Author
Sulaymān ibn Aḥmad ibn Sulaymān al-Mahrī
Publication Date
15 Friday II 1153 AH)
Publication Place
Ṣuḥār, Oman -
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
1
Physical Dimensions
220 x 145 mm
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
Or 15643
Record ID
vdc_100022574863.0x000001
Library Location
British Library: Oriental Manuscripts
Date
15 Friday II 1153 AH)
Notes
A manual on the principles of navigational theory by Sulaymān ibn Aḥmad ibn Sulaymān al-Mahrī (Suleiman ibn Ahmad ibn Sulayman al-Mahrī, fl. 16th century), here called al-Muḥammadī (Al-Muḥammad), an Indian Ocean navigator from the city of al-Shiḥr (Al-Shiḥr), Yemen. The treatise is arranged in seven parts (sections).
This copy was completed on 15 Jumādá II 1153/7 September 1740 at Ṣuḥār (Sohar, in the Sultanate of Oman) by ‘Abd Allāh ibn Aḥmad al-Ma‘qilī al-Sa‘dī (Abdullah ibn Ahmad al-Maqili al-Saadi; see
colophon
Section at the end of a manuscript text.
, f. 5r, lines 16-18, transcribed below).
Contents:
Begins (f. 1v, lines 2-4):
Praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds, and prayers and peace be upon our Master Muhammad the Prophet
Bin Abdullah, the master of the first and the last, and peace be upon his family and all his companions
Now, this is a nice book with a lot of knowledge about the basics of marine science
Ends (f. 5r, lines 11-15):
... Caution know that
Taking knowledge of each place from its people is more correct than taking it from others
Unless someone else has tried it and is reliable in the art or was
That inexperienced investigator and the owner of the place with little knowledge of art
Whoever investigates is more correct, and God grant us success. He is sufficient for us and the best disposer of affairs
Colophon
Section at the end of a manuscript text.
(f. 5r, lines 16-18):
The copy was completed by Abdullah bin Ahmed Al-Muqali Al-Saadi in Bandar
Sohar on the day of Rabbu’ on the fifteenth of Jumada II of the year
Three fifty-three, one hundred and one thousand, and praise be to God alone
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Edition:
Arab Nautical Sciences: Navigational Texts and Their Analysis
, vol. 1, Ibrahim Khoury, ed, (Damascus : Arab Academy of Damascus, 1970)