright restrictions and in the public domain. See the Creative Commons Public Domain Mark page for usage details, http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/. To the extent possible under law, Columbia University, Rare Book & Manuscript Library has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this metadata about Rare Book and Manuscript Library MS Or 449: Prayer in the form of praise of the Prophet. This work is published from: United States. For a summary of CC0, see https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/. Legal code: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode. Manuscript codex. New York, NY. 10027 Columbia University Rare Book and Manuscript Library MS Or 449 14635469 http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1145170689 http://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0032/html/ms_or_449.html https://clio.columbia.edu/catalog/14635469 Prayer in the form of praise to the Prophet with an introduction. A concluding note mentions that al-Sayyid ʻAbd Allāh ibn al-Sayyid Ḥusayn al-Dāghtānī approved of the recitation (ajāza), approval which was also granted to Ayyūb Shamʻī (f. 36v). A leaf in a different hand included at the back of the copy is a selection from the Qurʼān containing verses 9-25 from Sūrat al-Anfāl (f. [38]). Arabic Prayer in the form of praise of the Prophet Maḥallāwī, Muḥammad al-Miṣrī محلاوي، محمد المصري associated name Dāghtānī, ʻAbd Allāh ibn Ḥusayn داغتاني، عبد الله بن حسين، associated name Ayyūb Shamʻī ايوب شمعي، former owner Hull, Helen R. 1888-1971 donor Hull, Helen R. 1888-1971 1v [Prayer in the form of praise of the Prophet.] 38r Sūrat al-Anfāl 9-25

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 ii, 38, ii leaves : 172x 120 (157 x 77) mm, bound to 172 x 120 mm 11 long lines, border-ruled. Written in naskh in black ink; pointed, vocalized. Rubrications in red; textblock border-ruled in black, gold, and red; gold roundels with red and blue points. Library bookplate Library donor plate Illluminated headpiece Gold text divider Gold text divider Cloudbands

Reddish brown leather over pasteboard with flap; gold painted central diaper grid pattern with frame of parallel lines and cornerpieces; purple paper doublure.

The item is undated; probably 18th or 19th century.

17--?-18--? Gift of Helen R. Hull, 1968. Islam--Prayers and devotions Manuscripts, Arabic--New York (State)--New York Codices (bound manuscripts) Illuminations (painting) Manuscripts (documents) Envelope flaps (features) Early works