Publication Date
c 930 (AH, Hijri qamari)
Publication Place
Damascus? -
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 91v-96v
Record ID
vdc_100023512370.0x000009
Library Location
British Library: Oriental Manuscripts
Date
c 930 (AH, Hijri qamari)
Notes
Extracts from
Kitāb fī Maʿrifat al-ḥajar
(Book on Knowledge of Stone) attributed to Ibn Waḥshīyah (Ibn Wahshiyya). The passages extracted relate the opinions on alchemical matters of three groups: those who resrict themselves to mineral ingredients in their work (mineral owners), those who employ vegetable ingredients (plant owners), and those who employ animal ingredients (animal owners).
The text is divided into two sections:
Section One (ff. 91v-95r);
Section Two: The Operation ('Section Two: The Operation'; ff. 91v-96v).
Beginnings (f. 91v, lines 4-8):
The wise man Abu Bakr bin Wahshiyah, may God have mercy on him, said in his book on the knowledge of stone
Know that my book is a guide for the one who looks at it, and if he stands with knowledge from it and learns anything from it, then it is not
He takes it for himself and stands by it in his heart, but rather accepts it with proof and its authenticity so that there is no doubt about it
The last discussion in the rest of the book is in two aspects: one aspect is about knowing the stone on the truth and the other aspect is about knowledge
The right measures, such as quarantine, and we ask God Almighty for success...
Ends (f. 96v, lines 13-16):
...Then it is returned to the lot and distilled, and you continue to do so with it
This is so that in the lot it remains all tied together, without any of it dripping, neither a little nor a lot
The fire continues on it until the vapor that rises to the alembic stops, and then it stops
His sweat appears on his face, and he is a little light-headed. Praise be to God alone
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