Author
Ḥarīrī, Muḥammad ibn ʻUmar, d. 1912.
Publication Date
[1880-1920?]
Subject
Manuscripts, Arabic, Manuscripts, Arabic /Michigan, Manuscripts, Arabic / Michigan /Ann Arbor., Rifāʻah (Arab tribe), Rifāʻah (Arab tribe) /History.
Type
kitap
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
54
Physical Dimensions
54 leaves : paper ; 240-255 x 180-190 (180 x 125) mm. bound to 256 x 190 mm
Library
HathiTrust Digital Library
Record ID
006805281
Date
[1880-1920?]
Notes
Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 595 Origin: Lacks dated colophon ; likely early 20th or possibly late 19th century. Accompanying materials: a. Inventory cataloguing slip in hand of Winifred Smeaton Thomas -- b. Acquisitions slip from Yahuda. Former shelfmark: From inner front cover and label on lower cover, "IL 385" (likely supplied by Yahuda, see acquisitions slip). Binding: Boards covered in dark purple cloth ; Type III ; pastedowns and flyleaves in brown wove paper ; upper and lower covers carry block-stamped and silver-painted medallion within frame of block-stamped geometric interlace ; sewn in white thread over two cords (ridges at spine, possibly not well recessed) ; overall in good condition though spine is partially detached from text block and first couple of quires are loose. Support: European wove paper of at least two types ; pages slightly brittle at edges. Decoration: Chapter and subject headings and dividers, some marginal glosses, overlining, and hemistich markers rubricated. Script: Naskh ; careful modern hand with some influence of ruqʻah ; partially seriffed with head-serif on initial lām and occasional free-standing alif (slightly wavy), mainly adhering to baseline, pointing mainly in distinct dots, occasionally dot of nūn assimilated with bowl ; hand changes on p.92 to a thicker line with elongation of letters ; incipt, additions and corrections, and some marginal glosses in ruqʻah, different hand from main text. Layout: Written in 21-23 lines per page. Collation: i, VII + I (16), IV (24), V (34), IV (42), VI (54), i ; several pages in final quire left blank ; catchwords present ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during cataloguing. Explicit: "اشتق من فاطمة البتول خير النساء بضعة الرسول صلى عليه الله ذو الجلال و اهل بيته اولى الكمال وصلى الله على سيدنا محمد وعلى آله وصحبه اجمعين الحمد لله رب العالمين م م م" Incipit: "الحمد لله رب العالمين و الصلاة و السلام على سيد الوجودات امام النبيين سيدنا و سيد المخلوقين … اما بعد فيقول العبد الفقير الى الله تعالى محمد ابن المرحوم السيد عمر الحريري الرفاعي شيخ السجادة الرفاعية بحماة المحمية احسن الله له و لوالديه و للمسلمين آمين هذه رسالة مباركة سميتها نتيجة المفاخر في اخبار بني رفاعة السادة الاكابر ..." Title from opening matter (preface) on p.2. Ms. codex. Marginal glosses and corrections in black ink ; corrections and additions to text made in black ink after washing out (see p.2, 98-100, 108).. Careful copy of a historical and genealogical work on the Banū Rifāʼah by Muḥammad ibn ʻUmar ibn Ḥasan al-Ḥarīrī al-Rifāʻī (d.1912). Description provided mainly by Sarah Mirza.
