Author
Rifāʻī al-Baghdādī, Aḥmad ibn Khamīs ibn ʻAlī, Rifai al-Baghdadi, Ahmad ibn Khamis ibn Ali, Abū Isḥāq al-Tūnisī, Abu Ishaq al-Tunisi, Ghazzālī, 1058-1111, Ghazali, Abū Ḥanīfah, -767 or 768, . 1848, Muhammad bin Ahmad al-Zind al-Shafi’i al-Qadri
Author Original
رفاعي البغدادي أحمد بن خميس بن علي ابو اسحاق التونسي غزالي ابو حنيفة ابو الليث السمرقندي نصر بن محمد محمد بن احمد الزند الشافعي القادري
Publication Date
1840
Subject
Sufism -- Early works to 1800, Islam -- Doctrines -- Early works to 1800, Hanafites -- Early works to 1800, Manuscripts, Arabic -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
142 leaves : paper ; 296 x 205 (215-220 x 120-125) mm
Library
University of Michigan Library
Library Asset ID
1194796352
Record ID
990067819060106381
Library Location
UM Ann Arbor Libraries, University Library
Date
Possibly between 1840-1876
Notes
Ms. composite codex., Title supplied by cataloguer., Colophon: [ Risālah fī al-ʻaqāʼid] "Scribal," triangular, reads "The blessed copy was completed at the hands of the poor Mullah Muhammad bin Mulla Ahmad al-Zind [?] Al-Shafi’i, according to the Qadiri school of thought. May God forgive him and his parents and whoever looked at it and recited to him and his parents Surah Al-Fatihah 16 c in the year 1264"; [Waṣīyat al-Imām al-Aʻẓam] "Scribal," triangular, reads "This will was completed in the month of Ramadan in the year one thousand two hundred and seventy-four [?] after the migration of prophecy. May the best of blessings and peace be upon its owner", Collation: i, 7 V(70), IV (78), 5 V(128), IV (136), IV-2 (142), i; chiefly quinions; middle of the quire marks in the form of oblique strokes in the upper-outer corner of the left-hand leaf; catchwords present ; p.82 left partially blank ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization (includes flyleaves)., Layout: Written in 23-27 lines per page, occasionally divided to two columns to set off poetry ; frame-ruled; written area divided into two columns to set off verses., Script: Naskh and naskh-nastaʻlīq (talik) ; several fine hands with Turkish and Persian features [Iraqi?] ; opening two works in a distinct hand (naskh), following works through Ṣūfic excerpts mainly in one hand (naskh-nastaʻlīq / talik) with some passages supplied in other hands, collection of poetry in still a different hand (naskh)., Decoration: Keywords and section headings rubricated ; written area surrounded by red double rule-border; written area of Risālah fī ʻaqāʼid al-suʼāl ʻan al-īmān surrounded by black rule-border; some overlining in red., Support: European wove paper and laid paper of at least two types; opening through p.158 in wove paper; next and final quires (pp.159-178, 275 to close), flyleaves and board linings in a laid paper (possibly machine laid) with 'laid' lines more than a mesh / crosshatch, chain lines spaced 25-27 mm. apart (vertical), watermark with stag leaping above pond (stag springing or salient, or even courant) and "B G" ; other gatherings (pp.179-218) in a type with 11 laid lines per cm. (horizontal), chain lines spaced 24-25 mm. apart (vertical), and watermarks including lion rampant in a coat of arms and eagle with "J V" [?] below (see p.179, etc.) ; The latter quires (pp.209-274) in a type with 9-10 laid lines per cm. (horizontal), chain lines spaced 25-26 mm. apart (vertical), and "F P" watermark (perhaps Fratelli Palazzuoli, period between initials in shape of triangle)., Binding: Pasteboards covered in dark purple cloth with red leather over spine, fore edge flap, and edges/turn-ins (framed binding) ; Type II binding (with flap); board linings in yellow laid paper; sewn in white thread, four stations; worked chevron endbands in yellow and magenta, good condition; overall in fair condition with only minor abrasion, lifting of leather, staining to board linings, etc., Former shelfmark: From inscription on inner front cover, "IL 425" and "M. 43" (likely supplied by Yahuda, see acquisitions slip)., Accompanying materials: a. Acquisitions slip from Yahuda -- b. Inventory catalog slip in hand of Winifred Smeaton Thomas., Origin: As appears in colophon on p.117, Risālah fī ʻaqāʼid al-suʼāl ʻan al-īmān copied by Mullā Muḥammad ibn Mullā Aḥmad al-Zand [?] al-Shāfiʻī al-Qādirī with transcription completed 16 Jumādá II [?] 1264 [ca. 20 May 1848]. As appears in colophon on p.134, transcription of al-Waṣīyah [Waṣīyat al-Imām al-Aʻẓam Abī Ḥanīfah] completed Ramaḍān 1274 [April-May 1858]. Other works likely copied around the same time. Ownership / purchase statement with contents listing on p.284 provides rough terminus ante quem for the entire majmūʻah of 1875 or 6., On p.284, ownership / purchase statement (partially effaced) accompanied by contents listing for the majmūʻah, both dated 1292 ? [1875 or 6] ; Also on p.284, ownership / purchase statement in pencil dated 29 Dhū al-Qaʻdah 1301 [ca. 20 September 1884] ; glosses and marginal corrections., Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 508
Sample Text
Fine collection (majmūʻah) of works and excerpts on various topics of Ṣūfism, articles of faith, fiqh, etc. conluding with a small collection of poetry. Contents listing on 'title page' (p.3).
Katkıda Bulunanlar
Rifāʻī al-Baghdādī, Aḥmad ibn Khamīs ibn ʻAlī. ʻUyūn al-ḥaqīqah fī fatāwá al-ṭarīqah., Abū Isḥāq al-Tūnisī. Risālah fī ʻaqāʼid al-suʼāl ʻan al-īmān., Ghazzālī, 1058-1111. ʻAqāʼid., Abū Ḥanīfah, -767 or 768. Waṣīyah li-Abī Yūsuf Yaʻqūb., Abū Ḥanīfah, -767 or 768. Waṣīyat al-Imām al-Aʻẓam Abī Ḥanīfah Nuʻmān ibn Thābit., Abū al-Layth al-Samarqandī, Naṣr ibn Muḥammad, -983? Bustān al-ʻārifīn. Selections., Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-Zand al-Shāfiʻī al-Qādirī, active 1848, scribe.
Son Dizinleme Tarihi
20251210
Biçim
Book, Manuscript, Available Online
Koleksiyonda
Yahuda Collection.
Referanslar
Brockelmann, C. GAL, I 171
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.
