Shaikh Sayyid Muhammad al-Zaini al-Hussaini: Al-Fath al-'Asma, a book of prayers, manuscript on paper, 18ll. of black naskh, words and phrases in red, red commas between phrases, gold margin between black, red and blue rules, heading within gold margins, opening two folios with illuminated headings, brown and gold morocco binding, Ottoman, 18th/19th century - 6¼in. x 4in.; and a Qur'an, printed on paper, 15ll. of black naskh, gold dots between verses, gold margins and marginal medallions, sura headings in cartouches on gold panels, illuminated opening bifolio, Ottoman, signed by al-Sayyid Mustafa Latif and dated AH 1295/1878 AD, black morocco binding - 6in. x 3¾in. (2)

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Shaikh Sayyid Muhammad al-Zaini al-Hussaini: Al-Fath al-'Asma, a book of prayers, manuscript on paper, 18ll. of black naskh, words and phrases in red, red commas between phrases, gold margin between black, red and blue rules, heading within gold margins, opening two folios with illuminated headings, brown and gold morocco binding, Ottoman, 18th/19th century - 6¼in. x 4in.; and a Qur'an, printed on paper, 15ll. of black naskh, gold dots between verses, gold margins and marginal medallions, sura headings in cartouches on gold panels, illuminated opening bifolio, Ottoman, signed by al-Sayyid Mustafa Latif and dated AH 1295/1878 AD, black morocco binding - 6in. x 3¾in. (2)

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