Author
Abū Ṣāliḥ al-Sayyid Aḥmad al-Rifā‘ī ibn ‘Abd al-Raḥmān
Publication Date
19th century (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Place
Baghdad? -
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
1
Physical Dimensions
205 x 140 mm
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
Add MS 23494
Record ID
vdc_100026906787.0x000001
Library Location
British Library: Oriental Manuscripts
Date
19th century (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
Treatise on music theory relating the musical modes, or
maqams
(Maqamat), to the Prophets, signs of the zodiac, hours of the day, etc. by Abū Ṣāliḥ al-Sayyid Aḥmad al-Rifā‘ī ibn ‘Abd al-Raḥmān, given the
laqab
al-Musallam al-Mawṣlī (Abu Salih al-Sayyid al-Rifai, nicknamed the Mosul Muslim Ibn Abd al-Rahman, d. 1737; see f. 3r, lines 6-7). The text is a commentary on a Persian treatise on music theory by ‘Abd al-Mu’min al-Balkhī (Abdul Mu’min al-Balkhī; see f. 3r, line 9).
Contents:
Introduction (ff. 2v-3v);
Chapter 1 (Part One; f. 4r-4v);
Chapter 2 (Part Two; ff. 4v-5v);
Chapter 3 (Part Three; ff. 5v-7v);
Conclusion (Conclusion; ff. 7v-9v).
The treatise contains two fold-out diagrams on ff. 6r and 8r.
The treatise is followed by an anonymous poem (f. 10r-10v) relating the modes, or
maqams
(Maqamat), to the hours, planets, days of the week, spheres, signs of the zodiac and the temperaments.
Begins (f. 2v, lines 3-5):
Praise be to God who bestowed upon us the religion of Islam and guided us with His Prophet, Muhammad, the Master
And We honored many of those who were created with the desire of generosity and livestock and entrusted us
With worship and each one of us established a position, so Glory be to Him who made us hear His speech
Ends (f. 9v, lines 15-19):
...Then to conclude with what he began and not
He moves to other places, for he is the one who moves from
A position of honor for this great professor, Youssef Jami
And Ibrahim Nahavandi, Ali Al-Zuyani, and Mawlana Jassin Cakiri
And others
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Bulma Yardımcıları
Cureton, William and Charles Rieu,
Catalogus codicum manuscriptorum orientalium qui in Museo Britannico asservantur. Pars secunda, codices arabicos amplectens
(London: The British Museum, 1846-71), Item 1467, p. 668
Edinme Kaynağı
Purchased from Mrs Taylor, widow of Colonel Robert Taylor (1788-1852),
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
in Baghdad (1828-43), 14 April 1860
Köken
Colonel Robert Taylor (1788-1852),
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
in Baghdad (1828-43): his seal, undated, with legend عبده تيلر (f. 2r)
Seçilmiş kaynakça
Edition:
Mawṣilī, Aḥmad ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥman,
al-Durr al-naqī fī ʿilm al-mūsīqī
, ed. by Jalāl al-Ḥanafī (Baghdād: Dār al Jumhūrīyah, 1964)
