Catalogue of Arabic, Persian and Urdu Manuscripts

Theology
(F.No.1)
تفسیر فاتحۃ الکتاب

Tafsir Fatihatul Kitab

By

Nizam-ud-Din Thanisiri, Sh.

(d.1024/1615)
The original MS. is preserved in Dehli collection, India Office, British Library, London (No.I.O.D.1184-B/16-23.
The work has printed. See / Catalogue of books.
(F.No.2)
تفسیر طاہری

Tafsir Tahiri

By

Abul Muzaffar Hibat bin Tahir bin Muhammad Isafraini

(d.471/1087)
The original MS. is preserved in India Office, British Library, London (No.Ethe.2696 I.O.335).
(F.No.3)
خزائن النبوۃ

Khazain-ul-Nabuwat

By

Khawaj Abdul Ahad Wahdat Sirhindi

(d.1126/1714)
The original MS. is preserved in Dehli collection, India Office, British Library, London (No. I.O.D.P Per. MS. D.P.636).
See for its rotograph (R.No. ).
(F.No.3A)
قصص الانبیاء

Qasasul Anbia

By

Ishaq bin Ibrahim bin Mansur

(c.12/18)
The original MS. is preserved in India Office, British Library, London (No.Ethe.590).
(F.No.4)
رسالہ فی فضائل بیت المقدس

Risala fi Fazail Betul Maqdis

The original MS. is preserved in India Office, British Library, London (No.118/C).
(F.No.5)
رسالہ در فضائل مکہ مکرمہ

Risala Dar FAzail Mecca Mukarrima

The original MS. is preserved in Dehli collection, India Office, British Library, London (No. 1184-D).
(F.No.6)
رسالہ در اہمیت مکہ و حج

Risala Dar Ihmiat Mecca wa Hajj

The original MS. is preserved in Dehli collection, India Office, British Library, London (No. 1184-E).
(F.No.7)
رسالہ فی فضائل مکہ و مسجد الحرام

Risala fi Fazail Mecca Wa Masjid-il-Harram

The original MS. is preserved in Dehli collection, India Office, British Library, London.
(F.No.8)
المقدمۃ العدویۃ

Al-Muqadimatul Aduveya

By

Shaikhul Azam Abdul Nabi

The original MS. is preserved in Dehli collection, India Office, British Library, London I (No. 1167-D).
Sufisim
(F.No.9)
عوارف المعارف

Awariful Maarif

By

Shihab-ud-Din Suharawaradi

(d. )
Scribed by: Kh. Muhammad Sadiq bin Sh. Ahmad Sirhindi Mujaddid-i-Alaf-i-Sani. The original MS. was in the possession of Arstojahi family, Multan.
(F.No.10)
خلاصۃ العارفین

Khulasatul Arifeen

The original MS. was in the possession of Maulvi Abdul Khaliq Quddusi, Lahore, scribed in 1033 a.h.
Malfuzat of Sh. Baha-ud-Din Zakaria Multani (d. ).
(F.No.11)

ملفوظات شریفہ

Malfuzat-i-Sharifa

By

Ghulam Muhaiy-ud-Din Qusuri

(d.1170/1854)
The original MS. was in the possession of Hakim Irshad Hussain, Qusur.
It is a collection of Malfuzat Shah Ghulam Ali Dehlvi (d.1240/1824).
(F.No.12)
شرح کشف المحجوب

Sherih-i-Kashful Mahjoob

By

Abdul Ghaffur Lahori

(c.11/17)
The original MS. was in the possession of Hakim Muhammad Musa Amritsari, Lahore.
(F.No.13)
رسالہ سماع

Risala Sama

By

Khawaja Khurd, Abdullah

(d.1074/1663)
The original MS. is preserved in Dehli collection, India Office, British Library, London (No. 1184-A).
(F.No.14)
شرح تسویہ

Sharh-i-Tasvia

By

Kaleemullah s/o Siftullah

The original MS. is preserved in Dehli collection, India Office, British Library, London (No. 1067-A).
(F.No.15)
کشکول

