Author
Princeton University. Library. Manuscript. Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 676H
Publication Date
1136
Publication Place
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1136-1144 [1723 or 1724-1731 or 1732]
Subject
Muḥammad Prophet -632—Early works to 1800, Prophets, Pre-Islamic—Early works to 1800, Muḥammad Prophet -632—Companions—Early works to 1800, Qurʼan—Commentaries—Early works to 1800, Manuscripts, Arabic—New Jersey—Princeton, Blind tooled bindings, Watermarks (Paper)
Type
kitap
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
188
Library
Princeton University Library
Library Asset ID
99116515693506421
Record ID
dct722hm719
Library Location
Special Collections Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 676H
Date
1723-01-01 T00:00:00 AH/1731-12-31 T:Khas:Khasz — 1723-1731
Notes
An encyclopedia on the lives of pre-Islamic prophets and religious figures followed by a Qur’anic commentary. | Ms. composite codex., Title from collective title page (fol. 1a, first group), Marginal and interlinear notes. Incomplete at the beginning. Pages missing between folios 78 and 79., Collation: Paper ; fol. 138 + 188 ; catchwords ; modern foliation in pencil using Western numerals., Layout: 19-23 lines per page., Description: Some vowel signs ; watermarks (three crescents, countermark roman-alphabet initials "VG" with clover between) ; MS in good condition., Origin: [Ḥayāt al-qulūb] According to colophon copied 1144 (fol. 138b, first group) -- [Majlis fī tafsīr] Copied 1136 (fol. 188b, second group)., Incipit: [The vitality of hearts] In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, and when He said, “Remember, O Muhammad.” When your Lord said to the angels, plural of angels... -- [Council on interpretation] In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Surat Al-Fatihah, the Almighty’s saying: Praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds, the Most Merciful, until the end of the surah..., Colophon: [the vitality of hearts] And praise be to God for completion. May blessings and peace be upon the Lord of humanity, his great family, and his noble companions, and peace be upon you and all the people of Islam. Year 1144 -- [Council in Interpretation] Continued, with God’s help, the King, year 1136 | 1. fol. 1b-138b, first group: Ḥayāt al-qulūb. A kind of religious encyclopedia containing the lives of Adam (in part), Noah, Hūd, Ṣāliḥ, Abraham, Ishmael, Lot, Joseph and Job. Here a section is missing. Then follows the lives of Elijah, David, Solomon and Jonah, together with St. George, Zachariah and John. These are followed by an account of the miracles of Jesus, the birth of Muḥammad and the virtues of the Companions. Unclear if it is extracted from al-Majlisī's work., 2. fol. 1a-188b, second group: Majlis fī tafsīr. A commentary on the Qur'an. Sūrat al-Māʻūn-Sūrat al-Kawthar (CVII-CVIII) missing. | Later type II (with flap) binding in brown leather. Blind-stamped mandorla and blind-tooled edging on covers. Similar decoration on flap. | Acquired from Brill, Leyden, 1900. | Hitti, P. Garrett Coll., 737, 1323.
Alternatif
Matn Ḥayāt al-qulūb wa-al-[...], متن حيوة القلوب وال[...]
İnternette mevcut
arks.princeton.edu
Koleksiyonlar
Middle East Manuscripts, Princeton Digital Library of Islamic Manuscripts
Bağışlayan
Garrett, Robert, 1875-1961
