lxxxil DESCRIPTIVE NOTES ON LIBRARIES. 



Mtrza Md 



This library has about 300 MSS., but none of much interest. 

 The greater number of MSS. are by Shl'ah authors. It has a 

 catalogue in MS. 



(10) Sakhawai Husayn Lib., Nakhkhas. 



This library contains about 250 MSS. and many printed 

 books. None of the works are of any exceptional interest. 



The two book-sellers referred to by Mr. H. Beveridge in 

 his article in the J.R.A.S. 1901 are still living. I met them 

 at Lucknow and purchased from them some MSS. for the 

 Government Search Department. Besides these two, there are 

 other book-sellers who also supplied the Department with MSS. 

 Lucknow is the only city in Upper India where valuable MSS. 

 are available, as Mr. Beveridge has also remarked in his article. 



Benares. 

 (11) M. Md. KhaUl aUDin Ahmad Lib., Salimpurah. 

 The above library has 200 MSS. which are in a state of 

 decay for want of proper care due to family differences. On 



HbrSs my 8tay ^ Benares I could not visifc other 



™,J heT Z I 8 a il _ bo 2 k - seIle r in the town from whom MSS. were 

 purchased for the Department. 



Madras. 



(12) Ahl-i-Islam Lib. 



\r a w T - K nu T f- y ^ aS establish «l (a.h. 1266 = a.d. 1850) by 



otn ff^- U u, m - h T awtJ ^ *** Bahadu * °f Carnatic and is 

 open to the public It is situated in a good quarter of the town. 



nnnfr kT y .^ th , e L read ing-rooms are upstairs. Government 

 contributes to the library Rs. 35 monthly from the pension of 

 the N awwa b. The contro , of fcfae ^ . g ^ th / handg o{ 



nnlT na ^ ag ru° mmittee consi8 «ng of Muharamadan K — 



narv J ♦ Jn'fT COntains ab °ut 225 MSS. and has «u — 



nary printed Catalogue in Urdu. 



(13) Shams al-<Ulamd> Qddx 'Ubayd- Allah Lib., Roypetta. 

 OaHn h M, 1 1 il a D P ^ pul , a ' librar y in Madras, and was founded by 



members 



a.d. 1863). 



loriTaJT 30 ° MSS -' m ° StI y on literatureTiur^udence anc 

 sS'to all ^ Pnnted b °° ks - Tt is in g° od ord * r and aCC69 



(comp 95 A 7-t,- 8W r h (poetically called ■• A'zam ") S lt bh Wat 

 1852 &.d~) no* ""Si tu h P ; :5 ' and 0ulz5r ^'5om(comp."l269A.H. 

 &.D.), p. r,2. Both the works compiled by himself. 



