Nov 08, 2007 - Sale 2127

Sale 2127 - Lot 173

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(MUHAMMAD.) Al-Khatib Al-Tibrizi, Muhammad Ibn 'Abd Allah. Mishcat-ul-Masabih; or, A Collection of the Most Authentic Traditions regarding the Actions and Sayings of Muhammed . . . Translated from the Arabic by Captain A. N. Matthews, Bengal Artillery. 2 volumes. 4to, first volume in contemporary 1/4 leather, second in contemporary marbled boards crudely rebacked with cloth, both quite worn, contents loose in bindings; some worming variously affecting text, occasional marginal dampstaining, minor marginal restoration in several leaves in Volume 1, Volume 2 lacks title, first contents leaf, and final leaf (all replaced with typewritten text), hole through I4-6 with text loss, first and last few leaves frayed. Calcutta, 1823
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Important synopsis of earlier collections of hadith, or traditions relating to Muhammad, based on the Masabih al-Sunna of Al-Baghawi. The translation by Matthews, apparently the first into English of a major work of hadith literature, was originally published in 1809-10.