Author
Ṣadr al-Dīn Shīrāzī, Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm, -1641, Sadr al-Dīn Shirāzī, Muhammad ibn Ibrahim, Heyworth-Dunne, J. (James)
Author Original
صدر الدين شيرازى، محمد بن ابراهيم
Publication Date
1934
Subject
Sufism -- Early works to 1800, Islamic philosophy -- Early works to 1800, Manuscripts, Arabic -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
31 leaves : paper ; 325-340 x 230 mm. bound to 345 x 238 mm
Library
University of Michigan Library
Library Asset ID
1194846809
Record ID
990068257890106381
Library Location
UM Ann Arbor Libraries, University Library
Date
1934
Notes
Ms. codex., Title from heading on incipit page (p.2)., Incipit: “Praise be to God who has made us among those who have opened his heart to Islam, for he is upon the light of his Lord... As for what follows, the humble servant in need of the pardon of the venerable Lord, Muhammad, called the Sadr al-Din, says... This is a message in which I mention a group of divinity issues...”, Explicit: “On suspicion, conjecture, wishful thinking, and imagination, may God protect us and our brothers who believe from the evil of devils and misguided people... He is the Hearer of supplications, and the Nearest, the Answerer, and the return is worthy, and the guidance to the most upright path... Amen, Amen, Amen.”, Colophon: “Scribal,” reads “Written by Al-Fani A’ on Tuesday, the fourth of Dhul-Hijjah 1352,” Collation: i,2 V(20), V+1 (31), i (as suggested by gatherings, sewing difficult to examine); chiefly quinions; quire numbering in the form of Hindu-Arabic numerals accompanied by letter kāf (k) appearing on the opening recto of each gathering from the second (see pp.21, 41); pagination in pencil, Hindu-Arabic numerals (through page 44); pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization (mistakenly repeats pp.58-59)., Layout: Written in 25-27 lines per page., Script: Ruqʻah ; compact hand in a medium line ; serifless and freely ligatured with slight effect of tilt to the right, mainly closed counters, pointing in strokes rather than distinct dots, final yāʼ usually unpointed., Support: Wove paper of two types (trimmed to different sizes), both quite sturdy, one lined and beige in color (opening through p.40), the other unlined and cream in color (p.41 to close)., Binding: Boards covered in dark green cloth with dark green leather over spine (quarter binding); pastedowns and flyleaves in wove paper printed with a floral vegetable pattern in green; spine gold-stamped with title and decorative accents over raised bands "The Throne Letter | Sadr al-Din | J.H.D." ; sewing is difficult to examine, but appears to be in heavy white thread over perhaps four stations (see p.50); stuck-on endbands (blue and white stripe); overall in fairly good condition., Former shelfmark: Mich. Island. Ms. temp. no. 86, Origin: As appears in colophon on p.60, copied by the anonymous “AA” (compare Isl. Mss. 905, 910, 929, 981, 988, 998) with transcription completed 4 Dhū al-Ḥijjah 1352 [ca. 20 March 1934]. Likely copied in Egypt and eventually bound for James Heyworth-Dunne (d.1974)., On upper pastedown, label with ex libris of James Heyworth-Dunne (d.1974), stamped with inventory number, "Ex Libris | J. Heyworth-Dunne | D. Lit. (London) | No 7978" ; UM Library inscription on p.3 "Dunning | Heyworth-Dunne | 6-11-51 | 71955" ; possible former inventory mark in pencil on verso of final leaf (p.60) "231 / 53" ; numerous marginal glosses in the hand of the copyist., Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 937
Sample Text
Careful copy of al-Ḥikmah al-ʻarshīyah, the popular work on knowledge of God and eschatology by Mullā Ṣadrā Shīrāzī (d.1640), renowned philosopher of the Ṣafavid period.
Katkıda Bulunanlar
Heyworth-Dunne, J. (James), former owner.
Son Dizinleme Tarihi
20251210
Biçim
Book, Manuscript, Available Online
Koleksiyonda
Heyworth-Dunne Collection.
Referanslar
Brockelmann, C. GAL, II 413 ; S II 588 ff., MacEoin, D. "Mullā Ṣadrā S̲H̲īrāzīṢadr al-Dīn Muḥammad b. Ibrāhīm Ḳawāmī S̲h̲īrāzī." In EI2, vol. VII, p.547, col. 2
Elde Ediliş
Acquired in the Fall of 1950.
