Kitab Al-Bulhan
โ Scribed by Abd al-Hasan Al-Isfahani
- Year
- 1500
- Tongue
- Arabic
- Leaves
- 367
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
The Kitab al-Bulhan, or Book of Wonders, is an Arabic manuscript dating mainly from the late 14th century A.D. and probably bound together in Baghdad during the reign of Jalayirid Sultan Ahmad (1382-1410). The manuscript is made up of astrological, astronomical and geomantic texts compiled by Abd al-Hasan Al-Isfahani, as well as a dedicated section of full-page illustrations, with each plate titled with โA discourse onโฆ.โ, followed by the subject of the discourse (a folktale, a sign of the zodiac, a prophet, etc.).
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This book is one of the most reliable sources on the beginnings of the Islamic Empire. It begins with the wars of the Prophet Muhammad, followed by accounts of the ridda, the conquests of Syria, Armenia, Egypt, and the Maghrib, and lastly, the occupation of Iraq and Persia.