Author
Anonymous
author
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Wellcome Collection museum and library
Record ID
wb2cu4tj
Sample Text
fol.1b.1: In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
fol.1b.2: Praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds, and blessings and peace be upon our Master Muhammad, the Seal of the Prophets and the Master of the Messengers
fol.1b.3: And after that, when I saw the work of the only Imam, Abu Abbas Ahmad ibn al-Banna, which is his book, which he called “Al-Yasara” in adjusting the moving planets, in which he included the adjustment of the planets according to the approach, I saw a defect in it in some places, and he took it almost to the detriment of the work, with a lengthening of multiplication and division, so I wrote this book from which he would teach the positions of the planets and their degrees according to the approach, without lengthening, or much work, or multiplication, or Division from a single moment, its return, its straightness, the centers of the twelve houses, and other things that are needed in issues and choices, God willing, and I named it to facilitate the demands in adjusting the planets - fol.3a.18: As for the sun, I know the assembly that will be daytime, and I know the width of the moon. Therefore, if it is and do as previously mentioned regarding the moon, the eclipsed will emerge from its body from its schedule in a proportion of twelve, and all of that is according to Approach — Fol.3a.20 Done
Fol.3a.20 May God’s blessings be upon our master Muhammad and his family and all his companions. Praise be to God, Lord of the worlds.
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