Kashkool
By

Sheikh Kaleemullah
The original MS. is preserved in Dehli collection, India Office, British Library, London (No. 1067-B).
(F.No.16)
شرح تسویہ

Sharh-i-Tasvia

By

Shah Muhibullah Allahaabadi

(d.1058/1648)
The original MS. is preserved in Dehli collection, India Office, British Library, London (No. 1851-A).
(F.No.17)
مفرح القلوب

Mufarrihul Qulub

The original MS. is preserved in Dehli collection, India Office, British Library, London (No. 1851-B).
(F.No.18)
عبادات الخواص

Ibadatul Khawas

By

Shah Muhibullah Allahaabadi

(d.1058/1648)
The original MS. is preserved in Dehli collection, India Office, British Library, London (No. 170).
(F.No.19)
مکتوبات شیخ اشرف جہانگیر سمنانی

Maktubat Sh. Ashraf Jahangir Simnani

By

Sheikh Abdul Razzaq Simnani

The original MS. is preserved in British Library, London (No.267).

(F.No.20)

رسالہ در فضائل اعمال و اذکار

Risala Dar Fazail Ahmad Wa Azkar

By

Khawaja Muhammad Ma’sum Sirhindi

(d.1079/1668)
The original MS. is preserved in Dehli collection, India Office, British Library, London (No. 964-A).
See Maqamat-i-Ma’sumi, 1/ .
(F.No.21)
رسالہ اذکار یومی و لیلی

Risala Azkar Youmi Wa Laly

By

Khawaja Muhammad Ma’sum Sirhindi

(d.1079/1668)
The original MS. is preserved in Dehli collection, India Office, British Library, London (No. 964-B).
See Maqamat-i-Ma’sumi, 1/ .

(F.No.22)

سطعات

Sataat
By

Shah Waliullah Muhaddis Dehlvi

(d.1176/1762)

The original MS. is preserved in Dehli collection, India Office, British Library, London (No. 1159-C).
(F.No.23)
قصیدہ

Qaseeda

Scribed by: S. Zainul Abideen Khawafi
The original MS. is preserved in Dehli collection, India Office, British Library, London (No. 1159-D).
(F.No.24)
مکاتبت مابین سید زین العابدین خوافی و شیخ زادہ محمد کاشغری و من کلام شیخ علاوالدولہ سمنانی

Mukatibat Mabain Syed Zain-ul-Abideen Khawafi Wa Shaikhzada Muhammad Kashgari Wa Min Kalam Sh. Alaul Daula Simnani

The original MS. is preserved in Dehli collection, India Office, British Library, London.
(F.No.25)
ملفوظات کلیم اللہ اکبر آبادی

Malfuzat Kalimullah Akbarabadi

The original MS. is preserved in Dehli collection, India Office, British Library, London (No. 1159-E).
(F.No.26)
مراۃ الطالبین

Miratul Talebeen

The original MS. is preserved in Dehli collection, India Office, British Library, London (No. 1159-F).
(F.No.27)
حق الیقین

Haqqul Yaqeen

By

Mahmood Shabistari

(d. )
The original MS. is preserved in Dehli collection, India Office, British Library, London (No. 1167-A).

Copied from the MS. of Maulana Jami.

(F.No.28)
شرح تسویہ

Sharh-i-Tasvia

By

Shah Muhibbullah Alaabadi

(d.1058/1648)
The original MS. is preserved in Dehli collection, India Office, British Library, London (No. ).
(F.No.29)
رسالہ تجویزیہ

Risala Tajvezia

The original MS. is preserved in Dehli collection, India Office, British Library, London (No. 1167-C).
(F.No.30)
اقوال شیخ محدی

Aqwal Sheikh Muhammad

By

Sheikh Muhammadi

Disciple of Shah Muhibbullah Allahaabadi
The original MS. is preserved in Dehli collection, India Office, British Library, London (No. 1167-D).
(F.No.31)
کلمات التوحید

Kalimatul Tauheed

The original MS. is preserved in Dehli collection, India Office, British Library, London (No. 1167-F).
(F.No.32)
رسالہ کلمہ

Risala-i-Kalima

The original MS. is preserved in Dehli collection, India Office, British Library, London (No. 1167-G).
(F.No.33)
فتوحات المکیۃ

Fatuhatul Makkiaya

By

Ibn-i-Arabi, Muhaiy-ud-Din, Sh.

