Publication Date
1700/1899
Publication Place
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Qatar National Library
Subject
Astronomy--Early works to 1800 | more | less
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
Codex; ff. ii+51
Library
Digital Library of the Middle East
Library Asset ID
81055/vdc_100030672004.0x000001_ar | 81055/vdc_100030672004.0x000001_en | Delhi Arabic 1930
Record ID
81055%2Fvdc_100030672004.0x000001_dlme
Library Location
British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
Date
1700/1899
Notes
Commentary by Muḥammad Rashīd al-Dīn (Muḥammad Rashīd al-Dīn) on the
Tashrīḥ al-aflāk (Anatomy of the spheres,
Anatomy of the Spheres), a summary of theoretical astronomy (body) by Bahā’ al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Ḥusayn al-‘Āmilī (Baha al-Din Muhammad ibn Husayn al-Amili, d. 1621) in which it is argued that the earth rotates around its axis.The various inscriptions on the title page (f. 1r) give the author's name as Rashīd al-Dīn Khān (Rashid al-Din Khan) and the title as
Sharḥ Tashrīḥ al-aflāk (Explanation of the anatomy of the spheres,
Commentary on the Anatomy of the Spheres). This suggests that the author may be the Indian faqīh and ḥadīth transmitter Muḥammad Rashīd al-Dīn Khān al-Dihlawī (Muhammad Rashid al-Din Khan al-Dihlawī, d. 1827). The author's preface, however, gives his name simply as Muḥammad Rashīd al-Dīn (Muḥammad Rashīd al-Dīn, f. 1v, line 8), and the title of the work as
Sharḥ mūjaz li-Kitāb tashrīḥ al-aflāk (A brief explanation of the book Anatomy of the Heavens,
Concise Commentary on the Book of the Anatomy of the Spheres, f. 1v, line 9).The text is divided into an introduction and five chapters (
fuṣūl):[Introduction] (ff. 1v-10r)Chapter One: Great and Small Circles (Chapter Two: Diagrams of the Seven Spheres (Chapter Two: Diagrams of the Seven Spheres; ff. 21r-23r);Chapter Three: Explanation of their rates of movement, its direction, what similarity and difference pertains to them (Chapter Four, in explaining the magnitude and direction of movements and the similarity and difference that follow them; ff. 23v-30v);Chapter Four: Regarding the earth and the different placements of its places (?) 39v-).The text is lacking diagrams although some spaces have been left blank for them, sometimes with the accompanying words 'and here is the diagram' (and this is an image, e.g. f. 46r). Praise, supplication, and the light of the world. Ends (f. 50v, lines 10-14): And the two hadiths, the Tuareg, did not notice the events that come at night. Plural of Tariq, which is the one who comes at night, and the two hadiths open with the letter “ha” and “dāl” if he did not notice the coming events during the day and the night. Otherwise, he would not have changed such a classification. Colophon (f. 50v, lines 12-14):... Praise be to Harab, the two worlds, who have succeeded in writing such a disastrous book. Al-Mutabin who Ka Dan (?) was abrogated by the opinions of all observers Codex; ff. ii+51 | Material: Eastern laid paperDimensions: 225 x 160 mm leaf [175 x 100 mm written]Folation: Eastern Arabic foliation in black ink; India Office Library foliation stamped in black inkRuling: No ruling visible; 14 lines per page; vertical spacing 9 lines per 10 cmScript:
Nasta‘līqInk: BlackBinding: Half-leather binding covered in linen (?) chemiseCondition: Minor insect damage and discoloration to some foliosMarginalia: Marginal corrections and annotations by various hands; See also the reader's note on a scrap of paper that has been pasted to f. 7v | more | less
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