Author
Qudrat Allāh al-Marandī al-Ādharī
Publication Date
Rajab 919 (H, Hijri Kamari)
Publication Place
al-Madrasah al-Maulawiyyah al-ʿAlawiyyah, Fez -
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
1
Physical Dimensions
215 x 150 mm
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
Or 13006, ff 3r-11r
Record ID
vdc_100023512370.0x000001
Library Location
British Library: Oriental Manuscripts
Date
Rajab 919 (H, Hijri Kamari)
Notes
A treatise on the elixir containing many extracts from poetical and prose sources. The text was copied in late Rajab 919 (Sept-Oct 1513) at al-Madrasah al-Maulawiyyah al-ʿAlawiyyah in Fez by Qudrat Allāh al-Marandī al-Ādharī (see
colophon
Section at the end of a manuscript text.
, fol. 11a). Although the title states that the author is unknown, a note in the left-hand margin of f. 3a claims that the author is the monk Ibn al-Muhadhdhib and the title of the treatise is
Idhhāb al-ẓulmah
(The author of this treatise, Fadl Ibn al-Muhadhdhab, the monk whose name is [!] Idhahab al-Talma).
Begins (f. 3r, lines 3-8):
Addressing the student of divine craftsmanship and Sunni talent, he said, out of pity for him
And guidance to him. Know, O Wise and All-Knowing Master, may God support you and us with a spirit from Him that when we knew
According to the text from those who preceded us among the wise men and the ancient philosophers, that the causes of minerals
Hammered and crushed are origins prepared by nature as a tool for what the metal species created
The types that fall under it by natural formation. We learned that the greatest stone is the noble essence that
From it generate the perfect elixir...
Ends (f. 11r, lines 13-16):
Now remember who wrote it, O honorable, wise brother and great master, may God grant you support
Your honor is like the words of David in his Psalms from a precious stone. May God grant you fulfillment of your hope and decree
From you and your taste before the innate heat dissipates and the body changes
Al-Aziziyah, praise be to God first and last, inwardly and outwardly
Colophon
Section at the end of a manuscript text.
(f. 11r, lines 17-20):
And blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad, his family and all his companions
And peace be upon the messengers
Praise be to God, Lord of the worlds
I'm done
At the end of the month of Rajab
From the months of the year 919
By the power of God
Azerbaijani Marandi
Written in the city of Fez Sinet
About getting stuck in school
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May God have mercy on him
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