Author
Bahā’ al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Ḥusayn al-‘Āmilī
Publication Date
c 1605 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
1
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
Add MS 23570, ff 7v-12r
Record ID
vdc_100023431932.0x000003
Library Location
British Library: Oriental Manuscripts
Date
c 1605 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
A short treatise on the construction and use of the
astrolabe
Ancient instrument for astronomical observations.
by Bahā’ al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Ḥusayn al-‘Āmilī (Baha al-Din Muhammad ibn Husayn al-Amili; d. 1621). The scribe, Ibn ‘Abd al-Raḥīm Abū al-Qāsim Yaḥyá al-Astar’ābādī (Ibn Abd al-Rahim Abu al-Qasim Yahya al-Astarabadi), states in the
colophon
Section at the end of a manuscript text.
that he copied the text from the author's autograph (f. 12r, line 6).
Begins (f. 7v, lines 2-3):
Your power has risen above our limited understanding
And sanctify the minutes of your kingdom from the relationship of our lost days, all that you have established
Ends (f. 12r, lines 2-5):
...The scale remained at the time when the sun reached it
Point towards the Qiblah, and this is the last thing we wanted to mention in these papers
And blessings be upon the absolute master of creation, Muhammad, and his pure family
Praise be to God, Lord of the worlds
Colophon
Section at the end of a manuscript text.
(f. 12r, lines 6-8):
Written by its author, may God continue to bless the shadows of his benefit, abundance, and guidance
Far from the people of his time, with his blessings, his chest (?) and his poor writer, to the mercy of God, the guiding King.
Ibn Abd al-Rahim Abu al-Qasim Yahya al-Astarabadi pardoned them
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