Author
Shāṭibī, al-Qāsim ibn Fīrruh, 1144-1194
Author Original
Shāṭibī, al-Qāsim ibn Fīrruh, 1144-1194, شاطبي، القاسم بن فيره، 1144-1194
Subject
Qurʼan—Early works to 1800, Manuscripts, Arabic—New Jersey—Princeton, Poetry, Watermarks (Paper)
Type
Book
Language
ar
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
11
Library
Princeton University Library
Library Asset ID
9963577003506421
Record ID
dc8s45qm40z
Library Location
Special Collections Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 601H
Notes
An ode rhyming in rāʼ in 297 verses on determining the number of verses in the Qur’an. | Ms. codex., Title from title page (fol. 1a)., A few glosses. On the title page is a list of abbreviations in the work., Collection: Paper ; fol. 11 ; catchwords; Modern foliation in pencil using Western numerals., Layout: 17 lines per page; ruled., Description: Rubricated ; verse separators in red; full vowel signs ; watermarks (circular design, possibly anchor?); MS in good condition., Incipit: In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, and it is a good thing. It began with the praise of God, arranging the blossoms, to reap, thanks to God, a spring of flowers. Colophon: And it was completed, thanks to God, a good and beneficial benefit. * To God, the Lord of the Throne, give me my praise with my thanks. * And its verses are ninety times with two words. Say * and add seven. The lujain narrates with the pearl. * And I dedicate God’s blessings and then his peace * upon the Chosen One and his family with his great companions. * The Shiites are people of knowledge, asceticism, and piety, * with forbearance, benevolence, forgiveness, and patience Unbound. | Acquired from Brill, Leyden, 1900. | Hitti, P. Garrett Coll., 1195., Ḥājjī Khalīfah, Kashf al-ẓunūn (1835-58), VI, p. 291.
