Author
Aḥmad ibn Aḥmad ibn ʿAbd al-Ḥaqq al-Sunbāṭī
Publication Date
Dhū al-Qaʿdah 1139 (AH, lunar Hijri)
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
1
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
Or 9868, ff 3v-393v
Record ID
vdc_100128163698.0x000002
Library Location
British Library: Oriental Manuscripts
Date
Dhū al-Qaʿdah 1139 (AH, lunar Hijri)
Notes
A commentary by Aḥmad ibn Aḥmad ibn ʿAbd al-Ḥaqq al-Sunbāṭī (Aḥmad ibn Ahmad ibn ʿAbd al-Haqq al-Sunbāṭī, d. 1582 [or 1574]) on his own
Garden of Understanding
(Rose of Understanding), a versified rendering of
Selection of the sciences
(Naqaya al-Ulum) by Suyūṭī (Suyūṭī, d. 911/1505). The text was written in 982/1574 (see Author's
colophon
Section at the end of a manuscript text.
, f. 393v, lines 11-13, transcribed below).
Selection of the sciences
, also known under the title
Important Principles of Many Sciences
(The Important Principles in the Sciences of Society) is an encyclopaedic compilation of 14 theological, grammatical, rhetorical and linguistic sciences. The present text, however, contains 18 sections (recorded as 19 in a table of contents on f. 3r).
The copy was completed on Monday, 18 Dhū al-Qaʿdah 1139/8 July 1727 (see Scribe's
colophon
Section at the end of a manuscript text.
, f. 393v, lines 13-16, transcribed below). A note states that this copy was collated with the author's copy and another which had been collated by the author and bore his handwriting (f. 393v). Six diagrams are present in this copy (ff. 136r, 251a-r, and 300v-301r).
A note on f. 1r dated 1252/1836-7 records the ownership of ʿAbd al-Ḥaqq (Abd al-Haqq), apparently a descendant of the author, and a further note on f. 3r by ʿAbd al-Khāliq al-Nuṣūṣī [?] ([Abd al-Khaliq al-Nasusi [?), reinforces this claim.
The opening line of each textual section was previously highlighted with a page marker consisting of a single thread sewn into the fore-edge margin next to the opening words. Fragments of thread remain at three openings (ff. 28v, 230v and 352v), while the other textual sections retain evidence of this practice in the form of two or three pinprick holes. 293v, 312r, 316r, 338r, and 374r).
Begins (f. 3v, lines 2-5):
Praise be to you, O obligatory presence, prayer and peace upon our Prophet
Mohammed Ashraf is all about his family and companions, the first of the virtuous Mahmoud
Allah Almighty is blessed in the beginning and the end by creating what He showed to the poor servant from the system
النقاية وما ضمّ اليه من العلم الأربع المضع
Ends (f. 393v, lines 7-11):
... Allah is the original
It benefits the whole community and the residents and lovers of Paradise a beautiful place
And He makes us among the scholars of the world and admits us to the group of the righteous and prayer
Peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad, the last of the prophets and messengers, and upon his family and companions
أجمعين...
Author's
colophon
Section at the end of a manuscript text.
(f. 393v, lines 11-13):
...There is a gap in writing this commentary on the author today
اللإنين المبارك ثاني رجاب الأسبّ الأسمّ سنة إثنين وثمانين
وتسعمائة.
Scribe's
colophon
Section at the end of a manuscript text.
(f. 393v, lines 13-16):
...There was a gap in this version of the book on Tuesday, May
Day in Dhu al-Qa'dah al-Haram 1139 AH
It was completed by Sulaiman ibn Abdullah Tabi' al-Anbari
غفر الله امن دعا له بالمغفرة
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