The original MS. is preserved in Dehli collection, India Office, British Library, London (No. 1167-H, some extracts).
(F.No.34)
قصیدہ

Qaseeda

By

Sheikh Abdul Qadir

The original MS. is preserved in Dehli collection, India Office, British Library, London (No. 1167-I).
(F.No.35)
عقائد الخواص

Aqaid-ul-Khawas

By

Shah Muhibbullah Allahabadi

The original MS. is preserved in Dehli collection, India Office, British Library, London (No. 1167-J).
(F.No.36)
انتباہ فی سلاسل اولیاء

Intibah fi Silasil Aulia

By

Shah Waliullah Muhaddis Dehlvi

(d.1176/1762)
The original MS. is preserved in Dehli collection, India Office, British Library, London (No. 776).
(F.No.37)
مکتوبات شاہ محب اللہ الہ آبادی

Maktubat Shah Muhibullah Allahabadi

By

Shah Muhibbullah Allahabadi

The original MS. is preserved in Dehli collection, India Office, British Library, London (No. 1192).
(F.No.38)
مصنفات ملا شاہ بدخشی

Musannifat Mulla Shah Badkhshi

By

Mulla Shah Badkhshi

The original MS. is preserved in Dehli collection, India Office, British Library, London (No. 1420).
Tazkiras of the Sufis
(F.No.39)
فتح القلوب

Fathul Qulub

(c. about 1139/1726)
The original MS. is preserved in Dehli collection, India Office, British Library, London (Ethe 650).
It is life of Sh. Mir Abdullah bin Mir Muzaffar Hussani Tirmazi Mushkeen Qalim (d.1035/1606). See: cat. of Persian MSS. of India Office Library, 1/316.
(F.No.40)
مقامات معصومی

Maqamat-i-Ma’sumi

By

Safer Ahmad Ma’sumi

The original MS. is preserved in the library of Abul Khair Mujaddidi, Dehli. Muhammad Iqbal Mujaddidi has collated with it in his edition.
(F.No.41)
اخبار الاولیاء

Akhbar-ul-Auliya

By

Abdullah Khawashgi Qusuri

(d. about. 1043-1126/1633-1714)
The original MS. was in the possession of Sh. Muhammad Tayabb Hamadani, Qusur.
(F.No.42)
گنج فیاضی

Ghanj-i-Fayyazi

By

Ghulam Sharaf-ud-Din bin Nizam-ud-Din bin Karim-ud-Din.

The original MS. is preserved in the library of the Cambridge University, UK. No.111.
It is the collection of Malfuzat-i-Sh. Abul Faiz Ghulam Raseed (d.1147/1734). Cat. of Persian MSS. by Brown No.111, Storey, C.A., Persian Literatre, 1/2/1022.
(F.No.43)
تحائف رشیدی

Tahaif-i-Rasheedi

By

Muhammad Abdul Rasheed Qadiri Kiranavi

The original MS. is preserved in British Library, London (No. 16816).
It is the life of Sh. Fatih Muhammad Qadiri Kiranavi (c.1137-1143/1724-1730). Storey, C.A., Persian Literatre, 1/2/1020.
(F.No.44)
طبقات شاہ جہانی

Tabqat-i-Shah Jahani

By

Muhammad Sadiq Hamadani Kashmiri

(d.1052/1642)
The original MS. is preserved in British Library, London (No. 1673).

See for some details: the rorograph part of the present cat.

(F.No.45)

The Same

The original MS. is preserved in India Office, British Library, London (No. Ethe 705).
(F.No.46)
سلسلہ نامہ خواجگان نقشبندیہ

Silsila Nama Khawajgan-i-Naqshbandiya

By

Abdul Haiy bin Abul Fatah

(c.12/18)
The original MS. is preserved in Dehli collection, India Office, British Library, London (No. 783).
It deals with the genealogical details of Kh. Ubaidullah Ihrar up to the author’s time. See another copy of the same (R.No.52).
(F.No.47)
بحر زخار

Behr-i-Zakhar

By

Wajeh-ud-Din Ashraf

The original MS. is preserved in British Library, London (No. 1849).

