Author
al-Ḥasan ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥusayn Niẓām al-Dīn al-Aʿraj al-Nīsābūrī
Publication Date
16th century-17th century (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
1
Physical Dimensions
252 x 132 mm
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
Add MS 7476
Record ID
vdc_100023403504.0x000001
Library Location
British Library: Oriental Manuscripts
Date
16th century-17th century (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
Supercommentary by al-Ḥasan ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥusayn Niẓām al-Dīn al-Aʿraj al-Nīsābūrī (Al-Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn al-Husayn Nizam al-Din al-Araj al-Naysaburi; d. 1328 or 9) on Naṣīr al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Ṭūsī's (Nasir al-Din Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Tusi; d. 1274)
Taḥrīr kitāb al-Majisṭī
(Editing the Almagest), an annotated edition of the
Almagest
(Book of the Almagest) Ptolemy (Claudius Ptolemaeus; c 90-c 168). Al-Nīsābūrī completed his composition on 6 Sa‘bān 704/4 March 1305 (see author's
colophon
Section at the end of a manuscript text.
, f. 343, lines 8-12).
This copy was transcribed by Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan al-Hamadānī (Muhammad bin Muhammad bin Al-Hasan Al-Hamdani; see
colophon
Section at the end of a manuscript text.
, f. 343r, line 15, transcribed below). Numerous diagrams.
Begins (f. 1v, lines 2-4):
Al-Saad is the companion of the one who expresses his words with praise, the bestower of happiness, and the Yemen is the anchor (?) of the uncircumcised
Maynabbih thanks Bamri for leadership, so I praise him for the blessings he has bestowed upon us of length and breadth
I thank Him for making him one of those who contemplate the creation of the heavens and the earth...
Ends (f. 343, lines 8-12):
...Praise be to God, Lord
The two worlds, a picture of the history of Al-Nassif, comment on the victory and success in it
Wednesday morning, I am not free from the holy month of Shaban, Aunty Samia (?)
Seven hundred and seventy-four Hijri prophetic times. Praise be to God Almighty alone, and prayer is sufficient
May peace and blessings be upon his Prophet, the Chosen One, and his family
Colophon
Section at the end of a manuscript text.
(f. 343, lines 13-15):
This honorable copy has been named
With an explanation of Almagest by Al-Naysaburi
At the hands of the least of creation, Muhammad bin Muhammad bin Al-Hassan Al-Hamdani
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Bulma Yardımcıları
Cureton, William and Charles Rieu,
Catalogus codicum manuscriptorum orientalium qui in Museo Britannico asservantur. Pars secunda, codices arabicos amplectens
(London: The British Museum, 1846-71), Item 392, p. 187
Edinme Kaynağı
Purchased from Mary Rich (née Mackintosh), widow of Claudius James Rich (1786-1821),
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
in Baghdad (1808-1821), 25 March 1825
Köken
Owner's inscription with name erased, recording purchase of the manuscript in 1080 AH/AD 1669-70 (f. 343r);
Claudius James Rich (كلاديس جيمس رچ, b. 1786-d. 1821),
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
in Baghdad (1808-1821): his seal (in Arabic), dated 1812, with legend (from the preface to the Gulistān of Sa‘dī) بلغ العلى بكماله كشف الدجى بجماله حسنت جميع خصاله صلوا عليه وآله (f. 1v).
Seçilmiş kaynakça
Studies:
Morrison, Robert G.,
Islam and science: the intellectual career of Niẓ
ām al-Dīn al-Nīsā
būrī
(London: Routledge, 2010)
Morrison, Robert G., 'Nīsābūrī: al-Ḥasan ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥusayn Niẓām al-Dīn al-Aʿraj al-Nīsābūrī' in
The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers
, Thomas Hockey et al., eds. (New York: Springer, 2007) pp. 837
