Author
Abū Ma‘shar Ja‘far ibn Muḥammad al-Balkhī
Publication Date
639 (AH, Hijri)
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
1
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
Add MS 7473, ff 173r-175v
Record ID
vdc_100023677047.0x000011
Library Location
British Library: Oriental Manuscripts
Date
639 (AH, Hijri)
Notes
A short astrological treatise on nativities (births) by Abū Ma‘shar Ja‘far ibn Muḥammad al-Balkhī (Abu Ma`shar Ja`far ibn Muhammad al-Balkhi; d. 886).
Contents:
Beginnings (f. 173r, lines 2-4):
Abu Ma'shar Hafar bin Muhammad said, "We found some sayings of the early scholars regarding the birthplace of the sperm and some sayings."
Yaqoub bin Tariq differed, and that is because the first people determined the calendar of the horoscope according to the imaginary hours
And correct the degree...
Ends (f. 175r, line 27-175v, line 3):
...and the evidence
Al-Qaqri is the one that adds to the space between the sun, the moon, and the planets to which the moon is connected and in which they reside
The planets are the place of the sun, God willing
Colophon
Section at the end of a manuscript text.
(f. 175v, line 3)
Complete the saying in the verses with God’s praise and help
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Seçilmiş kaynakça
Study:
Sezgin, Fuat,
Geschichte des arabischen Schrifttums
, vol. 7 (Leiden: Brill, 1979). p. 146
