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Khamsa-yi Ashraf by Mawlana Ashraf of Maragha
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The five sections of the Khamsa-yi Ashraf are: Manhaj al-abrar; Riyad al-arafin; Ishqnama; Haft Awrang; and Jafarnama.
Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Gift of John Goelet
Title: Khamsa-yi Ashraf by Mawlana Ashraf of Maragha
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The five sections of the Khamsa-yi Ashraf are: Manhaj al-abrar; Riyad al-arafin; Ishqnama; Haft Awrang; and Jafarnama.
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