[al-Muwāzanah maʻa Ḥawḍ al-ḥayāh

Name: [al-Muwāzanah maʻa Ḥawḍ al-ḥayāh
Author: Ibn al-ʻArabī, 1165-1240, Ibn al-Arabi, ʻAmīdī, Rukn al-Dīn, -1218, Amidi, Rukn al-Din, Ibn Maḥmūd al-Rashshāsh al-Rifāʻī, Ibn Mahmoud al-Rashash al-Rifā’i

Title	[al-Muwāzanah maʻa Ḥawḍ al-ḥayāh
Author	Ibn al-ʻArabī, 1165-1240, Ibn al-Arabi, ʻAmīdī, Rukn al-Dīn, -1218, Amidi, Rukn al-Din, Ibn Maḥmūd al-Rashshāsh al-Rifāʻī, Ibn Mahmoud al-Rashash al-Rifā’i
Author Original	ابن العربي عميدي ركن الدين ابن محمود الرشاش الرفاعي
Publication Date:	1800
Subject	Sufism -- Early works to 1800, Hatha yoga -- Early works to 1800, Manuscripts, Arabic -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor
Type	Book
Language	Arabic
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	41 leaves : paper ; 187 x 120 (135 x 80) mm. bound to 187 x 123 mm
Library:	University of Michigan Library
Library Asset ID	122923654
Record ID	990052316820106381
Library Location	UM Ann Arbor Libraries, University Library
Date	19th century (exact date unknown)
Notes	Ms. codex., Title supplied by cataloguer from close of opening work and headin for second work on p.34., Incipit: "[al-Muwāzanah] Praise be to God, the Revealer of the subtleties of secrets to the abode of Bab al-Humm and Sight, with what He has bestowed of the knowledge of lights... [Ḥawḍ al-ḥayāt] And may God’s blessings and peace be upon our master Muhammad and upon his family and all his companions. Praise be to God, Lord of the worlds, who is above equals. Holy about the attributes of opposites, His attributes and prayers and peace be upon our master Muhammad and his family and companions and peace be upon him. As for what follows, in the lands of India there is a well-regarded book known to its sages and scholars called the Basin of Life...”, Explicit: “He said, “When I looked my head into this window, I found my master’s minister to me, and the minister is the opposite of me... Then he said, ‘One in one is one,’ and I found myself, ‘She is, and I am the opposite.’ And peace and God grant success. May God’s blessings and peace be upon our master Muhammad and his family and companions, and praise be to God, Lord.” of the worlds and the God of the pure, Amen", Colophon: "Scribal", rectangular, reads: "This book was written by the hand of the poor servant of God... the poor and the needy Ibn Mahmoud Al-Rashash Al-Rifai Yasin [?] God was his helper and helper... and the completion of writing it was on the day of the third...", Collation: 3 V(30), VI-1 (41); chiefly quinions; catchwords present ; pagination in pencil, Hindu-Arabic numerals, center of the upper margin ; one run beginning from incipit page of first work, second beginning with incipit page of second work; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization (mistakenly skips two pages between what are marked p.65-66, hence final pagination is off by two)., Layout: Written in 15 lines per page ; frame-ruled., Script: Naskh ; clear, neat 'Syrian' hand in a medium to bold line; Mainly sans serif though occasional serifs on lām of definite article and alif of lām alif ligature, mainly open counters, the lām alif al-mukhaffafah preferred, kāf mashkūlah