The manuscript begins by praising Allah and makes the transition to claiming the learning of archery is the soldier's way of following in the footsteps of the prophets that came before him. These prophets all, as the book suggests, were masters of archery and took pride in martyrdom for Allah.

The first six folios of this manuscript have been written by a different scribe from the rest of the volume. Almost three full folios in the beginning are praising Allah and the remaining three are dedicated to questions and answers about the form of the body while using a bow and arrow, the tension of the bow and how to hold it, and other general questions about archery. The words "Question" / "سوال" and "Answer" / "جواب" have been written in red ink, while the rest of the text is written in black. "Chapter" divisions in this manuscript are written seamlessly into the text and not given special attention.

A new scribe writes the remaining pages in the manuscript. On the left-hand page of folio 7, both the handwriting and color of the page change noticeably. Throughout the manuscript and upon entering the second section in the middle of the book, the same format of question-and-answer pages appears, but this time the words meant to be written in red ink have not been added, although there are gaps in the text suggesting the intention for their addition. It therefore appears the manuscript was never completed.

The book was written during the reign of Mohammad Shah (1719-1748 CE), also known as Shah Jahan. The author of the first text is unknown. The writer of the second text was identified on Spencer Research Library's original acquisition note as Seyyed Meer Alavi, of Indian descent. Both texts have been inscribed by Yoola Qydas Ka-istaheh Saksineh, also from India, except for the first seven pages, which were written in a different hand.