Author
Shihāb al-Ḥijāzī, Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad, 1388 or 1389-1470 or 1471
Author Original
Shihāb al-Ḥijāzī, Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad, 1388 or 1389-1470 or 1471, شهاب الحجازي، احمد بن محمد، 1388 or 1389-1470 or 1471
Subject
Qurʼan—Early works to 1800, Arabic language—Versification—Early works to 1800, Manuscripts, Arabic—New Jersey—Princeton, Arabic alphabet—Symbolic aspects—Early works to 1800
Type
Book
Language
ar
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
8
Library
Princeton University Library
Library Asset ID
9963571463506421
Record ID
dck643bb65k
Library Location
Special Collections Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 406H
Date
1000-01-01 T000:00:00 AH/1900-12-31 TAA:KHAS:KHZ — 1000-1900
Notes
A collection of the verses in the Qurʼān which falls under the category of measured poetry. | Ms. codex., Title from title page (fol. 1a)., A few marginal notes. Following the colophon occurs an incomplete work on the magical characteristics of the letters of the alphabet, “Khāṣṣīyat al-aḥruf”, which covers 15 letters (fol. 7b-8b)., Collation: Paper ; fol. 8; catchwords; Modern foliation in pencil using Western numerals., Layout: 17 lines per page; ruled., Description: Rubricated ; vowel signs; MS in fair condition; worm-eaten and mended., Incipit: In the name of God... Praise be to God who made the position of Hebron the most exalted position, Colophon: It was completed and completed, with the praise of God, His help, and His good success, from the handwriting of the compiler. May God treat him with His hidden kindness to Muhammad and his family, and He is sufficient for us, and He is the best disposer of affairs | Unbound. | Acquired from Brill, Leyden, 1900. | Hitti, P. Garrett Coll., 511., Ḥājjī Khalīfah, Kashf al-ẓunūn (1835-58), IV, p. 568., Ahlwardt, Verzeichnis der Arabischen Handschriften, 7159/60., Pertsch, Die orientalischen handsschriften der Herzoglichen bibliothek zu Gotha, 39¹¹.