preferred (even for final kāf), very slight effect of slant to the left, pointing (for two and three dots) in strokes rather than distinct dots, final yāʼ often unpointed., Decoration: Text rubricated with section headings, keywords, symbols, etc. in red., Support: European wove paper (likely 19th century) with embossed mark (or "imitation watermark") with "A new relic of the reign of Humayun" inside tabula ansata (30 x 15 mm.) appearing at various places throughout (even upper board lining, see p.18, 34, 72, etc.) ; some blocking due to tacky ink has lifted ink of text in some places., Binding: Pasteboards covered in shell marbled paper (best seen on envelope flap) with red leather on spine and fore edge flap; Type II binding (with flap); board linings of European wove paper; paper label with title inscription and possible date or shelfmark “Hawd al-Hayyat Sahib 1893” on upper cover ; sewn in cream thread, two stations; worked chevron endbands in cream and purple; in somewhat poor condition with loss of marbled paper, lifting of leather and paper, delaminating of boards, much staining, abrasion and moisture damage; housed in envelope., Former shelfmark: From inscription on inner front cover and label on lower cover, "IL 106" (likely supplied by Yahuda, see acquisitions slip)., Accompanying materials: Acquisitions slip from Yahuda., Origin: As appears in colophon beginning on p. [82], copied by Ibn Maḥmūd al-Rashshāsh al-Rifāʻī. Final folio with complete date of transcription lacking. Paper and hand suggest 19th century. Possible date in inscription on cover (1893) and date in statement on 'title page' (p.1) (1308 [1890]) provide approximate termnius ante quem of 1893., Circular seal impression in black ink on 'title page' (p.1) "... Lotfy" ; another statement on 'title page' (p.1) dated 1308 [1890] ; clean copy with virtually no marginal corrections., Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 612
Sample Text	Clear copy of al-Muwāzanah attributed to Ibn ʻArabī followed by Ḥawḍ al-ḥayāt, the Arabic translation of the Amrtakunda, a Hatha yoga text. Ḥawḍ al-ḥayāt, also known by the title Mirʼāt al-maʻānī fī idrāk al-ʻālam al-insānī, and the Persian translation of the Amrtakunda are often attributed to Rukn al-Dīn Abū Ḥāmid Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-ʻAmīdī al-Samarqandī. Ḥawḍ al-ḥayāt has been mistakenly attributed to Ibn ʻArabī in numerous manuscripts located in Istanbul. For a detailed discussion of this text, its different versions, and possible authorship see C. Ernst, "The Islamization of Yoga in the Amrtakunda Translations".
Katkıda Bulunanlar	ʻAmīdī, Rukn al-Dīn, -1218. Ḥawḍ al-ḥayāt., Ibn Maḥmūd al-Rashshāsh al-Rifāʻī, scribe.
Son Dizinleme Tarihi	20251210
Biçim	Book, Manuscript, Available Online
Koleksiyonda	Yahuda Collection.
Referanslar	Brockelmann, C. GAL, I, 444 ; SI 796 no.37, Brockelmann, C. GAL, I, 440 ; SII, 786, Brannon M. Wheeler, "al-ʻAmīdī, Rukn al-Dīn." In EI3., Carl W. Ernst, "The Islamization of Yoga in the Amrtakunda Translations." Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, Series 3, 13:2 (2003), pp. 199-226.
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.

