Egypt, 18th century
Including several prayers inspired by the Qur'anic Verse of the Throne (Ayat al-Kursi), commonly used as a means of protection from evil, this manuscript also contains prayers (awrad) ascribed to Shaykh Ahmad Baha'i, the prophet Yahya (John of the Bible), and other religious figures. At the end of the text are two charms: one for love, the other a general prophylactic against evil. On the first leaf is the invocation "ya Kabikaj!," a spell to avert a book's destruction by bookworms.
Glazed European paper, 150 leaves, 173 x 116 mm, 11 lines, in Arabic.
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Collection of prayers and charms
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Egypt, 18th century
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Glazed European paper, 150 leaves, 173 x 116 mm, 11 lines, in Arabic.
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