Old Schools, University of Cambridge. Part of an Islamic manuscript held by the University projected on to the building by light artist Ross Ashton as a part of the 800th Anniversary back in 2009.

This is an illuminated and illustrated Safavid copy of the History of Nigaristan (Iran), known as Kitāb-i Nigāristān or Tārīkh-i Nigāristān by Ahmad Ghaffārī (d. 975 AH / 1567-8 CE). The colophon indicates that it was completed on the 5 Shawwāl 976 AH / 1569 CE. The manuscript opens with a double-page illuminated frontispiece, and there are eight paintings illustrating the text in a style that has been associated with the school of painting at Shīrāz. The dark brown/black leather binding, which is contemporary with the manuscript, has a large central panel with oval and pendants. The border is comprised of cartouches alternating with roundels. All are gold-brushed and decorated with floral and cloud motifs.

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Islam first reached Nigeria as early as the 9th century through Muslim traders and expeditions, and eventually led to the widespread adoption of Islamic faith and tradition. This is an example of a Northern Nigerian illuminated manuscript written in Arabic script, including vividly coloured abstract geometric decorations.

Islamic culture places a high value on words, particularly the words of the Qur'an, with calligraphy being a premier Islamic art form. The favoured red and yellow pigments encountered in Nigerian Qur'anic decorations came from coloured minerals, such as ochres-iron oxides red, yellow and sometimes purple brown-which would have been ground and sieved to convert them into pigments.

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This is an illuminated and illustrated Safavid copy of the History of Nigaristan (Iran), known as Kitāb-i Nigāristān or Tārīkh-i Nigāristān by Ahmad Ghaffārī (d. 975 AH / 1567-8 CE). The colophon indicates that it was completed on the 5 Shawwāl 976 AH / 1569 CE. The manuscript opens with a double-page illuminated frontispiece, and there are eight paintings illustrating the text in a style that has been associated with the school of painting at Shīrāz. The dark brown/black leather binding, which is contemporary with the manuscript, has a large central panel with oval and pendants. The border is comprised of cartouches alternating with roundels. All are gold-brushed and decorated with floral and cloud motifs.

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This is an illuminated and illustrated Safavid copy of the History of Nigaristan (Iran), known as Kitāb-i Nigāristān or Tārīkh-i Nigāristān by Ahmad Ghaffārī (d. 975 AH / 1567-8 CE). The colophon indicates that it was completed on the 5 Shawwāl 976 AH / 1569 CE. The manuscript opens with a double-page illuminated frontispiece, and there are eight paintings illustrating the text in a style that has been associated with the school of painting at Shīrāz. The dark brown/black leather binding, which is contemporary with the manuscript, has a large central panel with oval and pendants. The border is comprised of cartouches alternating with roundels. All are gold-brushed and decorated with floral and cloud motifs.

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This is an illuminated and illustrated Safavid copy of the History of Nigaristan (Iran), known as Kitāb-i Nigāristān or Tārīkh-i Nigāristān by Ahmad Ghaffārī (d. 975 AH / 1567-8 CE). The colophon indicates that it was completed on the 5 Shawwāl 976 AH / 1569 CE. The manuscript opens with a double-page illuminated frontispiece, and there are eight paintings illustrating the text in a style that has been associated with the school of painting at Shīrāz. The dark brown/black leather binding, which is contemporary with the manuscript, has a large central panel with oval and pendants. The border is comprised of cartouches alternating with roundels. All are gold-brushed and decorated with floral and cloud motifs.

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الصفحة الأولى من (فصول الإحكام لأصول الأحكام) في الفقه الحنفي وتبدأ بالفصل الأول مباشرة دون تقديم. والمخطوط من تأليف العمادي، زين الدين عبد الرحيم بن أبي بكر بن علي بن عبد الجليل الفرغاني السمرقندي المرغيناني (المتوفى نحو سنة 670هـ)، وهي مكتوبة بخط نستعليق ونسخت سنة 851هـ في حياة المؤلف، على هوامشها تعليقات بخط مختلف، وعلى صفحة العنوان فوائد، ويليها فائدة منقولة من صاحب "الهداية" تقع في أربع ورقات وهي مجلدة بالكرتون المزخرف

