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Book/Printed Material Qulūb-i aḥbāb al-musammá bih ʻUmdat al-farāʼiz̤, al-maḥshī bi-zubdat al-ʻarāʼiz̤ al-muʻarrā min al-ʻawāriz̤ / / Umdat al-farāʼiz̤

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Title

  • Qulūb-i aḥbāb al-musammá bih ʻUmdat al-farāʼiz̤, al-maḥshī bi-zubdat al-ʻarāʼiz̤ al-muʻarrā min al-ʻawāriz̤

Other Title

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  • Umdat al-farāʼiz̤

Summary

  • Laws of inheritance as described in the Koran in versified form with commentary.
  • ʻUmdat al-farāʼiz̤ (The stanchion of divine precepts) is a 1914 book on the laws of inheritance as described in the sharia (Islamic law). In the opening pages, the author, Nik Muhammad, formally praises the Afghan ruler Habibullah Khan (reigned 1901-19). He states that the book was written by decree of Prince Muʻin al-Saltana (i.e., Habibullah's son, 'Inayatullah Khan, who in 1929 would serve briefly as ruler of Afghanistan), and that it was printed by lithography at the Dar al-Saltana printing press in Kabul. The book includes a discussion of the different categories of inheritors and of the inheritance share for each, as well as several sections on mathematical operations dealing with fractions. Interspersed within the text are poetic verses generally containing a précis of the topic under discussion. Included at the end of the work are a tabṣira (clarification) and a taqrīẓ (eulogy). The tabṣira is a moral commentary on the transience of life, wryly expressed from the viewpoint of a dead person. The taqrīẓ, which praises Habibullah while making no reference to 'Inayatullah, includes the first mention of the author's name, and lists as well the name of his father (a certain Hajji Muhammad of the mountainous Parwan Province to the north of Kabul). It also recommends the text for use by second- and third-year students at the Habibiya School founded by Habibullah Khan. World Digital Library.

Names

  • Nīk Muḥammad

Created / Published

  • Kābul : Dār al-Salṭanah, 1334 [1915 or 1916]

Headings

  • -  Inheritance and succession (Islamic law)
  • -  Inheritance and succession (Islamic law)--Poetry
  • -  Afghanistan

Notes

  • -  At head of title: Lil-rijāl naṣīb mimmā taraka al-wālidān wa-al-aqrabūn wa-lil-nisāʼ naṣīb mimmā taraka al-wālidān wa-al-aqrabūn, mimmā qalla minhu aw kathura naṣīban mafrūḍan ; al-Ḥamdu lillāhi wa-al-minnah la-hu al-shukr wa-al-niʻmah, kih īn kitāb-i mustaṭāb-i nāyāb, maṭlūb va marghūb-i ṭullāb-i maḥbūb.
  • -  Lithograph.
  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
  • -  In Persian.
  • -  08/01/02 T;12/06/01 T
  • -  Acquire for LC only.
  • -  At head of title: للرجال نصيب مما ترک الوالدان والاقربون وللنساء نصيب مما ترک الوالدان والاقربون، مما قل منه او کثر نصيبا مفروضا ؛ الحمد لله والمنه له الشکر والنعمه، که اين کتاب مستطاب ناياب، مطلوب و مرغوب طلاب محبوب.

Medium

  • 88 pages ; 26 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KBP623.25.N55 A38 1915

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2001287271

Online Format

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Rights & Access

The contents of the Library of Congress Persian Language Manuscript Project are in the public domain or have no known copyright restrictions and are free to use and reuse.

Credit Line: Library of Congress, African and Middle East Division, Near East Section Persian Manuscript Collection

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Chicago citation style:

Nīk Muḥammad. Qulūb-i aḥbāb al-musammá bih ʻUmdat al-farāʼiz̤, al-maḥshī bi-zubdat al-ʻarāʼiz̤ al-muʻarrā min al-ʻawāriz̤. [Kābul: Dār al-Salṭanah, 1915 or 1916, 1915] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2001287271/.

APA citation style:

Nīk Muḥammad. (1915) Qulūb-i aḥbāb al-musammá bih ʻUmdat al-farāʼiz̤, al-maḥshī bi-zubdat al-ʻarāʼiz̤ al-muʻarrā min al-ʻawāriz̤. [Kābul: Dār al-Salṭanah, 1915 or 1916] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2001287271/.

MLA citation style:

Nīk Muḥammad. Qulūb-i aḥbāb al-musammá bih ʻUmdat al-farāʼiz̤, al-maḥshī bi-zubdat al-ʻarāʼiz̤ al-muʻarrā min al-ʻawāriz̤. [Kābul: Dār al-Salṭanah, 1915 or 1916, 1915] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2001287271/>.