Arabic manuscript on paper, 209 leaves plus 9 flyleaves, written in Maghribi script in brown ink, outlined in blue and gold, important words written in gold outlined in black, headings in polychrome and gold cartouches with interlacing palmettes, containing two diagrams, one of the tombs of the Prophet, Abu Bakr and ‘Umar, the other of the Prophet's minbar, in brown gilded leather binding, with flap

In generally good condition, the margins with annotations, 6 later replacement pages, minor smudges to the ink and occasional holes and restorations to the pages, various stains throughout, as viewed.
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The fact that North African Dala'il al-Khayrat manuscripts are usually not dated makes this volume quite rare. Another Dala'il al-Khayrat from North Africa, dated 1119 AH/1707 AD, is now in the Museum of Islamic Arts, Malaysia (Dala'il al-Khayrat, Prayer Manuscripts from the 16th-19th Century, Malaysia, 2016, p.28, Ref.No.2012.11.16).

Another interesting aspect of thi🎃s manuscript is the shape. The text is ruled in octagonal form, but the folios have not be trimmed. Probably it was originally intended to be of octagonal shape but this idea was abandoned when commentaries were added to the border.