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[al-Muwāzanah maʻa Ḥawḍ al-ḥayāh

Author Ibn al-ʻArabī, 1165-1240, Ibn al-Arabi, ʻAmīdī, Rukn al-Dīn, -1218, Amidi, Rukn al-Din, Ibn Maḥmūd al-Rashshāsh al-Rifāʻī, Ibn Mahmoud al-Rashash al-Rifā’i

Author Original ابن العربي عميدي ركن الدين ابن محمود الرشاش الرفاعي

Publication Date 1800

Subject Sufism -- Early works to 1800, Hatha yoga -- Early works to 1800, Manuscripts, Arabic -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor

Type Book

Language Arabic

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions 41 leaves : paper ; 187 x 120 (135 x 80) mm. bound to 187 x 123 mm

Library University of Michigan Library

Library Asset ID 122923654

Record ID 990052316820106381

Library Location UM Ann Arbor Libraries, University Library

Date 19th century (exact date unknown)

Notes Ms. codex., Title supplied by cataloguer from close of opening work and headin for second work on p.34., Incipit: "[al-Muwāzanah] Praise be to God, the Revealer of the subtleties of secrets to the abode of Bab al-Humm and Sight, with what He has bestowed of the knowledge of lights... [Ḥawḍ al-ḥayāt] And may God’s blessings and peace be upon our master Muhammad and upon his family and all his companions. Praise be to God, Lord of the worlds, who is above equals. Holy about the attributes of opposites, His attributes and prayers and peace be upon our master Muhammad and his family and companions and peace be upon him. As for what follows, in the lands of India there is a well-regarded book known to its sages and scholars called the Basin of Life...”, Explicit: “He said, “When I looked my head into this window, I found my master’s minister to me, and the minister is the opposite of me... Then he said, ‘One in one is one,’ and I found myself, ‘She is, and I am the opposite.’ And peace and God grant success. May God’s blessings and peace be upon our master Muhammad and his family and companions, and praise be to God, Lord.” of the worlds and the God of the pure, Amen", Colophon: "Scribal", rectangular, reads: "This book was written by the hand of the poor servant of God... the poor and the needy Ibn Mahmoud Al-Rashash Al-Rifai Yasin [?] God was his helper and helper... and the completion of writing it was on the day of the third...", Collation: 3 V(30), VI-1 (41); chiefly quinions; catchwords present ; pagination in pencil, Hindu-Arabic numerals, center of the upper margin ; one run beginning from incipit page of first work, second beginning with incipit page of second work; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization (mistakenly skips two pages between what are marked p.65-66, hence final pagination is off by two)., Layout: Written in 15 lines per page ; frame-ruled., Script: Naskh ; clear, neat 'Syrian' hand in a medium to bold line; Mainly sans serif though occasional serifs on lām of definite article and alif of lām alif ligature, mainly open counters, the lām alif al-mukhaffafah preferred, kāf mashkūlah preferred (even for final kāf), very slight effect of slant to the left, pointing (for two and three dots) in strokes rather than distinct dots, final yāʼ often unpointed., Decoration: Text rubricated with section headings, keywords, symbols, etc. in red., Support: European wove paper (likely 19th century) with embossed mark (or "imitation watermark") with "A new relic of the reign of Humayun" inside tabula ansata (30 x 15 mm.) appearing at various places throughout (even upper board lining, see p.18, 34, 72, etc.) ; some blocking due to tacky ink has lifted ink of text in some places., Binding: Pasteboards covered in shell marbled paper (best seen on envelope flap) with red leather on spine and fore edge flap; Type II binding (with flap); board linings of European wove paper; paper label with title inscription and possible date or shelfmark “Hawd al-Hayyat Sahib 1893” on upper cover ; sewn in cream thread, two stations; worked chevron endbands in cream and purple; in somewhat poor condition with loss of marbled paper, lifting of leather and paper, delaminating of boards, much staining, abrasion and moisture damage; housed in envelope., Former shelfmark: From inscription on inner front cover and label on lower cover, "IL 106" (likely supplied by Yahuda, see acquisitions slip)., Accompanying materials: Acquisitions slip from Yahuda., Origin: As appears in colophon beginning on p. [82], copied by Ibn Maḥmūd al-Rashshāsh al-Rifāʻī. Final folio with complete date of transcription lacking. Paper and hand suggest 19th century. Possible date in inscription on cover (1893) and date in statement on 'title page' (p.1) (1308 [1890]) provide approximate termnius ante quem of 1893., Circular seal impression in black ink on 'title page' (p.1) "... Lotfy" ; another statement on 'title page' (p.1) dated 1308 [1890] ; clean copy with virtually no marginal corrections., Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 612

Sample Text Clear copy of al-Muwāzanah attributed to Ibn ʻArabī followed by Ḥawḍ al-ḥayāt, the Arabic translation of the Amrtakunda, a Hatha yoga text. Ḥawḍ al-ḥayāt, also known by the title Mirʼāt al-maʻānī fī idrāk al-ʻālam al-insānī, and the Persian translation of the Amrtakunda are often attributed to Rukn al-Dīn Abū Ḥāmid Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-ʻAmīdī al-Samarqandī. Ḥawḍ al-ḥayāt has been mistakenly attributed to Ibn ʻArabī in numerous manuscripts located in Istanbul. For a detailed discussion of this text, its different versions, and possible authorship see C. Ernst, "The Islamization of Yoga in the Amrtakunda Translations".

Katkıda Bulunanlar ʻAmīdī, Rukn al-Dīn, -1218. Ḥawḍ al-ḥayāt., Ibn Maḥmūd al-Rashshāsh al-Rifāʻī, scribe.

Son Dizinleme Tarihi 20251210

Biçim Book, Manuscript, Available Online

Koleksiyonda Yahuda Collection.

Referanslar Brockelmann, C. GAL, I, 444 ; SI 796 no.37, Brockelmann, C. GAL, I, 440 ; SII, 786, Brannon M. Wheeler, "al-ʻAmīdī, Rukn al-Dīn." In EI3., Carl W. Ernst, "The Islamization of Yoga in the Amrtakunda Translations." Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, Series 3, 13:2 (2003), pp. 199-226.

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.