NASAIH HKIMA OR WISE ADVICES BY IBN AL-TUFA'LI ALI MUHAMMAD, PERSIA, QAJAR DATED 1241 AH/1825 AD

Persian manuscript on paper, 12 leaves with 3 fly-leaves , each page with 7 lines written in black nastaliq script in clouds reserved against a sprinkled gold ground, catchwords and titles in red and gilt ink, ruled in blue and double gold borders. Opening biofolio with royal blue and gilt decoration framing 4 lines, the broad margin embellished with elegant birds perched amongst flower branches, with ownership statements and seals. The final page signed in red ink with Ibn al-Tufa'li Ali Muhammad 1241 AH/1825 AD.
In Qajar lacquer binding, each board decorated with a central medallion enclosing a nightingale perching on branches with a border of floral motifs.

This book contains 40 advices on morality and etiquette, thinking about the consequences of your actions, returning to Allah and his messenger, honoring the parents, choosing the righteous friends, the four reasons for happiness and the principles of pure heart and pure hands. Text panel: 10.5 by 17 cm. Folio: 15.5 by 25 cm.