Author
Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn 'Ali al-Muqri al Fayyumi (died ca. 770 AH/AD 1368), Ali ibn Muhibb 'Ali
Publication Date
1083 AH/AD 1673
Publication Place
Iran (Place of Origin) -
Subject
Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts
Type
belge
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
Folio H: 11 x W: 6 5/16 in. (28 x 16 cm)
Library
The Walters Art Museum
Record ID
W.590
Library Location
Not on view
Date
1083 AH/AD 1673
Notes
Walters manuscript W.590 is a manuscript copy of al-Misbah al-munir fi gharib al-Sharh al-Kabir by Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Muqri al-Fayyumi (died ca. 770 AH/AD 1368). It is a dictionary of Islamic legal terms that was originally written as a gloss on the commentary of 'Abd al-Karim al-Rafi'i (died 623 AH/AD 1226) on al-Wajiz fi al-furu' by Abu Hamid Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Ghazzali (died 505 AH/AD 1111), entitled Fath al-'aziz 'alá kitab al-Wajiz. The manuscript was copied by the shi`ite scribe 'Ali ibn Muhibb 'Ali in 1083 AH/AD 1673 in Iran. The text was later collated with three other manuscripts in Mecca in 1166 AH/AD 1752 by Muhammad al-Atrabazundi. The light brown goatskin binding with gold-tooled oval central medallion, pendants, and cornerpieces is contemporary with the manuscript.
Bağış/Edinim
Acquired by Henry Walters
