Publication Date
174-? and 178-?]
Subject
Muḥammad Prophet -632—Poetry—Early works to 1800[Browse]Sufism—Prayers and devotions—Early works to 1800[Browse]Mysticism—Islam—Early works to 1800[Browse]Naqshabandīyah—Early works to 1800[Browse]Manuscripts, Arabic—New Jersey—Princeton[Browse]Manuscripts, Turkish—New Jersey—Princeton[Browse]
Type
kitap
Language
ara,ota
Digital
No
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
87
Physical Dimensions
87 leaves, bound : paper ; 166 x 112 mm.
Library
Princeton University Library
Library Asset ID
430985550
Record ID
9958689623506421
Date
174-? and 178-?]
Notes
Ms. codex.Edge title.Marginal and interlinear notes in Arabic and Turkish.Layout: 10-11 lines per page.Description: Paper is slightly discolored. Insignificant worm damage. Some minor repairs to margins. Endpapers dyed yellow. Some sheets bear part of a watermark which appears to be crest or shield topped by crude fleurs-de-lis. Fol. 33b-35a, 57b-58a, 66b-87b blank.Decoration: Illuminated ʻunwān in gold, blue, and red; text area bordered in ruled gilt frame. Sentences terminated in gold discs. Text sections divided by gold bands. Last two pages of Sufi prayers have gold flecked ink.Incipit: [Sufi poem] امن تذكر جيران بذي سلام -- [Sufi liturgical text] قل اللهم مالك الملك تؤتي الملك من تشاء وتنزع الملك ممن تشاء -- [Sufi prayers] بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والصلوة والسلام عليك يارسول الله الصلوة والسلام عليك ياحبيب الله - Binding is leather and marbled paper over boards envelope style. Spine, cover fore edges and fore edge of envelope flap are leather; covers and envelope flap are marbled paper. Light colored silk endbands. Envelope flap is detached from binding. - Contains three texts in Arabic and Ottoman Turkish: a panegyric in praise of Muhammad, a liturgical text and a set of prayers.
Sample Text
1. fol. 1b-33a: [Sufi poem in praise of Muhammad]. Anonymous Sufi panegyric in praise of Muhammad. Interlinear Turkish in red.2. fol. 35b-57a: [Sufi liturgical text]. A Sufi liturgical text dealing with the importance of true devotion. Invokes the assistance of various angels and jinn and their followers. The first part of the text consists of selections from the Koran (fol. 35b-39a); the opening verse is Sūrat Āl ʻImrān, 26.3. fol. 58b-66a: [Sufi prayers]. A Naqshabandi Sufi prayer followed by a Turkish explication on the text of the prayer. Text followed by six pages of text containing two prayers in two different hands. Colophon from fol. 63a.
Getty Türü
headpieces (layout features)[Browse]illuminated manuscripts[Browse]
Kongre Kütüphanesi Türü
Poetry[Browse]
Nadir Kitap Türü
Headbands[Browse]Watermarks[Browse]
