Publication Date
Late 15th century (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
1
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
Or 7470, ff 2r-184v
Record ID
vdc_100136161123.0x000002
Library Location
British Library: Oriental Manuscripts
Date
Late 15th century (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
A compilation of historical anecdotes and poetic quotations from many sources.
Begins (f. 2v, lines 2-5):
Sheikh Imam, the eminent scholar, the Hujjat of the Arabs and the interpreter of literature, the judge and virtuous of literature, said
Taqi al-Din, The Journey of the Seekers, The Path of the Educated, Abu Bakr ibn Hajjat al-Hanafi, the creator of the collections of collections
The honorable of the kingdoms of Islam, may God bless him with his mercy and make him dwell in His spacious paradise. As for what follows, praise be to Him
God is the one who has given us the fruits of the leaves of scholars, and prayers be upon his Prophet, the tree of knowledge...
Ends (f. 184r, lines 4-13):
If...
The Yusufiya story is still believable, and God Almighty delights sight and hearing
By watching his examples and his good news, and he extracts them from among their papers with deliciousness
Its fruits, God Almighty willing, will be over
The leaves and sweet taste are good and refined, and praise be to God alone
May peace and blessings be upon the one after whom there is no prophet
May God bless his pure family and companions
Night over day
Thank you very much
May God’s blessings and peace be upon our master Muhammad, his family, and his companions until the Day of Judgment
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Bulma Yardımcıları
Ellis, A.G. and Edward Edwards,
A Descriptive List of the Arabic Manuscripts Acquired by the Trustees of the British Museum since 1894
(London: British Museum, 1912), pp. 55 and 61
Seçilmiş kaynakça
Edition:
Ibn Ḥijjah al-Ḥamawī,
Thamarāt al-awrāq
, ed. by Muḥammad Abū al-Faḍl Ibrāhīm (Bayrūt: al-Maktabah al-‘Aṣrīyah, 2005)
Study:
Stewart, Devin J., 'Ibn Ḥijjah al-Ḥamawī', in Lowry, Joseph E. and Devin J. Stewart (eds.),
Essays in Arabic Literary Biography II: 1350
–1850
(Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 2009), pp. 137-46