Author
Izmīrī, Aḥmad ibn ʻUmar, -aproximately 1766, Izmīrī, Ahmad ibn Umar
Author Original
ازميري احمد بن عمر
Publication Date
1760
Subject
Shādhilī, Abū al-Ḥasan ʻAlī ibn ʻAbd Allāh, approximately 1196-1258. Ḥizb al-baḥr, Sufism -- Prayers and devotions -- Early works to 1800, Shādhilīyah -- Early works to 1800, Manuscripts, Arabic -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
67 leaves : paper ; 207 x 145 (142 x 75) mm
Library
University of Michigan Library
Library Asset ID
1194716446
Record ID
990059891110106381
Library Location
UM Ann Arbor Libraries, University Library
Date
1760
Notes
Ms. codex., Title from inscription on fol.1a (p.1)., Incipit: “Praise be to God who made... knowledgeable scholars achievers in [?]... And then the poor man says to the rich and powerful Ahmad ibn Umar al-Da’i in Izmir [?]. The Most High pardoned them both when the venerable party and the beautiful record were for our eminent and eminent Imam, Sheikh Abu al-Hasan al-Shazli... Despite this, the scholars have explained it and the imitators have followed in their footsteps, but Nothing has been published from it that narrates the heavens. Some of the Zad brothers sought from me, just as they accused King Al-Mannan of writing to him a summary of the novels... And when it was completed, with the greatest praise of God, I named him the conquest of the Most High, the party explained the sea... Then our sheikh...”, Explicit: “Lord of the worlds, the Creator of creation, their reformer and master”, Colophon: “Scribal”, triangular, reads: “The whitening pen has rested from scribbling, and from God is the completion by acceptance and confirmation, and to Him is the completion. Praise for all His blessings without purpose or specificity... The book was completed with the help of God, King Al-Wahhab, in the year 1173 on the 15th of Jumada Al-Awwal.”, Collation: 6 V (60), IV-1 (67); chiefly quinions; catchwords present; pagination in pencil, Western numerals (supplied during digitization)., Layout: Written in 15 lines per page; frame-ruled., Script: Naskh ; fine Turkish hand ; mainly serifless with occasional left sloping head serif on the alif of lām alif ligature; rounded with a very slight tilt to the left., Decoration: Simple illuminated headpiece (ʻunwān) on fol.1b (p.2) consisting of rectangular piece with empty cartouche surmounted by semicircular piece with floral vegetable design in pink and gold, surmounted by gold stalks; decorative frame on incipit and facing page consists of a series of gold bands and black fillets, thereafter a plain rule-border in red ink; textual dividers in the form of red discs; Text rubricated with section headings, key words, textual dividers, etc. in red., Support: European laid paper with chain lines running horizontally evenly spaced approximately 24 mm. apart and laid lines running vertically spaced roughly 12 laid lines per cm. ; highly burnished with burnishers evident marks; three hats watermark (compare Heawood 2596-2599) visible in second to final quire particularly (see p.108, 110, etc.); scrollwork / shield watermark partially visible also., Binding: Pasteboards covered in laid paper with red leather for spine and turn-ins; Type II binding (with flap) though flap now missing ; board linings in yellow European laid paper, hinges in brown leather; upper and lower covers carry blind-stamped central panel in lozenge shape filled with floral design; sewing in red thread, two stations; only traces of primaries (in yellow) remain, otherwise endbands are lost ; in fair condition though upper cover is detaching from spine, much abrasion, staining, and some delaminating of boards., Former shelfmark: British Museum, London “No.5. Hizb al-bahr, with commentary.”, Origin: As appears in colophon on p.131, transcription finished (“qad istarāḥa qalam al-tabyīḍ ʻan al-taswīd...” see p.129) 15th Jumādá I 1173 [ca. 4 January 1760]. The copyist is not identified. The author is named on fol.1b (p.2) and appears to be the Aḥmad ibn ʻUmar ibn Ayyūb al-Izmīrī named by Kaḥḥālah (see ed. Dimashq, 1957 p.29)., Bookplate of British Museum, London on upper cover, “No.5. Hizb al-bahr, with commentary.”; circular seal impression with figure of goat/gazelle in purple ink as well as inscription "279" in Western numerals on fol.1a (p.1); on paper (tinted) pasted on fol.1a (p.1), a detailed waqf statement in the name of al-Sayyid ʻAbd Allāh Adīb (Abdullah Edip), known as Jannatʹzādah (Cennet-zade), qāḍī of Erzurum, accompanied by his seal, reads: “I stood in a correct and legitimate manner, provided that it does not come out of the house of attached books In my house, there are scholars who live in Erzurum with a strong pasture guarantor, and I am poor. May the honor of Mr. Abdullah Adeeb, known as Jant Zadeh, the judge in the city of Erzurum in the year two hundred and one thousand and sixty-two.” possible reading statusmtn on interior of upper cover; on fol.1a (p.1) several decorative inscriptions, difficult to make out, but likely dated 1219, may accompany oval seal impression; on fol.1a (p.1) scribble from calligraphy exercise ; inscription on p.132 in name of ʻAbd al-Sayyid ʻAlī, reads: “O you who know my condition, you must rely on Abduh al-Sayyid Ali” ; numerous glosses; some marginal corrections; collation marks "reached" (see p.68 and p.131); seal impressions with decorative inscriptions on p.7., Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 45
Sample Text
Early fair copy of Aḥmad ibn ʻUmar al-Izmīrī's commentary on al-Shādhilī's popular Ḥizb al-baḥr.
Son Dizinleme Tarihi
20251210
Biçim
Book, Manuscript, Available Online
Koleksiyonda
Tiflis Collection.
Referanslar
Kaḥḥālah, ʻUmar. Muʻjam al-muʼallifīn, (Dimashq, 1957), v.2, p.29
Elde Ediliş
Acquired by purchase along with Abdul Hamid Collection (funds donated by Horace Rackham).
