Manuscripts
Tohfa al-Mominin (تحفۃ المومنین)
Introductory
| S.NO : | 4675 | AMAR ID : | AMAR/MS/4675 |
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| TITLE OF THE MANUSCRIPT : | Tohfa al-Mominin (تحفۃ المومنین) | SOURCE LOCATION : | National Institute of Indian Medical Heritage (NIIMH) in Hyderabad |
| PLACE & STATE : | Telangana | ACCESSION NO. AT SOURCE : | |
| ACCESSION NO.AT NIIMH, HYDERBAD : | 1989 |
Technical
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| LANGUAGE OF THE COMMENTATOR: | AUTHOR DATE : | NA | |
| COMMENTATOR DATE : | SCRIBE : | NA | |
| SCRIBE DATE AND PLACE : | India | AYUSH SYSTEM : | Unani |
| SUBJECT: | Medicine | LANGUAGE : | Persian |
| SCRIPT : | Persian |
Textual
| AUTHOR'S BEGINNING SENTENCE (UNICODE)/(DIACRITICAL) : | Dida wa ba dastur har che en/ | ||
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| SCRIBE'S BEGINNING SENTENCE (UNICODE)/(DIACRITICAL) : | / | ||
| AUTHOR'S ENDING SENTENCE (UNICODE)/(DIACRITICAL) : | Har ki khwanad dua tama daram/ | ||
| SCRIBES ENDING SENTENCE (UNICODE)/(DIACRITICAL) : | / | ||
| COLOPHON (UNICODE)/(DIACRITICAL) : | NA/ | CHAPERTIZATION: | Organized into chapters |
| EXTENT : | Incomplete | ||
| REMARKS : | Red letters are used throughout the manuscript, particularly to highlight chapters | ||
Physical
| MATERIAL : | Paper manuscript | SIZE : | 18 13cm |
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| No. of FOLIOS : | 449 | No. of PAGES : | 898 |
| No. of LINES PER FOLIOS : | No. of LINES PER PAGE: | 17 | |
| No. of LETTERS PER LINE : | 15 | GRANTHAMANA : | |
| MISSING FOLIOS : | Some Folios are missing at the beginning | ILLUSTRATIONS : | |
| CONDITION : | Poor, torn in many places |
Catalogue
| CATALOGUE STATUS : | CATALOGUE MSS.NUMBER : | 1989 | |
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Publication Details
| PUBLICATION STATUS : | Tohfa al-Mu'minin was published in Persian by Munshi Naval Kishore, Lucknow, India, in 1266 AH (1849 AD) | PUBLICATION LANGUAGE : | |
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| PUBLICATION YEAR: | 1849 AD | PUBLICATION PLACE : | |
| ABOUT MANUSCRIPT : | Tohfa al-Mu'minin is a comprehensive and influential pharmacopeia focusing on both simple and compound medicines, renowned in the field of materia medica. Below is a detailed overview of this work: Overview of Tohfa al-Mu'minin 1. Title: - Tohfa al-Mu'minin translates to "The Gift to the Believers," signifying its value as a medical treatise dedicated to King Suleiman Safavi of the Safavid dynasty. 2. Content and Structure: - The book is divided into two parts, with a detailed classification of medicinal knowledge based on both Arabic and Indian medical sources. - Part 1 contains 5 sections known as Tashkhees: 1: Includes quotations and opinions from a wide range of physicians. 2. Covers the basic principles of simple drugs. 3: Describes the simple and compound drugs, outlining their characteristics, actions, and correctives. 4: Focuses on toxic drugs, highlighting their potential dangers and applications. 5: Discusses the dosage of drugs, which is crucial for safe and effective treatment. | ||
Digitization Status
| DIGITIZED BY : | CCRAS-NIIMH | DIGITIZATION DATE : |
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