Prayers and Charms [IO Islamic 2324]

Prayers and Charms. This manuscript is now IO Islamic 2324 in the India Office collections. [metadata: Otto Loth, A Catalogue of the Arabic Manuscripts in the Library of the India Office, (volume 1), no. 335 here with further notations and hyperlinks]. 335. 2324. Size 81/2 in. by 51/2 in.; foll. 65. Ten lines in a page. Prayers for the week, beginning with Friday. According to the introduction, these prayers were communicated by the Prophet to MUḤAMMAD B. USÂMAH, when he was imprisoned at Iṣfahân, for being suspected of Ḳarmaṭism; and he regained his liberty through their influence. Beginning: حکی عن محمد بن اسامة رضی الله عنه انه اتّهم الخ. The prayer of each day consists of ورد,دعاء, قراءة, عوذة, another دعاء, and ten استغفارة. Well written, with vowel-points. [College of Fort William, 1825.]