Author
Ghayṭī, Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad, 1504 or 1505-1573 or 1574
Author Original
Ghayṭī, Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad, 1504 or 1505-1573 or 1574, غيطي، محمد بن احمد، 1504 or 1505-1573 or 1574
Publication Date
1084
Publication Place
-
[12] Dhū al-Ḥijjah 1084-27 Dhū al-Ḥijjah 1084 [March 20, 1674-April 4, 1674]
Subject
Muḥammad Prophet -632—Isrāʼ and Miʻrāj—Early works to 1800, Qurʼan Sūrat al-Dukhān—Commentaries—Early works to 1800, Manuscripts, Arabic—New Jersey—Princeton, Autographs, Watermarks (Paper)
Type
Book
Language
ar
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
95
Library
Princeton University Library
Library Asset ID
9963585743506421
Record ID
dc8g84n0195
Library Location
Special Collections Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 304L
Date
1674-01-01T00:00:00Z — 1674
Notes
Two treatises by Muḥammad al-Ghayṭī. | Ms. codex., marginal notes and glosses. Fāʼidah consisting of a question to Muḥammad al-Ramlī (fol. 71b), Title from collective title page (fol. 1a)., Collection: Paper ; fol. 95; collation notes ; catchwords; modern foliation in pencil using Western numerals., Layout: 21-27 lines per page., Description: Rubricated ; watermarks (crown-star-crescent) ; MS in good condition., Origin: [Kitāb al-Ibtihāj] Copy completed Tuesday [12] Dhū al-Ḥijjah 1084 (fol. 71a) -- [Kitāb Mawāhib al-imtinān] Copy completed Wednesday 27 Dhū al-Ḥijjah 1084 by Khalaf ibn ʻUthmān al-Ḥalabī (fol. 94a)., Incipit: [The Book of Rejoicing] In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful Praise be to God who raised the status of our Prophet Muhammad... And after that, God Almighty said in His clear Book, and He is the most truthful of those who say In the Name of God... -- [The Book of Gifts of Gratitude] In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, a Lord who is pleased with the Generous. Praise be to God, who glorified Sha’ban with the night of its virtuous middle... As for what follows, the best hadith is a book. God and the best of Al-Hiri is the guidance of Muhammad..., Colophon: [The Book of Joy] and the completion of writing it was on the third day of the days of Tashreeq in the month of Dhul-Hijjah. May God make it good at its conclusion in the year one thousand eighty-four, and it was concluded well. May God forgive whoever completed it and to whom it was for and for all Muslims as a whole. Amen, Amen, Amen - [The Book of Gifts of Gratitude] and the completion of writing this copy was on the day of the twenty-seventh day of the month of Dhul-Hijjah at the hands of the poor, contemptible person. The confessor of guilt and negligence, Khalaf bin Sheikh Othman Al-Halabi, the year one thousand eighty-four was concluded with goodness and benevolence, and may God’s blessings be upon our master Muhammad... Adnan | 1. fol. 1b-71a: Kitāb al-Ibtihāj fī al-Isrāʼ wa-al-Miʻrāj / lil-Shaykh Najm al-Dīn al-Muʻṭī al-Shāfiʻī. Treatise discussing the nocturnal journey and ascension of the Prophet. "Sharḥ" has been added to the beginning of the title in a later hand., 2. fol. 72a-95b: Kitāb Mawāhib al-imtinān fī al-kalām ʻalá awāyil Sūrat al-Dukhān / lil-Shaykh Najm al-Dīn al-Ghayṭī. Treatise commenting on the beginning of Sūrah XLIV. | Later type II (with flap) binding in dark brown leather and blue paper with orange block-pressed design. | Ownership signatures: al-Ḥājj Aḥmad al-Rabāṭ (fol. 1a); ʻAbd al-Raḥmān dated 1251 (fol. 95b). Acquired from Brill, Leyden, A.D. 1904. | Hitti, P. Garrett Coll., 2177., Ahlwardt, Verzeichnis der arabischen Handschriften, 2603.