The first page in “Fuṣūl al-Aḥkām Li-Uṣūl al-Aḥkām”, that deals with the “Ḥanafī” doctrine. beginning with Chapter – One; Straight, without Introduction. This book by “Zaīn al-Dīn ‘Abd al-Riḥīm Ibn Abī Bakr Ibn ‘Alī Ibn ‘Abd al-Jalīl al-Farghānī al-Samarqandī al-Mirghīnānī” who died 670 H, it was transcribed in 851 H (using Nasta‘līq script) during the life of the author, however, beer comments copied in a different script. The title page features a number of benefits, and it is followed by four sheets of text on a benefit; borrowed from the author of the book of “al-Hidāyah”.

The binding is in decorated carton material.

صفحة العنوان من كتاب (شرح الألفية في النحو لابن مالك) للمكودي، وفي الصفحة كُتب (وقف لله تعالى) بخط الثلث، ونص الوقف نفسه كُتب بخط النسخ، كما يظهر ختم أحمد باشا الجزار مكتوب بالخط الفارسي. المخطوط مكتوب بالمدادين الأسود والأحمر، فنصّ الألفية مكتوب باللون الأحمر، والشرح باللون الأسود. كتبت في صفر سنة 873هـ. وبأخر النسخة جدول سنة شمسية

The title page of the book, recording following in Thuluth script: “Waqf, for the sake of Allah; the most Supreme.” The Waqf” declaration itself is in Naskh script. The same page shows also the seal of “Aḥmad Pasha al-Jazzār”; with particulars written in Farsi script. This book was transcribed using both black and red inks; the latter for the (original) text and the former for the exposition, it was transcribed in “Ṣafar” in the year 873 H. The last page of the manuscript, features a table of Solar Calendar.

ظهر الورقة 94 من مخطوط كليلة ودمنة، وفيها صورة الملك جالسا وحوله البرهامنيون يحدثهم ويحدثونه

The back of sheet number 94 of the manuscript Kalila and Dimna, showing the king surrounded by the Brahmas; engaged in conversation.

ينسب إلي الفيلسوف الهندي بيدبا، وقد ترجمه من الفارسية إلي العربية عبد الله بن المقفع (المتوفي 142هـ) في خلافة أبي جعفر المنصور

هذه النسخة كانت محفوظة بالمسجد الأحمدي بطنطا تحت رقم 1065. النص داخل إطار، وبه عدد كبير من التصاوير الملونة والمذهبة لنباتات وحيوانات تعبر عما يحكيه من قصص

A book attributed to an ancient Indian Philosopher called Baīdabā. The book was translated from Persian into Arabic, during the reign of “Abū Ja‘far al- Manṣūr”, by “ ‘Abd Allah Ibn al-Muqafa‘” who died in the year 142 H. This copy of the work was kept at “al-Aḥmadī” mosque in Ṭanṭa under number 1065. The text was placed inside a frame and it incorporates a great number of pictures in color and in gold, of plants and animals; illustrating the projected tales.

نسخة يرجع تاريخ تأليفها إلي سنة 895 هـ وتاريخ نسخها إلي سنة 1114 هـ، وهي بخط محمد حمادة المرسي. والكتاب يضم حشد كبير من المرويات (أحاديث نبوية وأشعار). وبه بيان مفصل باحتفالات الولاة والخلفاء بفيضان النيل، وذكر للفياضانات التي كانت تهدد سكان مصر، ومن تولى أمر المقياس من أهل الذمة ومن المسلمين، وبيان الأزهار والفواكهة والخضروات الموجودة في الروضة. ومن ثم فهو موسوعة أدبية وتاريخية

وفي هذه الصفحة رسم توضيحي لنهر النيل من منابعه (من جبال القمر) وحتى مصبه في البحر المتوسط عبر فرعي دمياط ورشيد

A copy, transcribed by “Muḥammad Ḥamādah al-Mursī” and dated 1114H; of a book that was written in 895 H. The book contains a great number of quotations (including poems, as well as Aḥadīth);

The page showing the river Nile; from its source (in the Moon mountains); to its estuary (into the Mediterranean), through its Rashīd and Dumyāt Branches.

