Arabic, Persian and Gujarati Manuscripts: The Hamdani Collection in the Library of the Institute of Ismaili Studies (Arabic Edition)

I.B.Tauris in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies The Muhammad Ali Hamdani Collection in the Library of The Institute of Ismaili Studies represents a large segment of the library collected over seven generations by an eminent family of scholars from the Da'udi Bohra community in India and the Yemen. The bulk of the manuscripts are Ismaili religious writings, but there are also a good number of interesting books of general Islamic, or indeed secular content, and these give a rare insight into the whole cultural range of a learned family of Indian religious scholars. The overwhelming majority of the books are in Arabic, but there are also a small number in Persian and in Bohra da'wat language (lisan al da'wat), Gujarati in Arabic script. Most of the manuscripts were produced in India, but some of the most interesting ones are from the Yemen, the ancestral home of the Hamdani clan (the oldest of these is from the 14th century CE, or perhaps earlier). The catalogue contains detailed descriptions of the manuscripts in this Hamdani collection, discussing both the content of the works and the codicological features of the manuscripts. The introduction contains also a comprehensive history of the Hamdani family. Contents......Page 7 List of Illustrations......Page 9 Acknowledgements......Page 11 Introduction......Page 13 Genealogical Tables......Page 18 Notes on the Catalogue Entries......Page 20 History of the Hamdani Collection of Manuscripts by Abbas Hamdani......Page 25 The Catalogue......Page 35 I. Bibliographical Works......Page 37 II. Ismaili Writings of the Older Yemeni School......Page 39 III. Ismaili Authors in North Africa, Egypt and Persia during the Fatimid Period......Page 49 IV. The 'Treatises of the Sincere Brethren' and Related Texts......Page 118 V. Ismaili Authors of the Second Yemeni (Sulayhid and Tayyibi) School......Page 123 VI. Ismaili (Tayyibi) Authors in India......Page 179 VII. Works by Non-Ismaili Authors......Page 213 VIII. Miscellaneous, Unidentified and Unclassified Works......Page 264 IX. Manuscripts in Gujarati Script......Page 272 Index of Titles......Page 273 Index of Author......Page 280 Index of Scribes......Page 286 Index of Manuscripts Dated (or Datable) before CE 1800......Page 288 Bibliography......Page 290 "Ottoman naval technology underwent a transformation under the rule of Sultan Selim III. New types of sailing warships such as two- and three-decked galleons, frigates and corvettes began to dominate the Ottoman fleet, rendering the galley-type oared ships obsolete. This period saw technological innovations such as the adoption of the systematic copper sheathing of the hulls and bottoms of Ottoman warships from 1792-93 onwards and the construction of the first dry dock in the Golden Horn.The changing face of the Ottoman Navy was facilitated by the influence of the British, Swedish and French in modernising both the shipbuilding sector and the conduct of naval warfare. Through such measures as training Ottoman shipbuilders, heavy reliance on help from foreign powers gave way to a new trajectory of modernization. Using this evidence Zorlu argues that although the Ottoman Empire was a major and modern independent power in this period, some technological dependence on Europe remained."--Bloomsbury publishing. François De Blois. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. Text In English With Facsimiles In Arabic.