Khair al-Bishar bi-Khair al-Bashar, [18th century?].
(خير البشر بخير البشر, [القرن 18م؟].)

Name: Khair al-Bishar bi-Khair al-Bashar, [18th century?].
Author: Ibn Ẓafar, Muḥammad ibn ʻAbd Allāh, 1104-1169.

Title	Khair al-Bishar bi-Khair al-Bashar, [18th century?].
Title Original	خير البشر بخير البشر, [القرن 18م؟].
Author	Ibn Ẓafar, Muḥammad ibn ʻAbd Allāh, 1104-1169.
Publication Date:	[17--?]
Subject	Muḥammad,, Muḥammad, / Prophet,, Muḥammad, / Prophet, / -632, Muḥammad, / Prophet, / -632 / Prophetic office., Manuscripts, Arabic, Manuscripts, Arabic / Michigan, Manuscripts, Arabic / Michigan / Ann Arbor., Prophecy, Prophecy / Early works to 1800.
Type	Book
Language	Arabic
Digital	No
Manuscript	Unknown
Pages Count	56
Physical Dimensions	56 leaves ; 210 x 160 (155 x 100) mm
Library:	HathiTrust Digital Library
Record ID	006781926
Library Location	University of Michigan
Notes	About: Clear copy of the work on predictions received by mankind on the subject of Muḥammad's prophetic mission. Description provided by Maxim Romanov. \| Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 511 Origin: Lacks dated scribal colophon ; paper suggests 18th century. Former shelfmark: From inscription on inner front cover and spine label, "IL 114" (likely supplied by Yahuda). Binding: Limp cover in heavy dark green paper ; oversewn in white thread ; traces of headband ; housed in envelope. Support: European laid paper with 20 laid lines in 16 mm. (vertical) and regularly spaced chain lines (roughly 20-22 mm. apart, horizontal) ; watermarks difficult to discern but include bar with name or initials. Decoration: Section headings and keywords rubricated ; textual dividers in the form of three dots in red ; written area surrounded by red rule-border (occasionally with additional black fillet). Script: Naskh ; elegant Turkish hand ; partially and inconsistently seriffed, mainly on stand-alone letters and lām alif ligature but also on some alifs and lāms ; effect of slight tilt to the left ; partially vocalized. Layout: Written in 19 lines per page ; frame-ruled (impression of ruling board evident). Collation: 5 V(50), III (56) ; quinions with final ternion ; final two leaves left blank ; catchwords present ; pagination in pencil (supplied during cataloguing). Explicit: "قوله كالفانج [كالفالج؟] هو البعير العظيم الذى له سنامان قال محمد عفا الله عنه إنى قد انهيت كتابي هذا الى اخره والحمد لله وحده وصلى الله على سيدنا محمد واله وصحبه وسلم تسليما كثيرا الى يوم الدين وحسبنا الله ونعم الوكيل تم تم تم" Incipit: "قال الشيخ الامام العالم العلامة حجة الدين أبو عبد الله محمد بن ابي محمد بن محمد بن ظفر رحمه الله تعالى ورضي عنه وارضاه وبمنه وكرمه الحمد الله مولي اوليائه الرفعة والتمكين ... وسميته خير البشر بخير البشر" Title from inscription on 'title page' (p.1) and within preface on p.5. Ms. codex. Fairly clean copy ; a few marginal corrections.

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Khair al-Bishar bi-Khair al-Bashar, [18th century?].

(خير البشر بخير البشر, [القرن 18م؟].)

Author Ibn Ẓafar, Muḥammad ibn ʻAbd Allāh, 1104-1169.

Publication Date [17--?]

Subject Muḥammad,, Muḥammad, / Prophet,, Muḥammad, / Prophet, / -632, Muḥammad, / Prophet, / -632 / Prophetic office., Manuscripts, Arabic, Manuscripts, Arabic / Michigan, Manuscripts, Arabic / Michigan / Ann Arbor., Prophecy, Prophecy / Early works to 1800.

Type Book

Language Arabic

Digital No

Manuscript Unknown

Pages Count 56

Physical Dimensions 56 leaves ; 210 x 160 (155 x 100) mm

Library HathiTrust Digital Library

Record ID 006781926

Library Location University of Michigan

Notes About: Clear copy of the work on predictions received by mankind on the subject of Muḥammad's prophetic mission. Description provided by Maxim Romanov. | Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 511 Origin: Lacks dated scribal colophon ; paper suggests 18th century. Former shelfmark: From inscription on inner front cover and spine label, "IL 114" (likely supplied by Yahuda). Binding: Limp cover in heavy dark green paper ; oversewn in white thread ; traces of headband ; housed in envelope. Support: European laid paper with 20 laid lines in 16 mm. (vertical) and regularly spaced chain lines (roughly 20-22 mm. apart, horizontal) ; watermarks difficult to discern but include bar with name or initials. Decoration: Section headings and keywords rubricated ; textual dividers in the form of three dots in red ; written area surrounded by red rule-border (occasionally with additional black fillet). Script: Naskh ; elegant Turkish hand ; partially and inconsistently seriffed, mainly on stand-alone letters and lām alif ligature but also on some alifs and lāms ; effect of slight tilt to the left ; partially vocalized. Layout: Written in 19 lines per page ; frame-ruled (impression of ruling board evident). Collation: 5 V(50), III (56) ; quinions with final ternion ; final two leaves left blank ; catchwords present ; pagination in pencil (supplied during cataloguing). Explicit: "قوله كالفانج [كالفالج؟] هو البعير العظيم الذى له سنامان قال محمد عفا الله عنه إنى قد انهيت كتابي هذا الى اخره والحمد لله وحده وصلى الله على سيدنا محمد واله وصحبه وسلم تسليما كثيرا الى يوم الدين وحسبنا الله ونعم الوكيل تم تم تم" Incipit: "قال الشيخ الامام العالم العلامة حجة الدين أبو عبد الله محمد بن ابي محمد بن محمد بن ظفر رحمه الله تعالى ورضي عنه وارضاه وبمنه وكرمه الحمد الله مولي اوليائه الرفعة والتمكين ... وسميته خير البشر بخير البشر" Title from inscription on 'title page' (p.1) and within preface on p.5. Ms. codex. Fairly clean copy ; a few marginal corrections.