Mahabharata Manuscript by Abul Fazal – Court writer of Emperor Akbar – Found in Jamia Nizamia Varsity in India
Abul Fazal was one of the navratnas (nine jewels) of Mughal
Emperor Akbar’s royal court. The rare Mahabharat manuscript composed by Abul
Fazal was recently discovered in Jamia Nizamia in Hyderabad
in India .
The translated version is in Persian and runs into 5,012
pages. It was in the personal collection of Moulana Mohammad
Anwarullah Farooqui, the founder of Jamia.
The manuscript was forgotten and was recently discovered
from the old manuscripts in the library of Jamia Nizamia.
Jamia Nizamia is one of the oldest Islamic seminaries of
higher learning of Sunnis in India