Author
means of a dust covered board
Publication Date
16th century (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Place
Damascus? -
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
1
Physical Dimensions
180 x 135 mm
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
Or 3129
Record ID
vdc_100023321246.0x000001
Library Location
British Library: Oriental Manuscripts
Date
16th century (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
A commentary on the
Nuzhat al-ḥussāb fī ‘ilm al-ḥisāb
(Nuzhat al-Hisbā fi ‘līm arithmetic; see f. 1v, line 21), a treatise on arithmetic and ḥisāb al-ghubār, or calculation by means of a dust covered board (takht), by Shihāb al-Dīn Abū ‘Abbās Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Imād al-Qarāfī, known as Ibn al-Hā’im al-Maqdisī al-Shāfi‘ī (Shihab al-Din Abu al-Abbas Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Imad al-Qarafi, known as Ibn al-Ha’im al-Maqdisi al-Shafi’i; see f. 2r, lines 1-4; d. 1412).
Ibn al-Hā’im abridged this treatise from his own work, the
al-Murshidah fī ṣinā‘at al-ghubār
(Guide in the dust industry). The title page (f. 1r) gives the name of the commentary's author as Abū al-Faḍl Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Ayyūb, known as Ibn Imām al-Naḥḥāsīyah al-Shāfi‘ī (Abu al-Fadl Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Ayyub, famous as Ibn Imam al-Nahhasiya al-Shafi’i; fl. c 1485).
The author tells us that he began writing his commentary on 7 Dhū al-Ḥijjah 889 (26 December 1484) and completed it a year later on 7 Dhū al-Ḥijjah 890 (15 December 1485; see ff. 98v, line 18-99r, line 12).
A short and mostly illegible bibliographical note in German and Arabic has been bound into the end of the volume (f. 100r). It was presumably written by Baron von Kremer, who sold the manuscript to the British Library in 1886.
There are three reading certificates (headphones) on f. 99v (see Custodial History).
Begins (f. 1v, line 2-7):
Praise be to God, who is quick to judge, abundant in reward, and severe in punishment
The One who is tall, there is no god but He, the Innocence, the Repentant. Praise be to Him, praise be to Him who is free
To Him I turn and thank Him as one from whom the veil is lifted, and I bear witness that no
There is no god but God alone, with no partner, the bestower of blessings, the bestower of testimony prepared by him
On the day of presentation to the Lord of lords, and I bear witness that our Master Muhammad is a worshiper of mine
And His Messenger...
Ends (f. 99r, line 21-99v, line ):
... Benefit will come from it, God willing
There is no doubt that anyone who has the goal of collecting information should be aware of this strange incident
sciences, and let his arrogance be exhausted, so that he may pass away (?)
With what is spoken and understood
God willing
Thank God
Lord
The worlds, and may God’s blessings and peace be upon our master Muhammad and his family and companions
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Bulma Yardımcıları
Rieu, Charles,
Supplement to the Catalogue of the Arabic Manuscripts
(London: The British Museum, 1894), Item 752, pp. 510-11
Edinme Kaynağı
Purchased from Baron von Kremer, 9 January 1886
Köken
‘Alī ibn Nāṣir al-Dīn al-Ṭarāblusī then al-Dimashqī al-Ḥanafī (علي بن ناصر الدين الطرابلسي ثمّ الدمشقي الحنفي), d. 980 AH/AD 1572-3, imāṃ and muwwaqit (time-keeper) of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus: ownership note naming him (f. 1r);
Nāṣir al-Dīn al-Ṭarāblusī (ناصر الدين الطرابلسي), father of owner mentioned above, b. 917 AH/AD 1511-12, d. 13 (or 23) Ramaḍān 989/11 (or 21) October 1581: short biographical note (f. 1r);
At least three other ownership inscriptions, erased or illegible (f. 1r);
Reading certificate (سماع), written by ‘Alī ibn Nāṣir al-Dīn al-Ṭarāblusī then al-Dimashqī al-Ḥanafī (علي بن ناصر الدين الطرابلسي ثمّ الدمشقي الحنفي), d. 980 AH/AD 1572-3, imām and muwwaqit (time-keeper) of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, dated end Ramaḍān 978/late February 1571, recording reading sessions with the two sons of the learned shaykh Mullā Muḥammad al-Ḥanafī al-Baghdādī (ولدي الشيخ الفاضل محمد ملا الحنفي البغدادي) in collaboration with (بشركة) the learned shaykh and ascetic Mullā Khaḍrī al-Kurdī (الشيخ الفاضل الزاهد ملا خضري الكردي) and the learned shaykh Maḥmūd ibn al-Sakkarī (?) al-Baghdādī al-Ḥanbalī (الشيخ الفاضل محمود السكري البغدادي أيضًا الحنبلي) (f. 99v);
Reading certificate (سماع), written by ‘Alī ibn Nāṣir al-Dīn al-Ṭarāblusī then al-Dimashqī al-Ḥanafī (علي بن ناصر الدين الطرابلسي ثمّ الدمشقي الحنفي), d. 980 AH/AD 1572-3, imām and muwwaqit (time-keeper) of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, dated end Ramaḍān 981/late January 1574 (NB: this conflicts with the death date given for this person in the note on f. 1r), recording reading sessions with Shams al-Dīn ibn al-‘Ijjī al-Ḥalabī al-Shāfi‘ī (شمس الدين بن العجي الحلبي الشافعي) (f. 99v);
Reading certificate (سماع), written by ‘Alā’ al-Dīn ibn Nāṣir al-Dīn al-Ṭarāblusī al-Ḥanafī (علاء الدين بن ناصر الدين الطرابلسي الحنفي), imāṃ of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, dated mid Dhū al-Ḥijjah 1008/late June 1600, recording reading sessions held over many days at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus and at the home of certificate's
writer
The lowest of the four classes into which East India Company civil servants were divided. A Writer’s duties originally consisted mostly of copying documents and book-keeping.
with Muḥammad Shams al-Dīn ibn Ḥusayn al-Fihād al-Ḥanafī (محمد شمس الدين بن حسين الفهاد الحنفي), preacher and imām (خطيب وإمام) at the Mosque of Murād
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
(جامع مراد باشا) in the Suwayqah district (محلة السويقة) of Damascus (f. 99v).