Muṣḥaf Sharīf transcribed by Mr. Muṣṭafá Waṣfi who was taught by Gintimkanān Muṣṭafá al- Ḥilmī Ḥakkāk Zādah 1270H:In this copy of al- Muṣḥaf al- Sharīf the text of the opening Ayat of Sūrat al-Baqarah (Sura 2) is surrounded by gilded colorful decorations. The Ayat breaks- are also decorated, and there are decorations between the lines. The name and the total number of Ayat (verses) are contained inside two gilded colorful rectangles at the top and at the bottom of the page.

مصحف شريف كتبه السيد مصطفى وصفي، من تلاميذ جنتمكان مصطفى الحلمي حكاك زاده سنة 1270 هـ : أول صورة البقرة محاطا بزخارف ملونة ومذهبة. وإلي جانب زخرفة فواصل الآيات، تتخلل السطور أيضا زخارف. وقد ذكر اسم الصورة وعدد آياتها في المستطيلين الموجودين في أعلى الصفحة وأسفلها

Photographed in the Islamic Art Museum in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A stunningly beautiful building filled with priceless treasures of Islamic art.

نسخة مخطوطة سنة 1277 هـ

في الصفحة الأولى من هذه الورقة تمرين الطلاب في علمي الهندسة والحساب، يواصل المؤلف تعريف أصناف المدور: الأسطواني والمخروطي والكروي، ويعرف الخير بأنه جسم منته بسطح منحن جميع نقطه على بعد واحد من نقطة الوسط المسماة مركزها، والعمل في مساحتها أن تأخذ أربعة أمثال سطح دائرة كبرى من الكرة، فما تحصل فهو السطح المنحني، يضرب في سدس قطرها، فما اجتمع فهو مساحتها الجسمية

Transcribed in 1277 AH.

In the first folio of the book entitled Disciples’ Training in Geometry and Arithmetic, the author continues his definitions of shapes, i.e., cylinder, cone, and circle. The latter is defined as a shape with a curved surface; all its points are equidistant from its center. The length of a cycloid is four times the diameter of a big circle. The total area is calculated as the curved area multiplied by one sixth of its diameter.

Project for the cataloguing and digitising of Islamic manuscripts. islamicmss.dl.uni-leipzig.de

**Title:** *As-Salawat al-‘Aliyah — The Garland of Blessed Invocations*

This sacred compilation, *As-Salawat al-‘Aliyah*, is a rare collection of invocations and salutations upon the Noble Prophet ﷺ. The text was preserved from an ancient handwritten manuscript believed to have been under the study of the great scholar Shaykh ‘Abdul Haqq al-Muhaddith al-Dehlawi nearly four centuries ago. The work gathers a radiant bouquet of Salawat and Salam — each invoking divine love and reverence for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.

Published in 2023, this edition seeks to revive a timeless spiritual tradition, connecting hearts to the luminous presence of the Beloved Prophet ﷺ through the fragrance of sacred remembrance.

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**عنوان:** *الصلوات العالیتہ — گلدستۂ درود و سلام*

یہ عظیم مجموعہ *الصلوات العالیتہ* درود و سلام کے نادر کلمات پر مشتمل ہے، جو ایک قدیم کلمی نسخے سے حاصل کیا گیا۔ روایت ہے کہ یہ نسخہ تقریباً چار صدیاں قبل حضرت شیخ عبدالحق محدّث دہلویؒ کے زیر مطالعہ رہا۔ اس میں درود و سلام کے ایسے روحانی نُسخے جمع کیے گئے ہیں جو حضور نبی کریم ﷺ کی محبت اور تعظیم کو دلوں میں تازہ کرتے ہیں۔

یہ ایڈیشن 2023ء میں شائع ہوا تاکہ اہلِ دل کو اس سنتِ مبارکہ سے پھر جوڑا جا سکے، جو رسولِ اکرم ﷺ کی بارگاہِ اقدس سے قربت اور محبت کا ذریعہ بنتی ہے۔

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