Author
Nawawi, 1233-1277
Author Original
Nawawī, 1233-1277, نووي، 1233-1277
Publication Date
1066
Publication Place
-
Shaʻbān 1066 [May/June 1656]
Subject
Hadith—Criticism, interpretation, etc—Early works to 1800, Manuscripts, Arabic—New Jersey—Princeton, Watermarks (Paper)
Type
Book
Language
ar
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
36
Library
Princeton University Library
Library Asset ID
9963579123506421
Record ID
dcbk128p15s
Library Location
Special Collections Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 778H
Date
1656-01-01T00:00:00Z — 1656
Notes
A digest of Kitāb al-Irshād, the author's own abridgment of Kitāb ʻUlūm al-ḥadīth. | Ms. codex., Title from title page (fol. 1a)., A few marginal notes. Note about the work and 4 lines of poetry following the colophon., Collation: Paper ; fol. 36; catchwords; collation note (fol. 36a); Modern foliation in pencil using Western numerals., Layout: 21 lines per page ; ruled., Description: Rubricated ; watermarks(crown-star-crescent; anchor); MS in good condition., Origin: According to colophon copied Friday Shaʻbān 1066 by Aḥmad ibn al-Durayhim (fol. 36a)., Incipit: In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, and in Him is my trust. The Sheikh, the Imam, the only scholar, the Sheikh of Islam, Muhyi al-Din Yahya ibn Sharaf ibn Mary al-Nawawi, may God Almighty have mercy on him, said: Praise be to God, al-Fattah al-Mannan, who has great length, grace, and benevolence... As for what follows, the knowledge of hadith is one of the best ways to bring people closer to the Lord of the Worlds..., Colophon: The completion of writing this copy was on Friday in the month of Shaban in the year 1066 at the hands of the poor Ahmed bin Al-Durahim. May God forgive him, his parents, all Muslims, and those who prayed for his forgiveness. Amen | Later quarter-bound type III (without flap) binding in red leather and yellow paper with red and black spots. Violet paper pastedowns. Binding contains pieces of a printed document entitled "Rules to be observed by the captain and crew" issued under the name of Ali Pacha, Grand Admiral of the Ottoman Empire. | Acquired from Brill, Leyden, 1900. | Hitti, P. Garrett Coll., 1453., Ḥājjī Khalīfah, Kashf al-ẓunūn (1835-58), II, p. 388., Fihrist al-Kutub al-ʻArabīyah al-maḥfūẓah bi-al-Kutubkhānah al-Khudaywīyah, I, p. 231., Ahlwardt, Verzeichnis der Arabischen Handschriften, 1041-3.