Illuminated Ottoman Prayerbook,

£2,500 · Offered by Shapero Rare Books · No longer available

A charming prayerbook containing excerpts from the Qur'an, du'a (prayers) and hilya, presented in an attractive portable pocket-sized format. The patron of this volume would likely have requested the copying of their favourite excerpts from the Qur'an alongside specifically selected prayers for personal use. The volume contains the following Qur'anic excerpts and Du'a, including: Surah Ya-Sin (36:1-36:83, complete); Surah al-Fath (48:1-48:29, complete); Surah An-Naba (78:1-78:40, complete); 'Surah Al-Kursi' being Ayatul Kursi from Surah Al-Baqarah (2:255); Surah Al-Baqarah (2:285-2:286); Surah Ad-Duhaa (93:1-93:11, complete); Surah Ash-Sharh (94:1-94:8, complete); Surah At-Tin (95:1-95:8, complete); Surah Al-Asr (103:1-103:3, complete); Surah Al-Kawthar (108:1-108:3, complete); Surah Al-Kafirun (109:1-109:6, complete); Surah An-Nasr (110:1-110:3, complete); Surah Al-Ikhlas (112:1-112:4, complete); Surah Al-Falaq (113:1-113:5, complete); Surah An-Nas (114:1-114:6, complete); Surah Al-Fatihah (1:1-1:7, complete); Du'a Hilya Sharif (multiple variations thereof); Du'a Kanz al-Arash Sharif; Du'a Sharif Kanz al-Arash; Du'a Munarik; Du'a Mubarak; Du'a Adam; Du'a Aksha; Du'a Sharif Akshiyat; Du'a Abd'Allah Sharif; Du'a Ahad'nama Sharif; Du'a Marjan Sharif; Fal Qur'an Azim, among others. Single volume, illuminated manuscript on 18th-century Western (?) ruled paper, in Arabic, 236 leaves, collation: i12, ii-xii10, xiii8, xiv6, complete, 98 x 70 mm; single column, 7 lines black naskh wi

• Binding: Hardcover

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