Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Gujarati and Khojki Manuscript -Kalame Mawla

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Imam ‘Ali’s aphorisms and wise counsels inspired the spiritual life of Muslims through the centuries and in many different lands. His words were thus translated into numerous languages across the Muslim world. The Kalame Mawla is a moving poetic rendition of his teachings in Hindustani. The work exhorts the believers to observe virtues such as brotherhood, honesty and generosity. This manuscript, written in a beautiful Khojki hand in Mumbai (Bombay), contains a few choice couplets at the end, including a verse of the famous Persian poet Hafiz.
Copied in 1908 samvat/1851 by Khoja Alahrakhea Koriji
80 pages, 200 x 150 mm



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