Author
Damanhūrī, Aḥmad ibn ʻAbd al-Munʻim
Author Original
Damanhūrī, Aḥmad ibn ʻAbd al-Munʻim, دمنهوري، احمد بن عبد المنعم
Publication Date
1251
Publication Place
-
22 Shaʻbān 1251 [December 13, 1835]
Subject
Qurʼan—Commentaries—Early works to 1800, Manuscripts, Arabic—New Jersey—Princeton, Watermarks (Paper)
Type
kitap
Language
ar
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Library
Princeton University Library
Library Asset ID
9963577953506421
Record ID
dcn296x877k
Library Location
Special Collections Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 597H
Date
01-01-1835 T00:00:00 AH/1213-12-31 T:Khas:Khasz — 1835-1213
Notes
A commentary on Sūrahs XCIII - CXIV of the Koran explaining the difficult words, giving the grammatical analysis of some and stating the opinions of various commentators. | Ms. codex., Title from title page (fol. 1a)., A few marginal notes., Collation: Paper ; fol. 95 + (1); catchwords; Modern foliation in pencil using Western numerals., Layout: 23 lines per page., Description: Text in red and commentary in black; watermarks (three crescents; three faces-in-the-moon; horn in a coat of arms; shield with a face-in-the-moon; several roman-alphabet letter combinations) ; MS in good condition., Origin: According to colophon copied 22 Shaʻbān 1251 by Aḥmad ibn Ibrāhīm al-Sharbatlī (fol. 95b)., Incipit: In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, and in Him we seek help. Praise be to Him who has bequeathed to us His clear Book and those upon us to be guided by His light... And after that, the one who caused misfortune to do so will say: Ahmed Al-Damanhouri..., Colophon: The copying of this blessed copy was completed on the twenty-two of Sha’ban in the year 1251 by the poorest and neediest slaves of his rich master, the singer Ahmed Ibn Ibrahim Al-Sharbatli. O God, forgive him, his father, his sheikhs, his brothers, and all Muslims, and may God bless our master Muhammad and his family and companions. Contemporaneous type II (with flap) binding in red leather and brown marbled paper. Not sewn. | Acquired from Brill, Leyden, 1900. | Hitti, P. Garrett Coll., 1311.