See for some details: Aligarh ed. introduction to the first vol.

(F.No.48)
معیار سالکان طریقت

Maayar-i-Salikan-i-Tariqat

By

Ali Sher Qaani Thathavi

The original MS. is preserved in British Library, London (No. Add21589).

See for some detail the ed. of Dr. Khizar Naushahi, introduction.

(F.No.49)
زاد المعاد

Zaadul Maad

By

Khawaja Kalan, Ubaidullah

(d.1073/1662)

The original MS. is preserved in Dehli collection, India Office, British Library, London (No.1033).

It is life of Kh. Hussam-ud-Din Ahmad (d.1043/1633), the disciple of Kh. Baqi Billa (d.1012/1603). Muhammad Iqbal Mujaddidi collated it in his edition.
(F.No.50)
سلسلۃ العارفین

Silsilatul Aarifeen

By

Muhammad Qazi, Maulana

(d. )
The original MS. is preserved in Dehli collection, India Office, British Library, London (No.1140).
It deals with the life of Kh. Ubaidullah Ihrar (d. ). See for details, introduction to its ed.
(F.No.51)
مفتاح الکرامات

Miftahul Karamat

By

Fazil bin Feroz (c.12/18)

The original MS. is preserved in Dehli collection, India Office, British Library, London (No.986).
It is life of Sh. Yahya Madani Chishti (d. ).
(F.No.52)
سلسلہ نامہ خواجگان

Silsila Nama-i-Khawajgan

By

Abdul Haiy

(c.12/18)
The original MS. is preserved in Dehli collection, India Office, British Library, London (No.783).

It deals with the geological details of Kh. Ubaidullah Ihrar.

(F.No.53)
گلزار اسرار صوفیہ

Gulzar-i-Asrar-i-Sufia

By

Dida Mughal

(c.12/18)
The original MS. is preserved in India Office, British Library, London (No.I.O.Ethe.199).

See for some details: Maqamat-i-Ma’sumi, 1/ ).

(F.No.54)
انتخاب رشحات

Intikhab-i-Rashhat

By

Fakhar-ud-Din Kashfi

(d. )
The original MS. is preserved in Dehli collection, India Office, British Library, London.
It is scribed by Fatih Khan Hussaini at Lahore in 1110 a.h.
(F.No.55)
تاریخ ہای وفات بزرگان

Tarikhhaiy Wafat Bazurghan

By

Ashraf (c.13/19)

The original MS. is preserved in India Office, British Library, London (No.I.O.Ethe.2733).
It is compiled by the order of Tepu Sultan Shaheed.
(F.No.56)
تاریخ شیخ عبدالقادر جیلانی

Tarikh Sh. Abdul Qadir Jilani

The original MS. is preserved in India Office, British Library, London (No.I.O.Ethe.1800).
(F.No.57)
مقامات سید آتا

Maqamat-i-Syed Aata

The original MS. is preserved in India Office, British Library, London (No.I.O.Ethe.632).
It deals with the life of Sh. Syed Aata.
(F.No.58)
مطلوب الطالبین

Matlubul Talibeen

By

Muhammad Bullaq Chishti

(c.12/18)
The original MS. is preserved in India Office, British Library, London (No.I.O.Ethe.653).
(F.No.59)
اخبار الاصفیاء

Akhbarul Asfia

By

Abdul Samad bin Afzal Muhammad bin Yusuf Ansasri

(c. )
The original MS. is preserved in India Office, British Library, London (No.I.O.Ethe.641).
It deals with the biographical informations of the Sufis, the author was sister’s son of Abul Fazl Allami.
(F.No.60)
تاریخ مشائخ نقشبندیہ

Tarikh-i-Mashaikh-i-Naqshbandiya

By

Abul Hassan Muhammad Baqir bin Muhammad Ali

(c.947/1540)

The original MS. is preserved in India Office, British Library, London (No.I.O.Ethe.636).

