Nâmah Al-Saadah (Blessed Letter) Sent To the Malik (Ruler) of Ghassan and Transfer to the Ottoman State of the Copy of Surah Al-Qadr (Chapter on Power in the Holy Qur’an) Written by Caliph Ali
The letter of the Exalted Prophet Muhammad to the King of Ghassan, Harith bin Abi Shamir, to invite him to convert to Islam and the copy of the Surah Al-Qadr (Chapter on Power in the Holy Qur’an) made by Caliph Ali, was bought by a Frenchman called François Perpinyan in Paris in 1866 and brought to...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter, Versita
2012
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The Journal of Rotterdam Islamic and Social Sciences
Year: 2012, Volume: 3, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-15 |
| Further subjects: | B
Caliph Ali
B Nâmah Al-Saadah |
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| Summary: | The letter of the Exalted Prophet Muhammad to the King of Ghassan, Harith bin Abi Shamir, to invite him to convert to Islam and the copy of the Surah Al-Qadr (Chapter on Power in the Holy Qur’an) made by Caliph Ali, was bought by a Frenchman called François Perpinyan in Paris in 1866 and brought to Istanbul. The Office of Sheikh Al-Islam examined the copies twice in 1866 and 1876, judging them to be authentic in the second examination. The documents were then purchased from the Frenchman in return for 4,000 Ottoman liras. But although an edict was issued by Sultan Abd Al-Hamid II for payment to be made in 1876, Perpinyan did not receive his money for 17 years. In this article, we will study the examination of these documents by Maqam Al-Mashihah (Directorate of Religious Afffairs), their purchase, and the period of delay in the payment for them in respect of the Ottoman bureaucracy. |
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| ISSN: | 2199-6172 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Journal of Rotterdam Islamic and Social Sciences
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