Memoirs of the Archæological Survey of India. Record of All The Quranic and Non-Historical Epigraphs On The Protected Monuments in the Delhi Province

In this Memoir which embodies all the non-historical epigraphs so far collect ed from the protected monuments in Delhi No." refers to the number of the rdonument " A " the name of the monument " B " the position of the monument " C " a brief history of the monument and its founder based chiefly on the original historical records and " D " the inscriptions. [...] (f) The fact that most of the traditions of the Prophet which grace the monuments are not traceable in the six recognized books of gaditi (vide foonotes) supports the common belief that the `lim-i-gaditli in India. was system atized early in the I I th century A. H. by Shah `Abdu-l-Haq Mubaddith Dehlvi. [...] Hence the authenticity of the traditions inscribed on the monuments specially in regard to the exact words of the Prophet cannot be guaranteed. [...] (17) Above the arch of the recess in the central The 1st Muslim creed preceded by (4.74 The spandrels of the arch are ornamented by the word.41 and on the right and left of the inner marble recess are the phrases 41 96-4— or 41 L5+—u. [...] (5) An historical inscription in Persian verse appears on the southern etrance to the central chamber recording the name of the scribe `Abdu-Nabi Al-Husain and the chronogram of the death of Mina Mu;affar Husain yielding the date 1012 A. H. (1603-4 A. D.).