The author had compiled another work entitled Maqamat-i-Shah-i-Naqshband, printed.
(F.No.61)
راحت الارواح

Rahatul Arwah

By

Muhammad Saeed bin Karimullah

The original MS. is preserved in India Office, British Library, London (No.I.O.Ethe.651).
It is the life of Sh. Azizullah Lahori. (See for other MS’S. copy are No. ). See for some details: Storey, C.A. Persian Literature, 1/2/1012.
(F.No.62)
ذکر جمیع اولیائے دہلی

Zikar-i-Jami-i-Auliya-i-Dehli

By

Habibullah Akbarabadi

The original MS. is preserved in Dehli collection, India Office, British Library, London (No.594).
See for some details: Storey, C.A. Persian Literature, 1/2/933.
(F.No.63)
حسنات الحرمین

Hasnatul Harmain

By

Ubaidullah Murrawijul Shariat

The original MS. is preserved in Dehli collection, India Office, British Library, London (No.994-A).
It is the collection of Malfuzat and Mukashifat of Kh. Muhammad Ma’sum Sirhindi (d.1079/1668), collected in Hermain Sharifain. See for its rotograph No.R. .
(F.No.64)
زبدۃ المقامات

Zubdatul Maqamat

By

Khawaja Muhammad Hashim Kishmi

(d.about 1042/1632)
The original MS. is preserved in Dehli collection, India Office, British Library, London (No.994-B).
It is the life and teachings of Kh. Baqi Billa (d.1012/1603) and Sh. Ahmad Sirhindi Mujaddid-i-Alf-i-Sani (d.1034/1624).
(F.No.64A)
روضۃ السالکین

Rauzatul Salikeen

By

Ali bin Mahmood

(c. 9/15)
The original MS. is preserved in India Office, British Library, London (No.I.O.Ethe.632).
It is a tazkirah of the Naqshbandi Sufis, especially Maulana Ala-ud-Din Abezi (d.892/1487).
History of Sub-Continent
(F.No.65)
سوانح اکبری

Sawanih-i-Akbari

By

Amir Haider Amir Wasiti Bilgrami

(d.1217/1802)
The original MS. is preserved in British Library, London (No.Rieu 3/930A).
It is a biography of King Akbar, down to the end of his 24^th regional year (987/1579) based mainly on Akbar Nama and Munsha’at of Abul Fazl and other works, written by desire of William Kirkpatrick (1754-1812). The author was for some years a mufti in the East India Co., he was grand son of well-known author and poet Azad Bilgrami.

See for some details: Storey, C.A. Persian Literature, 1/1/555.

(F.No.66)
سفرہای بخارا و منازل از اٹک تا کشمیر

Saferhay-i-Bukhara Wa Manazil Az Attock toKashmir

By

Izzatullah

(c.13/19)

The original MS. is preserved in British Library, London (No.2769).

(F.No.67)
فتوحات نامہ صمدی

Fatuhat Nama-i-Samadi

By

Ghulam Muhaiy-ud-Din

The original MS. is preserved in British Library, London (No.Or.1870).
The title of the work is a chronogram (1135/1722), a florid biography of Saif al-Daulah Abd al-Samad Khan Bahadur Diler-Jang who in Farrukh Sayyair’s reign (1124-1131/1713-1719) became governor of Lahore, crushed the Sikhs and captured their leader Bandah in 1127/1715, became Governor of Multan in Muhamamd Shah’s seventh or eighth regnal year 1137/1724 and died 1150/1737. (Storey, C.A. Persian Literature, 1/1/664).
(F.No.68)
مرات واردات

Mirat-i-Waridat

By

Muhammad Shafi Warid

(c.1146/1733)
The original MS. is preserved in British Library, London (No.Add.6579).
It is a general history of Indian Timuris to King Muhammad Shah’s 16^th regional year (1146/1733). The author Warid was born in 1086/1676, he entered in the service of Abdullah Quutb Shah of Deccan and after it remained with Prince Shah Alam (Bahadur Shah), then the served under Prince Muhammad Azam. The author devoted himself to literature. He was the author of a Diwan and four Masnavis (Storey, C.A. Persian Literature, 1/1/610-11). For details see introduction to the Tehran ed.

