Author
Mehmet Derviş el-Amidî, Muhammad Darwish Al-Amdi,
Author Original
قارى الهروي، علي بن سلطان محمد ابن الجزري، محمد بن محمد محمد درويش الآمدى،
Publication Date
1790
Subject
Muḥammad, Prophet, -632 -- Early works to 1800, Islam -- Prayers and devotions -- Early works to 1800, Hadith -- Early works to 1800, Manuscripts, Arabic -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
92 leaves : paper ; 180 x 125 (87-148 x 46-80) mm
Library
University of Michigan Library
Library Asset ID
1194848599
Record ID
990067819440106381
Library Location
UM Ann Arbor Libraries, University Library
Date
Possibly between 1790-1825
Notes
Ms. codex., Title supplied by cataloguer from inscription on interior of upper cover and openings for each work., Incipit: [al-Ḥizb al-aʻẓam] With the words of the respected sheikhs... it occurred to me to collect the supplications mentioned in the published hadiths... and this collection, which is the source of supplication... and I called it the greatest party and the most luxurious roses due to its affiliation and reliance on the most honorable Messenger...” [excerpt from ʻUddat al-Ḥiṣn al-ḥaṣīn] “Praise be to God, Lord of the worlds, our Lord, grant us mercy from Yourself. Indeed, You are the Bestower. The Sheikh Imam said... Shihab al-Din Ahmad bin Ali bin Hajar al-Asqalani al-Shafi’i al-Misri. The companion of the Sheikh Imam said... The Crown of Readers”; [al-Ḥiṣn al-ḥaṣīn] “The scholarly Sheikh and Imam, the scholar, said... Shams al-Din Muhammad ibn al-Sheikh Shams al-Din Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Jazari. May God Almighty grant expanse in its time and restore upon us and upon the Muslims His blessing. As for the praise of God who made supplications to reject judgment... this fortified fortress is from the words of the Master of Messengers, and the weapon of the believers is from the treasury of the faithful Prophet, and the great temple is from the words of the Noble Messenger... and I took it from the authentic hadiths. I highlighted it several times for every severity... and the books from which these hadiths emerged were symbolized with letters indicating that...”, Explicit: [al-Ḥiṣn al-ḥaṣīn] “And no one can repel it but You. O God, relieve us, O Generous, O Most Merciful, and praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds.” [al-Ḥizb al-aʻẓam] “O God, bless our master Muhammad, your servant and messenger, the unlettered prophet, who believed in you and in your book, and give him your best mercy, and give him honor over [sic] your creation on the Day of Resurrection, and reward him with the best reward, and peace be upon him, and God’s mercy and blessings. Glory be to your Lord, Lord of glory over what they describe, and peace be upon the messengers, and praise be to God, Lord of the worlds, Mmm M.”, Colophon: [al-Ḥiṣn al-ḥaṣīn] “The fortified fortress was completed with God’s help and success at the hands of the weakest of servants, Mr. Muhammad Darwish Al-Amdi, famous for the Hajj Darwish Zadeh. May God forgive him, his parents, his relatives, and all the believing men and women, living and dead.” [al-Ḥizb al-aʻẓam] “The greatest party was accomplished at the hands of the weakest of servants, Mr. Muhammad Darwish Al-Amdi. May God forgive him, his parents, his relatives, and all the believing men and women, Muslim men and women,” Collation: 8 V(80), 2 III(92); almost exclusively quinions ; catchwords present for text of main written area; text of margins lacks proper catchwords but last word of final line on the verso of each leaf is usually repeated at the beginning of the first line on the following recto ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization., Layout: Written in 37 lines per page with central written area carrying 11 lines of al-Ḥizb al-aʻẓam and 26 lines of al-Ḥiṣn al-ḥaṣīn on the diagonal in the margins (13 upper-outer, 13 outer-lower); frame-ruled., Script: Naskh ; elegant Ottoman hand ; Virtually serifless with very slight effect of tilt to the left, rounded with