TYPE: Book
LANGUAGE
Arabic
ITEM ID: 402
Islamic Book of Psalms
DATE
Year: 1482
Decade: 1480s
Century: 15th (1401-1500)
An Islamic Book of Psalms by Muhammad B. Ahmad of extra-Qur’anic revelation and Shi’i texts, completed on January 5th, 1482 (886) in Syria. The majority of this manuscript is taken up with an Arabic version of the Psalms of David, followed by extracts from the suhuf of Moses and Abraham, and then followed by a section of revelations to Jesus, purportedly from the Bible. Lastly comes works of an esoteric Shi’i nature.
ARTISTS
Name: Muhammad B. Ahmad
Type: Author
Religious
Rare and beautiful objects related to spiritual traditions around the world.