(F.No.69)

احوال الخواقین

Ahwal al-Khawaqeen

By

Muhammad Qasim

The original MS. is preserved in British Library, London (No.Add.26244).
The author was in the service of Shah Alam’s sons in Bihar, then he became Bakhshi in the army of Nizam-ul-Mulk. He served under his friend S. Lashkar Khan in the operation against the Marathas. He was also a fried of Mutawassil Khan (d.1156/1743), the son in law of Nizam-ul-Mulk.

It is a history of Aurangzeb’s successors to 1151/1738. It is in to parts, the first from Aurangzeb’s death to Farukh Sayyair and second is from the accession of Rafi al-Darajat, this part deals mainly with Nizam-ul-Mulk conflict with Saiyids and Maraths. (See: Storey, C.A. Persian Literature, 1/1/609-10).

(F.No.70)
مرات گیتی نما

Mirat-i-Gheti Numa

By

Abdul Karim Mushtaq Jahjari

(c.13/19)
The original MS. is preserved in Dehli collection, India Office, British Library, London (No.I.O.D.P.724).
It is a history of historical buildings of Dehli compiled by the order of Lord Henry Hardinge (1785-1856), first viscount of Lahore, Governor General of India from July 1844 to January 1848 (Buckland: Dictionary of Indian Biography, p.189.

It is an autograph copy the author started it to write 1261/1845 and completed it in 5 Shawwal 1262/ 27 Sep. 1846. There is a stamp of the author at the end of the MS.

Tazkiras of the Poets
(F.No.71)
یدبیضا

Yad-i-Bayza

By

Ghulam Ali Azad Bilgrami

(d.1200/1786)
The original MS. is preserved in India Office, British Library, London (No.I.O.3966-B).
It is a tazkirah of 532 ancient and contemporary poets, compiled at Siwistan in 1145/1732, the author revised it at Allahaabad in 1148/1735 and when the author returned from Hermain he added some more material. (See: Storey, C.A. Persian Literature, 1/2/863-64).
(F.No.72)
ہمیشہ بہار

Hamisha Bahar

By

Kishan Chand Ikhlas

(c.1161/1767)

The original MS. is preserved in India Office, British Library, London (No.I.O.4401).

This tazkirah is arranged alphabetically from Jahangir’s reign (1014-1037/1605-1628) to the accession of Muhammad Shah (1131/1719), completed it in 1136/1723. (See: Storey, C.A. Persian Literature, 1/2/826). For more details see: introduction to the printed edition.
Poetry, Persian
(F.No.73)
دیوان خواجہ محمد ہاشم کشمی

Diwan Khawaja Muhamamd Hashim Kishmi

By

Khawaja Muhammad Hashim Kishmi Burhanpuri

(d. about 1042/1632)

The original MS. is preserved in India Office, British Library, London (No.I.O.Ethe 2898).

It is a collection of the verses of Kh. Muhammad Hashim Kishmi with the takhalus of Hashim. It is the collection of ghazliat and chronograms for the dates of death of his contemporaries. The last date which appeared in this diwan is 1040 a.h. see for details, Ethe, Catalogue of Persian MS. in India Office Library, p.1570.

(F.No.74)

چہار چمن

Chahar Chaman

By

Abdul Ahad Wahdat Sirhindi

(d.1126/1714)
The original MS. is preserved in Dehli collection, India Office, British Library, London (No.I.O.D.P.1327).
It is a collection of the verses of Sh. Wahdat on various categories of Persian poetry, especially the chronograms of the dates of death of his ancestors. There are two rotographs R.No. in the present collection.

(F.No.75)

کلیات منیر لاہوری

Kuliyat-i-Munir Lahori

By

Abul Barakat Munir Lahori

(d. )
The original MS. is preserved in Ganj Bakhsh Library, Islamabad.
It is the same MS. which was once in the library of Sh. Ghulam Dastagir Nami, Lahore and became the basic source of the edition, ed. by Dr. Fareed, published from Tehran.