curvilinear descenders, rightward descenders tapered, fully vocalized., Decoration: Illuminated headpieces (ʻunwān / sarlawḥ) at openings on p.2 for al-Ḥizb al-aʻẓam and excerpt from ʻUddat al-Ḥiṣn al-ḥaṣīn (in margin) as well as at opening on p.4 for text of al-Ḥiṣn al-ḥaṣīn (in margin) ; all consisting of w-shaped piece [al-Ḥizb al-aʻẓam/al-Ḥiṣn al-ḥaṣīn] or scalloped semi-circular piece (dome) [excerpt from ʻUddat al-Ḥiṣn al-ḥaṣīn] filled with simple floral vegetable decoration in gold, orange, pink, and red on fields of light blue, pink, green-blue and orange set in wells of yellow, green-blue, or pink with red or black accents, surmounting gold rectangular pieces carrying the titles in white (now mainly lost), and themselves surmounted by vertical stalks (tīgh) in red and black; central written area surrounded by gold frame, margins also outlined by gold rules; use of gold cloud-bands in central written area on incipit and facing page; textual dividers in the form of gold discs (central written area and margins); Keywords, section headings, and abbreviation symbols rubricated., Support: European laid paper with 13 laid lines per cm. (horizontal), chain lines spaced 27 mm. apart (vertical), and watermarks including lion passant guardant (see p.156, etc.) and "G A" [or "V G" ?] (compare nos. 986, 987, etc. in Eineder, The ancient paper-mills); beige or dark cream in color, heavily burnished to glossy, thin and translucent though quite sturdy; some moisture damage with loss of text (see p.76, etc.)., Binding: Pasteboards covered in dark red-brown to black leather ; Type II binding (with flap); board linings in blue-tinted paper; double hinges in decorative paper (black with vegetable design in orange); upper and lower covers carry gold-stamped central mandorla (filled with vegetable decoration), pendants and cornerpieces with accents in numerous blind-tooled rosettes and gold-tooled guilloché roll border; sewn in golden yellow thread, four stations; only traces of primaries remain at head, endbands otherwise gone ; overall in fair to poor condition with abrasion, lifting and losses of gold leaf, leather and board linings, etc. ; Repairs to spine and foreedge flap in dark brown leather., Former shelfmark: From inner front cover and spine label, "IL 100" (likely supplied by Yahuda, see acquisitions slip)., Accompanying materials: a. Two inventory catalog slips in the hand of Winifred Smeaton Thomas. b. Acquisitions slip from Yahuda., Origin: As appears in colophons on p.183 and p.184, both texts copied by Muḥammad Darwīsh al-Āmidi (Mehmet Derviș el-Amidî), known as al-Ḥājj Darwīshʻzādah (Hacı Dervişzade) though date of transcription is not specified. Paper suggests early 19th century., Fairly clean copy., Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 522
Sample Text
Elegant prayerbook containing al-Qārī al-Harawī's (d.1605) al-Ḥizb al-aʻẓam wa-al-wird al-afkham with Ibn al-Jazarī's (d.833/1429) al-Ḥiṣn al-ḥaṣīn min kalām Sayyid al-mursalīn, a collection of ḥadīth employed in prayer, in the margins. al-Ḥiṣn al-ḥaṣīn is preceded by an excerpt from the author's abrigdment ʻUddat al-Ḥiṣn al-ḥaṣīn (pp.2-3) and followed by an additional prayer (pp.183-184).
Katkıda Bulunanlar
Ibn al-Jazarī, Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad, 1350-1429. Ḥiṣn al-ḥaṣīn., Ibn al-Jazarī, Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad, 1350-1429. ʻUddat al-Ḥiṣn al-ḥaṣīn. Selections., Mehmet Derviş el-Amidî, scribe.
Son Dizinleme Tarihi
20251210
Biçim
Book, Manuscript, Available Online
Koleksiyonda
Yahuda Collection.
Referanslar
Brockelmann, C. GAL, II 203 no. 19 ; II 396 no.51, Eineder, Georg. The ancient paper-mills of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire and their watermarks. Hilversum, Holland: Paper Publications Society, 1960.
Elde Ediliş
Acquired in 1926 from the bookseller Isaac Benjamin S.E. Yahuda via purchase transacted on his behalf by Abraham Shalom Yahuda (1877-1951), his younger brother.
Konular (Diğer)
Headpieces (layout features)
