Mevludü'n-nebi - مولود النبى

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  • Reference
    • GB 59 Or 12487
  • Dates of Creation
    • 18th century
  • Language of Material
    • Arabic Turkish
  • Physical Description
    • 1 text 36 ff Materials : Paper. Foliation : European, 36 ff. Dimensions : 230 mm x 170 mm. Ruling : 11 lines. Script : Nesih, fully vocalized.

Scope and Content

This volume contains a mesnevi on the life of the Prophet Muhammad صلعم imitating the famous poem of the same name by Süleyman Çelebi and probably written not long after it, judging from the language. No author's name is provided in the text. Each section begins with some verses from the Qur'an beginning with the Ayāt al-Kursī (2:255) and ending (f 31v) with Sūrah 9 Ayāh 100. The text contains a single unvan. At the end of the poem, some prayers have been added in the same hand as the rest of the text. This manuscript was likely copied in the 18th century CE.

Access Information

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Acquisition Information

Purchased by the British Museum in 1960.

Related Material

Copies of Süleyman Çelebi's text can be found at Or 7237 and Or 7341.