By TwoCircles.net staff reporter
New Delhi: Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) is holding an exhibition of Persian manuscripts and rare books as part of Indo-Iran Cultural Week from 1st May.
The exhibition to be held at Dr. Zakir Husain Library, Jamia Millia Islamia, will be inaugurated by Esfandyar Rahim Mashaei, Vice President of Islamic Republic of Iran on 1st May.
JMI’s Dr. Zakir Husain Library has a good collection of about 1100 manuscripts pertaining to the period 1591-922 A.D. in Persian and Arabic on a wide range of subjects including Quranic Studies, Hadith, Jurisprudence, Mysticism, Philosophy, Logic, Unani Medicines, Astrology, Music, Astronomy, Poetry, Lexicon, History and Geography. Some of them are unique in their calligraphic style and illustration.
The exhibition will display some important manuscripts in Persian. There are also a number of Manuscripts on Hinduism in Persian language such as Mahabharata compiled in 1873 A.D. and the translation of Upanishad and Bhagvad Geeta, Majma-ul-Bahrain, by Darashikoh (1615-1659). Other notable works are the Kashful Mahjub of Abdul Hasan and the Awariful-Maa’rif by Syed Mohd. Banda Nawaz Gisudraz.
The exhibition will remain open till 23rd May, 2008.
Link:
http://jmi.nic.in/