Author
Yaḥyā ibn Abī Bakr ibn Yaḥyā al-ʿĀmirī
Publication Date
21 Shawwāl 1058 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject
1
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
1
Physical Dimensions
235 x 130 mm
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IO Bijapur 442
Record ID
vdc_100032310243.0x000001
Library Location
British Library: Oriental Manuscripts
Date
21 Shawwāl 1058 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
Treatise on medicine by Yaḥyā ibn Abī Bakr ibn Yaḥyá al-ʿĀmirī (Yahya ibn Abi Bakr ibn Yahya al-Amiri, d. 893/1488). Contrary to what is suggested by the title, the treatise deals not only with
materia medica
(covered in the introduction), but also with diagnosis and therapy.
On the title page (f. 1r), the name of the author appears erroneously as Yaḥyā ibn Bakr al-‘Alawī (Yahya ibn Bakr al-Alawi), and the
nisbah
has been corrected to al-ʿĀmirī (Al-Amiri) in the margin.
The copy was completed on 21 Shawwal 1058/8 November 1648.
Contents:
Introduction, ff. 2r-12v;
Section One: Specific illnesses (ff. 12v-??);
[Section Two] (ff.??-39r);
Conclusion (Conclusion, ff. 39r-44r).
The text is followed (ff. 44v-47v) by a collection of notes and prayers.
Begins (f. 1v, lines 2-4):
Praise be to God, the Creator of bodies and the pain and harm they are exposed to, and the Teacher
Medicine does not prevent this danger, and death is destined for all human beings
Well, there is no burden from him (?) May God’s blessings and peace be upon our master Muhammad, the pure and purified
Ends (f. 44r, lines 10-14):
Then he died, and the fire did not feed him, and he said: Teach your dead that there is no god but God, and he said
Whoever says his last words: There is no god but God, will enter Paradise, may God conclude
Seal it for us with the spirit, basil, forgiveness and contentment
By satisfaction, you are merciful, generous, and generous. May God bless you
May peace and blessings be upon our master Muhammad and his family and companions
Colophon
Section at the end of a manuscript text.
(f. 44r, lines 15-20):
The book was completed thanks to God’s help, help, and good success
It was noon on Sunday the twenty-first
Shawwal of the year fifty-eight
One thousand after the Hijra
Prophetic on its owner
I send prayers and peace
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Bulma Yardımcıları
Loth, Otto,
A Catalogue of the Arabic Manuscripts in the Library of the
India Office
The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors.
(London: Printed by order of the Secretary of State for India in Council, 1877), Item 795, p. 231
Edinme Kaynağı
Amongst the 434 Arabic and 17 Persian MSS removed from the As̲ar Maḥall, IO_Bijapur by the Government of India, 1851; administrative deposit
India Office
The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors.
Library, 1853
Seçilmiş kaynakça
Ullmann, Manfred,
Die Medizin im Islam
(Leiden: Brill, 1970), p. 286
