Author
means of the Maker’
Publication Date
711-712 (AH, AH)
Publication Place
Aleppo -
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
1
Physical Dimensions
174 x 124 mm
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
Arundel Or 10, ff 82r-104v
Record ID
vdc_100023901480.0x000005
Library Location
British Library: Oriental Manuscripts
Date
711-712 (AH, AH)
Notes
An anonymous compendium of questions and answers concerning metaphysics (science of principles, lit. ‘the science of principles’). The text, as preserved here, is divided into four chapters (sections):
The first chapter on topics related to knowledge and theory (‘Chapter 1: Studies related to knowledge and theory’; ff. 82v-85v);
Chapter Two on Information Provisions (‘Chapter 2: The accuracy of facts’; ff. 85v-91v);
Chapter C on explaining knowledge of the Maker (‘Chapter 3: Explaining knowledge by means of the Maker’; ff. 91v-100r);
Chapter D on the description of ability, knowledge and others (‘Chapter 4: Descriptions of ability, knowledge and others’; ff. 100r-104r, defective at end).
Begins (f. 82r, lines 4-6 and 82v, lines 6-7):
Praise be to God, the Creator of mornings and the Creator of souls
Minds, senses, and the creator of species and races
There is no beginning to His antiquity, no end to His generosity, and no end to His authority
...
...And after that
A summary of the science of principles and is arranged in sections
Ends (f. 104r, lines 12-15):
...and as for B
So, if we hear the sound, we know its direction, and that is in some cases
We recognized the sound outside because we heard human speech
From behind the puppies, even if we only hear the words when they arrive
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Köken
See note on f. 28r of one Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Khalīl (?) ibn al-Ḥaṣūn (?) who inspected and copied the texts on ff. 28v-104r and 109r-174r on 17 Jumādá II 829/26 April 1426.
Front paper i
verso
The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'.
contains an anonymous bookplate with motto ‘NULLIUS IN VERBA’.
Folio 4r contains stamp inscribed ‘Soc. Reg. Lond. ex dono Henr. Howard Norfolciensis’.
