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RARE 1914 ANTIQUE FIRST EDITION - Lawa'ij-ul-Ahzan Vol 2 (Urdu Shia Text)

by مولوی محمد یوسف کھنڈیلوی, شریف حسن کنگاہی محمد بشیر احمد

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Up for sale is an incredibly rare, museum-quality piece of early 20th-century Islamic literary history: a verified **1914 First Edition** copy of **"Lawa'ij-ul-Ahzan" (Volume 2 / Jild Doom)**. Printed in **August 1914** by the historic **Insaaf Press** in Lahore, Pakistan, this exceptional classical Shia religious text was authored by the scholar **Syed Muhammad Mahdi**. It features extensive secondary editorial notes and commentary (*Nazar-e-Sani o Hashiya*) by the highly prominent historical authority **Allama Syed Muhammad Hasan** (Najam-ul-Ulama of Peshawar). According to the publisher's imprint explicitly stamped on the title page, this text belongs to a highly limited historical print run of **only 500 copies total** (Tedad: 500). Finding intact complete survivors of this specific early-century print run is exceptionally difficult. *Title:** Lawa'ij-ul-Ahzan (Volume 2 / جلد دوم) * **Author:** Syed Muhammad Mahdi * **Editor / Reviewer:** Allama Syed Muhammad Hasan Najam-ul-Ulama (Peshawar) * **Publisher:** Shia General Book Agency / Insaaf Press, Lahore (Machi Hatta) * **Publication Date:** August 1914 AD (اگست ۱۹۱۴ء) * **Language:** Classical Urdu translation, commentary, and Arabic passages * **Print Quantity:** Extremely limited first edition batch of only 500 copies (Tedad: 500) * **Aesthetic:** Features a striking, ornate classical red calligraphic border on the title block. Status:** Antique / Used (110+ years old). * **Binding & Cover:** The soft outer paper cover

  • Publisher: مطبوعہ احمدی پریس دہلی
  • Year: 1914
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Condition: Good

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