Author Original
Ibn al-Jammāl, ʻAlī ibn Abī Bakr ibn ʻAlī al-Anṣārī, 1594–1662, creator
ابن الجمال، علي بن أبي بكر بن علي الأنصاري،, 1594–1662
Publication Place
No place, unknown, or undetermined -
Subject
Inheritance and succession (Islamic law)--Early works to 1800
Islamic law--Interpretation and construction--Early works to 1800
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
1 v. (24 leaves) ; 26 cm.
Library
Harvard University | CURIOSity Collections
Record ID
990117554450203941
Library Location
Houghton Library, Harvard University
Date
1911
Notes
Title translation : The Endowment of the Generous [i.e. God] regarding the Science of Inheritance.
Written surface: 10.5 x 17.6 cm; 23 lines to a page, in clear naskhi script in black ink, on beige paper, with headings, keywords, and markings in red. Many tables in black and red. Text: folios: 1b – 24a.
According to the colophon, copy completed on 17 Jumādá al-Ākhirah 1329 [June 15, 1911 AD] in the hand of ʻAbd al-Wahhāb ʻAbd Allāh Aḥmad al-Ḥ.l.d.rī.
Recent cloth, in excellent shape. No reference can be found for this manuscript, probably a unique one.
The book was originally written in 1065 AH [1655 AD].
In Arabic.
Tür
Early works to 1800
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MS Arab 431. Houghton Library, Harvard University.
Dizi
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