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Šarḥu fuṣūṣi the ḥikam

Title	Šarḥu fuṣūṣi the ḥikam
Author	Ibn Maḥmūd Ibn al-Qaysarî, Dawud - author
Publication Date:	1477
Subject	Islamic theology
Type	Other
Language	Arabic
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Library:	University of La Laguna Library
Record ID	cdi_europeana_collections_9200126_3CA3CE17BD54D6E4646772E09AACB8F6CD1C46EB
Date	1477
Notes	Paper covers with leather over edges and binding, linen binding; Taliq script, black ink, certain terms and marks in the text written with red ink; interlinear and marginal notes, ink: black and red; beginning of the text missing; a note of a previous owner: the book has been bought for 120 Ottoman dirhams in Erzurum from a Persian in 966 A.H. (1558/1559 AD). Covers made of glued sheets of paper, reinforced with leather over the edges and spine. The beginning of the title page is missing. Cloth binding. Talik. The manuscript is written in black ink, certain terms and marks in the text are written in red ink. Notes between the lines and in the margins are written in black and red ink. Likewise, Sunnis mark other important life moments with a tradition based on the behavior of Muhammad and his community. And while these are not organized ceremonies per se, there is a ritual component to the way it is conducted. It includes practices such as ritual hair cutting at the end of the hajj, circumcision of small boys, or certain celebrations after the birth of a child (called aqeeqah). Since Sunnis are careful to follow the established Sunnah of Muhammad, often an Islamic dignitary or imam will be present at these ceremonies, although it is important to remember that the imam is not essentially a member of the clergy as is the case with the priest and rabbi. In the notes of the former owner of the manuscript, it is written that he bought it for 120 Ottoman dirhams in Erzurum from a Persian in 966 A.H. (began on October 14, 1558). Likewise, Sunnis mark other major life moments by traditions based on the behavior of Muhammad and his community. And, while these are not organized ceremonies per se, there is a ritual component to the way they are performed. This includes practices such as the ceremonial cutting of one's hair at the end of the Hajj, the circumcision of an infant male, or certain celebrations upon the birth of a child (called an aqiqa). Because Sunnis take care to follow the established Sunna of Muhammad, often an Islamic scholar or imam is present at these events, although it is important to remember that an imam is not, strictly speaking, a cleric in the sense of a priest or a rabbi.

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Šarḥu fuṣūṣi the ḥikam

Author Ibn Maḥmūd Ibn al-Qaysarî, Dawud - author

Publication Date 1477

Subject Islamic theology

Type Other

Language Arabic

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Library University of La Laguna Library

Record ID cdi_europeana_collections_9200126_3CA3CE17BD54D6E4646772E09AACB8F6CD1C46EB

Date 1477

Notes Paper covers with leather over edges and binding, linen binding; Taliq script, black ink, certain terms and marks in the text written with red ink; interlinear and marginal notes, ink: black and red; beginning of the text missing; a note of a previous owner: the book has been bought for 120 Ottoman dirhams in Erzurum from a Persian in 966 A.H. (1558/1559 AD). Covers made of glued sheets of paper, reinforced with leather over the edges and spine. The beginning of the title page is missing. Cloth binding. Talik. The manuscript is written in black ink, certain terms and marks in the text are written in red ink. Notes between the lines and in the margins are written in black and red ink. Likewise, Sunnis mark other important life moments with a tradition based on the behavior of Muhammad and his community. And while these are not organized ceremonies per se, there is a ritual component to the way it is conducted. It includes practices such as ritual hair cutting at the end of the hajj, circumcision of small boys, or certain celebrations after the birth of a child (called aqeeqah). Since Sunnis are careful to follow the established Sunnah of Muhammad, often an Islamic dignitary or imam will be present at these ceremonies, although it is important to remember that the imam is not essentially a member of the clergy as is the case with the priest and rabbi. In the notes of the former owner of the manuscript, it is written that he bought it for 120 Ottoman dirhams in Erzurum from a Persian in 966 A.H. (began on October 14, 1558). Likewise, Sunnis mark other major life moments by traditions based on the behavior of Muhammad and his community. And, while these are not organized ceremonies per se, there is a ritual component to the way they are performed. This includes practices such as the ceremonial cutting of one's hair at the end of the Hajj, the circumcision of an infant male, or certain celebrations upon the birth of a child (called an aqiqa). Because Sunnis take care to follow the established Sunna of Muhammad, often an Islamic scholar or imam is present at these events, although it is important to remember that an imam is not, strictly speaking, a cleric in the sense of a priest or a rabbi.