Author
Ibn al-Sāʻātī, Aḥmad ibn ʻAlī, 1254-1294 or 1295, Ibn al-Saati, Ahmed bin Ali, Mehmet bin Mehmet Bey, active 1444, Muhammad bin Muhammad Bey,
Author Original
ابن الساعاتي، احمد بن علي محمد بن محمد بك،
Publication Date
1444
Subject
Islamic law -- Interpretation and construction -- Early works to 1800, Hanafites -- Early works to 1800, Manuscripts, Arabic -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
104 leaves : paper ; 278 x 193 (180 x 110) mm
Library
University of Michigan Library
Library Asset ID
1194756771
Record ID
990068048240106381
Library Location
UM Ann Arbor Libraries, University Library
Date
1444
Notes
Ms. codex., Title from closing matter on p.207., Incipit: “Praise be to God, who made the scholars shining stars for guidance and pure icons to follow... As for what follows, this is a book that will be reduced to preserve its size... It contains the summary of Sheikh Abi Al-Hasan Al-Qaddouri and the collection [of the system] of Sheikh Abu Hafs Al-Nasafi, may God have mercy on them, for they are two brimming seas, and this is the gathering of the two seas, and this is the meeting place of the two luminaries. One of them guides to the jurisprudence of the sect, which is one of the most honorable demands, and the other knows the dispute between the sects...”, Explicit: “Then he divided the rest among the shares of those who remained among them, and this is the last of the Bahrain Complex and the meeting place of the two luminaries... And God is to be thanked for bestowing His blessings, and the one who is responsible for His end is happiness by His grace and generosity. Praise be to God, Lord of the worlds, and prayers and peace be upon the best of creation, Muhammad and his family.”, Colophon: “Scribal,” rectangular, reads “Done With God’s help and good success, at the beginning of Jumada al-Akhir in the months of the year eight hundred and forty-eight, and its completion at the hands of the weak, guilty servant in need of the mercy of the Gentle One, for he gives mercy and forgiveness to whoever asks for him, as he said, “Call upon Me, I will respond to you, Muhammad bin Muhammad Bey, may God forgive him and his parents... And God is sufficient for us, and He is the best disposer of affairs, the best guardian, and the best helper.”, Collation: V-1 (9), 8 V (89), IV (97), IV-1 (104); chiefly quinions; catchwords present though nearly cut off or obscured in many places; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization (includes some inserts)., Layout: Written in 15 lines per page ; frame-ruled., Script: Naskh ; elegant Turkish hand in a narrow line; Virtually serifless with a slight effect of tilt to the left (occasionally more exaggerated and accompanied by a slight descent of words to the basline), curvilinear descenders, pointing in distinct or conjoined dots, and some free-assimilation of letters, partially vocalized, point of final nūn set deep in bowl; Section headings in large, bold, serifed script reminiscent of tawqīʻ., Decoration: Abbreviation symbols and some glosses rubricated; Section headings set off in a large, bold script and occasionally accented with red ink., Support: non-European (likely Arab) laid paper with 8 laid lines per cm. (horizontal) and chain lines (vertical) possibly grouped in threes with 8-9 mm. between chains and 42-45 mm. between groups (see p.176, etc.) ; quite cloudy formation, laid and chain lines often rather indistinct, thick and sturdy, well-burnished to glossy; staining, tears, and pest damage., Binding: Pasteboards covered in dark brown leather; Type II binding (with flap, though now lost) ; board linings in untinted laid paper ; upper and lower covers bear tooled central binding ornament consisting of a six-pointed star inscribed within a circle (Weisweiler class. W 25-27) with a second six-pointed star inscribed within the outer star, as well as simple cornerpieces and a tooled border in a repeating knot-work stamp flanked by tooled fillets; sewn in heavy cream thread, two stations; Worked endbands in blue, green and red, significant losses to headband and tailband; overall in poor condition with flap lost, significant moisture damage, shrinkage, abrasion, staining, lifting and losses of leather (particularly at board edges), delamination of boards, gatherings detaching from spine, etc. ; repair spine in brown leather; housed in box for protection., Former shelfmark: From interior of upper cover and spine label "IL 318" (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.207, copied by Mehmet bin Mehmet Bey (Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad) with transcription completed 1 Jumādá II 848 [ca. 15 September 1444]., Ownership statement on 'title page' (p.1) in name of one Ḥasan, reads "His companion is Hasan"; extensive marginal and interlinear glosses; Occasional corrections., Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 548
Sample Text
Extensively annotated copy of Muẓaffar al-Dīn Aḥmad ibn ʻAlī Ibn al-Sāʻātī's compendium on Ḥanafī law, based on the Mukhtaṣar of al-Qudūrī (d.1037) and the Manẓūmah of al-Nasafī (d.1142).
Katkıda Bulunanlar
Mehmet bin Mehmet Bey, active 1444, scribe.
Son Dizinleme Tarihi
20251210
Biçim
Book, Manuscript, Available Online
Koleksiyonda
Yahuda Collection.
Referanslar
Brockelmann, C. GAL, I 383 (49/1), Ḥājjī Khalīfah. Kasf al-ẓunūn, v 396, no.11436
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.
