Author
Nūr al-Dīn Abū al-Qāsim ʿAlī ibn Aḥmad al-Balkhī
Publication Date
0867 (AH, Hijri)
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
1
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
Or 5591, ff 162r-184v
Record ID
vdc_100144149585.0x000015
Library Location
British Library: Oriental Manuscripts
Date
0867 (AH, Hijri)
Notes
Excerpts from
The Introduction to the Science of the Stars
(Introduction to Astrology) by Nūr al-Dīn Abū al-Qāsim ʻAlī ibn Aḥmad al-Balkhī (Nur al-Din Abu al-Qasim Ali bin Ahmad al-Balkhī, fl. ca 900). The source of the excerpts is identified at f. 162r, line 1 ('from al-Balkhī's Book of the
Introduction
', from the book Madkhal al-Balkhi) and again at the beginning of the following
quire
Collection of papers folded in half and stitched together to form a gathering of folios.
on f. 172r, line 1 ('from Abū al-Qāsim ʻAlī ibn Aḥmad al-Balkhī's Introduction', from the introduction to Abu [!] al-Qasim Ali ibn Ahmad al-Balkhi).
This text is numbered 17 (Yaz) in the present collection.
The copy is defective at the end with an unknown number of folios missing after f. 184v.
Contents:
(1) Chapter on knowing what the lord of the ascendant indicates in the twelve places, place by place
(2) Chapter two: Knowing the indications of the lord of the second in the twelve places (Chapter [!] II: Knowing the indications of the lord of the second in the twelve places, ff. 164r-165r);
(3) Chapter three: Knowing what the lord of the third indicates when it is in the twelve places.
(4) Chapter four: Knowing what the lord of the fourth indicates when it is in the twelve places.
(5) Chapter five: Knowing what the lord of the fifth indicates when it is in the twelve places.
(6) Chapter six: Knowing what the lord of the sixth indicates when it is in the twelve places.
(7) Chapter on knowing what the lord of the seventh indicates when it is in the twelve places.
(8) Chapter on knowing what the lord of the eighth indicates when it is in the twelve places.
(9) Chapter on knowing what the lord of the ninth indicates when it is in the twelve places.
(10) Chapter on knowing what the lord of the tenth indicates when it is in the twelve places.
(11) Chapter on knowing what the lord of the eleventh indicates when it is in the twelve places.
(12) Chapter on knowing what the lord of the twelfth indicates when it is in the twelve places.
(13) Chapter on what the twelve places indicate
(14) Chapter on knowing the names of the twelve signs and the seven planets (Chapter on knowing the names of the twelve signs and the seven planets, f. 172r);
(15) Chapter on knowing the spheres of the planets, the distance of each from them and its proximity to the earth.
(16) Chapter on knowing the movements of the seven planets (Chapter on Knowing the Movements of the Seven Planets, ff. 173r-174r);
(17) Chapter on the houses of the seven planets (Chapter on the houses of the seven planets, includes diagram of the applications on f. 174v, ff. 174r-175r);
(18) Chapter on knowing the applications of the Moon to the planets from the ephemeris (Chapter on knowing the applications of the Moon to the planets from the ephemeris)
(19) Chapter on the applications, separation and the unmixed
(20) Chapter on knowing the tropical, fixed and bicorporeal signs
(21) Chapter on knowing the joys (
afrāḥ
) and remotenesses (?
anzāḥ
) of the planets (Chapter on knowing the joys and displacements of the planets, includes a table on. f. 178v, ff. 178r-178v);
(22) Chapter on knowing the
fardār
s of the planets (Chapter on Knowing the Individuals of the Planets, ff. 178v-179r);
(23) Chapter on knowing the retrogressions of the planets (Chapter on knowing the retrogressions of the planets, f. 179r);
(24) Chapter on knowing the progressions of the planets (Chapter on knowing the alignment of the planets, f. 179v);
(25) Chapter on knowing the burning period between the twos for each of the planets (Chapter on knowing the period between burning for each of the planets, ff. 179v-180r);
(26) Chapter on knowing the
ḥayyiz
, trepidation and solitary motion of the planets and those of them that are wild (Chapter on knowing the space of the planets, their approach, their turning, the clearness of their travels, and the wild ones, ff. 180r-181r);
(27) Chapter on knowing the soundness and corruption of the conditions of the Moon (Chapter on knowing the soundness and corruption of the conditions of the Moon (Chapter on knowing the soundness and corruption of the conditions of the Moon, ff. 181r-183r);
(28) Chapter on knowing the lots, how to derive them and what they indicate (Chapter on knowing the arrows and how to extract them and their indications, ff. 183r-184v defective at end).
Beginnings (f. 162r, lines 3-6):
...the owner of the fortune
If it is in the horoscope, the newborn will be honored by his family and dear
The soul indicates a healthy body, luck from what is in his hand, and livelihood
From the country in which this child was born...
Ends (f. 184v, lines 11-13, defective at end):
...and at night it is different and cast from the horoscope
It indicates lawful marriage, dream, outcome and construction
And praise, friends, benefits, and as for the arrow of good fortune
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Bulma Yardımcıları
Ellis, A.G. and Edward Edwards,
A Descriptive List of the Arabic Manuscripts Acquired by the Trustees of the British Museum since 1894
(London: British Museum, 1912), p. 38
Seçilmiş kaynakça
Studies:
Sezgin, Fuat,
Geschichte des arabischen Schrifttums
, vol. 7 (Leiden: Brill, 1979), p. 177, item 2
Rosenfeld, B. A. and Ekmeleddin Ihsanoğlu,
Mathematicians, Astronomers, and Other Scholars of Islamic Civilization and Their Works (7th-19th c.)
(Istanbul: IRCICA, 2003), no. 259, text A1, p. 98
