Author
Ḥuṣrī, Naṣr ibn Aḥmad, active 17th century
Author Original
Ḥuṣrī, Naṣr ibn Aḥmad, active 17th century, حصري، نصر بن احمد، active 17th century
Publication Date
1089
Publication Place
-
18 Muḥarram 1089 [March 12, 1678]
Subject
Muḥammad Prophet -632—Prayers and devotions—Early works to 1800, Prayer—Islam—Early works to 1800, Manuscripts, Arabic—New Jersey—Princeton, holographs (autographs), Watermarks (Paper)
Type
Book
Language
ar
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
176
Library
Princeton University Library
Library Asset ID
9963583623506421
Record ID
dct722hn51t
Library Location
Special Collections Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 1120H
Date
01-01-1678 T00:00:00 AH/312-12-31 T:Khas:Khasz — 1678-312
Notes
A treatise in praise of the Prophet and on the excellences of prayer for him. The work is also known as al-Yāqūt wa-al-jawhar fī ḥadīth ṣāḥib al-ḥawḍ wa-al-kawthar. | Ms. codex., Title from title page (fol. 1a)., Extensive marginal notes and glosses. Notes/short extracts on title page, upper and lower pastedowns and on folios 175b-176b., Collection: Paper ; fol. 176; catchwords; modern foliation in pencil using Western numerals., Layout: 26-31 lines per page., Description: Rubricated ; watermarks (star, other unidentified marks); MS in good condition., Origin: According to colophon copy completed 18 Muḥarram 1089 by the author (fol. 174b)., Incipit: In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, and in Him we seek help... Praise be to God, who has made it easy for His pious servants... As for what follows, when God Almighty sent [?] our master Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, honor, and generosity..., Colophon: He completed the book. With the help of King Wahhab, at the hands of his congregation, the weak servant, hoping for the mercy of his powerful Lord, Nasri bin Ahmad Al-Hussari Al-Husseini, Al-Bakri, Al-Shafi’i Al-Ash’ari, may God forgive his sins and fill his sins with an abundance of mercy, and forgive him, his parents, and his Muslim brothers, on the day of the blessed Saturday, the eighteenth of Muharram Al-Haram, the opening of the year one thousand eighty-nine, may God make its beginning and end good for the Muslims, and praise be to God first and last. Outwardly and inwardly, Glory be to your Lord, Lord of glory above what they describe, and peace be upon the messengers, and praise be to God, Lord of the worlds. May God’s blessings and peace be upon our master Muhammad, his family, and all his companions. Praise be to God, Lord of the worlds. Done | Later quarter-bound type III (without flap) binding in red leather and red paper with black and yellow spots. | Acquired from Brill, Leyden, 1900. | Hitti, P. Garrett Coll., 1967.