This work deals with the etiquettes and manners of the women of India, their habits
and superstitions in day to day life, as prescribed by their five great women saints:
It is divided into fîfteen chapters. The contents of this Ms. are as follows: explanations
of the religious ablutions; times at which prayers are not to be recited; fasting
and marriage customs; what is to be done at weddings, births, at the taking of a bath,
etc; conjugal behaviour; food preparation; advice about amulets for averting the evil
eye; customs at the arrival and departure of a guest, along with a few other matters.
For other Mss., see Rehatsek, pp. 229-230, no. 42. Edition: Ed. by Dr. Ḵẖ. A. Fārūqī in Urdū-è-Muʿalla (QadīmUrdū Number), pp. 1-43,
Research Journal of the Dept. of Urdū, Univ. of Delhi, no date.
