Author
Taftāzānī, Masūd ibn `Umar, 1322-1389? | Al-Tiftazani, Masoud bin Umar
Author Original
التفتازاني، مسعود بن عمر
Publication Date
1631 or 1728
Subject
Arabic language--Morphology--Early works to 1800. | Manuscripts, Arabic--California--Los Angeles. | Arabic language--Grammar--Early works to 1800.; 1. Leaves 2v-121v (Pages 4-242): Sharḥ al-Taṣrīf / Taftāzānī, Masʻūd ibn ʻUmar, 1322-1389?2. Leaves 123v-151r (Pages 246-303): Ḥāshīyat Sharḥ al-Taṣrīf / Unknown author3. Leaves 152r-169v (Pages 305-338): Sharḥ al-‘Awāmil / Unknown author. Copied by Manṣūr ibn Farhād al-Ḥusaynī on Jumādá Awwal 16, 1041 or 1141 A.H. (1631 or 1728 A.D.).
Type
Document
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
21 x 16 cm.
Library
UCLA Digital Library
Library Asset ID
LSC-1147-0374
Record ID
zz000sr3n0
Library Location
Minasian (Caro) Collection of Persian and Arabic Manuscripts - University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Date
1631
Notes
Also known as: Compilation of three commentaries on Arabic grammar.Title devised by cataloger. Author's name from preface. Date of production: 1041 or 1141 Jumādá Awwal 16 (Hijrī)Boundwith. Pagination added by another hand. Contains marginalia. Catchwords. Ephemera placed in book.Scripts present: Naskh, Nasta'liq.1. Incipit (Sharḥ ʻalá al-Taṣrīf al-ʻIzzī): In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Complete with goodness, and in Him I have my trust. Arwa Zuhr will emerge in the field of speech and the most beautiful ink will be rubbed with the needles of speech and the teeth of pens. Praise be to God Almighty for the frequent and abundant apparent blessings of His abundant and abundant blessings. Then may blessings be upon His Prophet Muhammad. The Messenger from the most honorable germs of the people, his family and companions, the eminent imams and the crisis of Islam, and after that, the poor man says to God, the rich one, Masoud bin Omar Al-Qadi Al-Taftazani, may God whiten the surprise of his circumstances and leaf out the branches of his hopes. When I saw the summary that the virtuous and perfect Imam, the role model of investigators, glory of faith and religion, Ibrahim Al-Zanjani, may God Almighty have mercy on him, compiled a summary that includes honorable investigations and contains nice rules, I was given the opportunity to explain it in detail. He removes the difficulties of pronunciation, unveils the facets of meanings, and explores the hidden mysteries2. Incipit (Ḥāshīyat Sharḥ al-Taṣrīf): Everything is more general than whether it is knowledge or non-knowledge, and in the estimation that ٜ[...] and therefore he said, “Let it be possible with insight in its request, instead of so that it may be initiated.”3. Incipit (Sharḥ al-‘Awāmil): On perfection because it requires a sequence of actions, as the poet said. If my gratitude for the blessing of God is for His blessing upon her in a similar manner, it is obligatory to give thanks, so how can I give thanks when it is perfected? That succor is in Him and the other is that it is | 1. An excerpt of a commentary on Mabādiʼ fī al-taṣrīf (“The fundamentals of inflection and conjugation”), a treatise on Arabic morphology originally composed by ʻAbd al-Wahhāb ibn Ibrāhīm al-Zanjānī (d. 655 A.H. / 1257 A.D.). Text incomplete, ending with discussion on ism al-makān (“the local noun”). Commentary authored by Saʻd al-Dīn Masʻūd ibn ʻUmar al-Taftāzānī (722-791 A.H. / 1322-1389 A.D.), the well-known jurist, theologian, and philosopher from Khurasan who served in the Timurid court. 2. An incomplete copy of an anonymous gloss on al-Taftāzānī’s commentary (first text in manuscript) on Mabādiʼ fī al-taṣrīf. 3. An incomplete copy of an anonymous commentary on al-ʻAwāmil al-miʼah, a treatise on Arabic grammar by ʻAbd al-Qāhir ibn ʻAbd al-Raḥmān al-Jurjānī (d. circa 471 A.H. / 1078 A.D.). | Text partially illegible. Water damaged. Laid paper. Watermarks present. Rubricated. Repair work present on a significant number of leaves throughout the text block. Leaves 2 and 12 dyed yellow. In black ink. 11 lines per page for Sharḥ al-Taṣrīf; 19 lines per page for Ḥāshīyat Sharḥ al-Taṣrīf. Overlining in dark gold and red ink. Leaves 136-139 detached from text block. Shelf label "g. 158" pasted on spine. Note "waqf awlād dhukūr" present on leaf 2r and 2v. Three ownership stamps on leaf 2r (page 3). Effaced ownership stamp present on leaf 123r (page 245). Ownership stamp in purple ink dated 1935 A.D. bearing the name "Dr. Caro Minasian" and the city name "Isfahan" present throughout the text. | Limp black leather binding. | public domain
