Author
Samarqandī, Muḥammad ibn Ashraf, active 13th century, Samarqandī, Muhammad ibn Ashraf
Author Original
سمرقندي، محمد بن اشرف
Publication Date
1400
Subject
Islam -- Doctrines -- Early works to 1800, Manuscripts, Arabic -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
84 leaves : paper ; 206 x 120 (150 x 80) mm. bound to 208 x 123 mm
Library
University of Michigan Library
Library Asset ID
1194829509
Record ID
990059844070106381
Library Location
UM Ann Arbor Libraries, University Library
Date
15th century (exact date unknown)
Notes
Ms. codex., Title provided by cataloguer., Incipit: “Praise be to God who deserved existence and unity in Himself... Now that the sciences, even though their names are diverse and their divisions are diverse, their most honorable rank and highest status is divine science... So these meanings called me to compile a book... and I linked it to the divine pages and arranged it according to two purposes: the first in principles and the second in issues... and I granted God Almighty the inspiration of truth and the understanding of truthfulness that He is All-Knowing. With the truth, and to Him is the return and the return...”, Explicit: “The imamate of each of the four caliphs will be true. This is what I have, and God knows all the secrets. The conclusion of the book, O one who desires the realization of the truth... And the second is the longing for the truth. That is the grace of God. He gives it to whom He wills, and God is All-Powerful and All-Knowing. Praise be to God, Lord of the worlds, and may God’s blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad, the best of creation, and his good descendants. It has been completed.”, Collation: i, VI-1+1 (12), 5 VI(72), VI-11 (73), III+2 (81), I+1 (84), i ; chiefly sexternions; final leaf left blank ; catchwords present; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization (includes flyleaves and inserts, skips two pages between pp.171-172)., Layout: Written in 21-29 lines per page ; frame-ruled., Script: Naskh ; two main hands ; bulk of the text in a Turkish (?) hand, virtually serifless, rounded, freely ligatured, with slight tilt to the left, mainly closed counters, some sweeping descenders; replacement leaves at opening and close in an Ottoman nastaʻlīq (talik), serifless, with mainly closed counters, effect of tilt to the right and words descending to baseline, extended in the horiztonal; glosses in more angular nastaʻlīq (talik)., Decoration: Text rubricated with keywords, section headings, overlining, sigla and other abbreviations in red., Support: non-European paper, furnishing extremely cloudy, likely laid but any laid and chain lines are extremely diffuse and difficult to see; repairs in european paper; Replacement leaves at opening and close in a variety of papers - European laid, European wove, and non-European; flyleaves and some replacement leaves in European laid paper with "E A N" mark visible (cf Heawood 2595)., Binding: Pasteboards faced in marbled paper (blue, green and pink) with spine, fore-edge and edges/turn-ins in red leather (marbled paper faced, leather edged, framed binding) ; Type II binding (with flap); pastedowns and flyleaves in yellow European laid paper; sewn in white thread, two stations (primaries in rose); fine worked endbands in blue-green and yellow; in fair condition with some abrasion, staining, etc., Former shelfmark: British Museum, London “No. 93. Al-Akaid.” ; "397" on tail of textblock., Accompanying materials: Two blank slips (paginated pp.101-102 and pp.109-110)., Origin: Lacks dated colophon. Paper and hand may suggest late 15th century. Replacement leaves very likely date from early 19th century. Perhaps signature of glossator on p.152 “This was done [...?] at the hands of the person who committed the crime against him... Muhammad bin Al-Hajj Ali in skinning... [?]”., Bookplate of British Museum, London on inner front cover,”British Museum, London. No. 93. Al-Akaid.” ; circular seal impression with figure of goat/gazelle in purple ink as well as inscription "377" in Western numerals on front flyleaf (p.1); circular waqf-seal impression in black ink appears on fol.1a (p.3) 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 marginal and interlinear glosses and corrections., Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 29
Sample Text
Fine copy of the treatise on theological matters by Shams al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Ashraf al-Samarqandī (d.1303?).
Son Dizinleme Tarihi
20251210
Biçim
Book, Manuscript, Available Online
Koleksiyonda
Tiflis Collection.
Referanslar
Brockelmann, C. GAL, I, 468
Elde Ediliş
Acquired by purchase along with Abdul Hamid Collection (funds donated by Horace Rackham).
