Author
Fāsī, Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad, 1373 or 1374-1428 or 1429
Subject
Mecca (Saudi Arabia)—History—Early works to 1800[Browse]
Type
kitap
Language
Arabic
Digital
No
Manuscript
Yes
Library
Princeton University Library
Library Asset ID
1340421102
Record ID
9963572203506421
Library Location
Special Collections - Manuscripts
Notes
Fols. 130; 18.3 x 13.6 cm.; written surface 12.5 x 11 cm.; 15 lines to page; on glazed Arabic paper; in naskhi; with catchwords; entries in red.An abridgment of Tuḥfat al-kirām bi-akhbār al-Balad al-ḥarām, which is in turn the abridgment of Shifāʼ al-gharām bi-akhbār al-Balad al-ḥarām, the authorʼs own work on the history of Makkah.Beg.: بسم الله الرحمن الرحىم. الحمد لله الذي وفر لمکة الحرمةEnding: ... سال منه وادي ابراهىم ونزل برد بقدر البىض وزنA few marginal notes. MS incomplete at the end. In good condition; Arabic cloth binding. Probably from XVth century.Acquired from Bārūdī, Beirūt, A.D. 1925.Dhahabī, Dhayl tadhkirat al-ḥuffāẓ (1347 AH), p. 296; Ahlwardt, Verzeichnis der arabischen Handschriften, 9754.
Sample Text
Fāsī, Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad, 1373 or 4-1428 or 9.Tuḥfat al-kirām bi-akhbār al-Balad al-ḥarām.[Browse]Fāsī, Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad, 1373 or 4-1428 or 9.Shifāʼ al-gharām bi-akhbār al-Balad al-ḥarām.[Browse]