Miftahu'l-ulum - مفتاح العلوم

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  • Reference
    • GB 59 Or 10890
  • Dates of Creation
    • 18th century
  • Language of Material
    • Turkish
  • Physical Description
    • 1 text 288 ff Materials : Paper. Foliation : European, 288 ff. Dimensions : 262 mm x 173 mm. Script : Nesih, fully vocalized. Binding : Contemporary.

Scope and Content

This volume contains a treatise on Islamic religious observances and beliefs compiled in 1175 AH (1761-62 CE) by Ali İbn-i Mehmet el-İzmiri. It is divided into 130 fusul (f 5v). The text contains a single unvan. This manuscript is undated but was likely copied in the 18th century CE.

Access Information

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Acquisition Information

Purchased by the British Museum in 1928.

Related Material

The work is mentioned in Esma'ü'l-müellifin, p. 772 as a work on jurisprudence and the ordinances of divine worship, but the date is incorrectly given as 1219 AH (1804-05 CE).