Author
Aḥmad ibn ʿAlī al-ʿAsqalānī
Publication Date
18th century (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
1
Physical Dimensions
270 x 180 mm
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
Delhi Arabic 110, ff 2v-27r
Record ID
vdc_100040730535.0x000001
Library Location
British Library: Oriental Manuscripts
Date
18th century (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
Commentary by Aḥmad ibn ʻAlī al-ʻAsqalānī (Ahmad ibn Ali al-Asqalani, d. 1449) known as Ibn Ḥajar (Ibn Hajar) on his own
Nukhbat al-Fikar fī muṣṭalaḥ ahl al-athar
(The elite of thought in the term “people of influence”;
A Selection of Thoughts Concerning the Terminology of the Traditionists
), a treatise on the science of prophetic traditions (Science of Hadith).
Begins (f. 2v, lines 2-4):
The eminent Sheikh, the scholar and scholar, the Hafiz, said: “The only one of his time and his time, the unique of his era and his time, the shooting star of religion and religion.”
Abu Al-Fadl Ahmad bin Ali Al-Asqalani, known as Ibn Hajar. May God reward him with Paradise by His grace and generosity. Praise be to God who has not ceased.
Knowing, Powerful, Living, Ever-Hearing, All-Seeing...
Ends (f. 27r, lines 12-15):
...which are any of the types mentioned
In this conclusion, we convey the pure phenomenon of definition, without representation, and it is difficult to limit it, so review it
Its simple things so that one can understand its facts, and God is the Granter of Success and Guidance. There is no god but Him
I put my trust in Him and I turn to Him. God is sufficient for us, and He is the best disposer of affairs. There is no power or strength except in God, the Most High, the Great
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Editions:
Ibn Ḥajar al-‘Asqalānī, Aḥmad ibn ‘Alī,
Nukhbat al-fikar fī muṣṭalaḥ ahl al-athar, wa-sharḥuhā, Nuzhat al-naẓar fī tawḍīḥ Nukhbat al-fikar
, ed. by William Nassau Lees et. al. (Calcutta: Asiatic Society of Bengal,1862)
Ibn Ḥajar al-‘Asqalānī, Aḥmad ibn ‘Alī,
Nuzhat al-naẓar f
ī tawḍīḥ Nukhbat al-fikar; sharḥ al-Nukhbah fī muṣṭalaḥ ahl al-athar
, ed. Nūr al-Dīn ‘Itr (Dimashq-Bayrūt: Dār al-Khayr, 1993)
Translation and study:
Hussain, Ather Shahbaz,
The 'Nuzhah' of Ibn Hajar al-Asqalānī (d. 852/1449): a translation and critical commentary
, unpublished PhD thesis (Birmingham: University of Birmingham, 2012) http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?did=1&uin=uk.bl.ethos.552933
