[Prayers for the month of Rajab]

Contributor:

Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning (former owner)

Date:

1700

Description:

Prayers and guidelines for practice for the month of Rajab beginning with a prayer for Yawm al-mabʻath.

Language:

Arabic

Provenance:

Formerly owned by George Dunn of Woolley Hall near Maidenhead (bookplate inside back cover).; Formerly owned by the Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning (library bookplate inside front cover).; Dunn, George, 1864-1912, former owner.; Sulzberger, Mayer, 1843-1923, former owner.

Relation:

Digital facsimile for download (OPenn): https://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0002/html/kcajs_rar_ms134.html

Subject:

Rajab -- Prayers and devotions; Islam -- Prayers and devotions; Islam -- Customs and practices; Rajab; Prayers and devotions

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Manuscripts, Arabic; Manuscripts, 18th century; Manuscripts, 19th century; Codices (bound manuscripts); Prayers; Devotional literature; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

iii, 67, iii leaves : paper, illuminations; 130 x 75 (100 x 40) mm bound to 135 x 80 mm

Rights:

https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Title supplied by cataloger.; Foliation: Modern foliation added in pencil, upper left recto; catchwords every verso, lower left.; Layout: Written in 14 long lines; Script: Written in naskh in black ink; pointed and vocalized.; Decoration: Textblock border-ruled in gold and black; gold rectangle painted above first line (f. 1v); rubrications in gold that has discolored to green and is burning through the paper.; Binding: Rebound in red suede with horizontal bands along spine.; Origin: The item is not dated or signed; possibly produced in th 18th or 19th century.; Arabic.

Physical Location:

Library at the Katz Center, Rare Book Manuscripts, CAJS Rar Ms 134