Author
Muḥammad al-Nābulusī al-Maqdisī, active 1734, Muhammad al-Nabulsi al-Maqdisi, Aḥmad al-Najīb, Ahmed al-Najīb,
Author Original
محمد النابلسي المقدسي احمد النجيب،
Publication Date
1700
Publication Place
[Amasya?] -
Subject
Qārī al-Harawī, ʻAlī ibn Sulṭān Muḥammad, -1605 or 1606. Ḥizb al-aʻẓam, Islam -- Prayers and devotions -- Early works to 1800, Manuscripts, Arabic -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
99 leaves : paper ; 210 x 155 (165 x 93) mm
Library
University of Michigan Library
Library Asset ID
1194839811
Record ID
990059894390106381
Library Location
UM Ann Arbor Libraries, University Library
Date
18th century (exact date unknown)
Notes
Ms. codex., Title from opening on fol.2a (p.3)., Incipit: “And may God’s blessings and peace be upon the Noble Beloved. Praise be to God, who is mentioned with every tongue as the guide to this nation of Muhammad by whom you have been enlightened by the light of the universes... And after that, preoccupying yourself with Dhikr is one of the best acts of obedience and the first thing in which precious times are spent... Authentic hadiths have abounded regarding staying with Him in the evening and morning, and the best of them are those in which the news was reported and transmitted and supported by the Imams. They are given credit and success, and from that is the party of the Imam... the greatest party added to the most honorable Prophet, to Manulla Ali Al-Qari, may God bestow clouds of contentment on his grave... It contained more prophetic supplications than any other, and someone who belonged to me brought it to me to gain knowledge and told me that it had no explanation for what Sheikh... Khalil bin Mustafa from Diyarbakir taught... so when he asked me that, I saw that I was not worthy of that, then I sought help from God Almighty for my love for this. The precious supplications, so I saw that this was an explanation completed... And when I completed it, I named it revealing the supplications of the most honorable Prophet in explaining the greatest party and the most noble supplication... Most Merciful of the Merciful", Colophon: "Authorial", rectangular, reads: "And the completion of this blessed litany was on Wednesday night, the sixth day of the month of Rajab, one of the months of the year one thousand one hundred and forty-seven of the Prophet’s Hijra. The best prayers and the most complete greetings be upon its owner, at the hands of its writer and author, the poorest of the servants to God Almighty, glory be to Him, Muhammad al-Nabulsi, the city of al-Maqdisi, the province of al-Rifai, in the manner of ..." ; "Scribal," rectangular, reads: "The Explanation of the Great Party was written by Hafez Ahmad al-Najib al-Mufti of Bamasia", Collation: 9 V(90), IV+1 (99); chiefly quinions; final two leaves left blank ; catchwords lacking; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization (includes inserts)., Layout: Written in 25 lines per page ; frame-ruled., Script: Naskh ; fine Ottoman hand; effect of tilt to the left ; occasional slight effect of words descending to baseline; rounded ; many open counters ; the lām alif al-warrāqīyah and kāf mabsūṭah preferred; point of final nūn assimilated with bowl., Decoration: Section headings and keywords rubricated ; overlining and textual dividers in red; red rule-border surrounds written area throughout; Well of headpiece outlined in red rules on incipit page, with basmalah set off in rectangular piece., Support: European laid paper with 11 laid lines per cm. (vertical) and chain lines spaced 25 mm. apart(horizontal); watermark of scrollwork with diamond flanked by flourishes with six-pointed star below (compare Heawood 3728 with six-pointed star in place of cross); staining, smudges, creasing, etc., Binding: Pasteboards covered in black leather; Type II binding (with flap); board linings in pink-tinted laid paper; fore-edge flap lined in marbled paper; upper and lower covers bear central mandorla (gold to green painted paper) with gold-painted accents and borders; sewn in dark blue or black thread, two stations; chevron endbands in yellow and pink; in fair condition with minor abrasion and staining; some negative draw in upper cover and envelope flap., Former shelfmark: British Museum, London "No. 10. Commentary on al-Hizb al-azam." ; on tail of textblock "300"., Accompanying materials: Several small inserted slips carrying brief comments on text (paginated pp.85-86, pp.89-90, pp.93-94, pp.97-98, and pp.105-106) -- leaf from another ms. slipped in just before final leaf (paginated pp.207-208)., Origin: As appears in colophon on fol.97a (p.203), copied by Aḥmad al-Najīb, muftī in Amasya. Date of transcription not specified. Author, Muḥammad al-Nābulusī al-Maqdisī al-Rifāʻī, provides the date he completed the composition 6 Rajab 1147 [ca. 2 December 1734] in authorial colophon on fol.97a (p.203)., Bookplate of British Museum, London on upper cover, "British Museum, London. No. 10. Commentary on al-Hizb al-azam." ; circular seal impression with figure of goat/gazelle in purple ink as well as inscription "388" in Western numerals on fol.1a (p.1) ; circular waqf-seal impression in black ink appears on fol.1a (p.1) and several places throughout, reads: “This is the endowment of Al-Raji Fayd Al-Samadi, Sheikh Ahmad Diya Al-Din Ibn Mustafa Al-Khalidi, so whoever changes it after he has heard it, his sin is only upon those who change it” in name of Aḥmad Ḍiyāʼ al-Dīn ibn Muṣṭafá al-Khālidī (i.e. Ahmed Ziyâüddîn Gümüşhanevî, d. 1893 or 4); numerous glosses (many from Fayḍ al-arḥam) and marginal corrections., Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 53
Sample Text
Fine copy of Muḥammad al-Nābulusī al-Maqdisī al-Rifāʻī's commentary on al-Ḥizb al-aʻẓam, prayers compiled by al-Qārī al-Harawī.
Katkıda Bulunanlar
Aḥmad al-Najīb, scribe.
Son Dizinleme Tarihi
20251210
Biçim
Book, Manuscript, Available Online
Koleksiyonda
Tiflis Collection.
Referanslar
Brockelmann, C. GAL, II 396
Elde Ediliş
Acquired by purchase along with Abdul Hamid Collection (funds donated by Horace Rackham).
