Author
ʻAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, Caliph, approximately 600-661, Ali ibn Abi Talib, Caliph, Muḥammad Zakarīyā Samarqandī, Muhammad Zakaria Samarqandī
Author Original
علي بن ابي طالب خليفة محمد زكريا سمرقندى
Publication Date
1700
Subject
Arabic poetry -- 622-750, Islam -- Prayers and devotions -- Early works to 1800, Calligraphy, Arabic -- Specimens, Calligraphy, Persian -- Specimens, Writing, Arabic -- Specimens, Manuscripts, Arabic -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor, Manuscripts, Persian -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor
Type
Book
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
8 leaves : paper ; 226 x 155 (120 x 66) mm
Library
University of Michigan Library
Library Asset ID
1194777182
Record ID
990068149050106381
Library Location
UM Ann Arbor Libraries, University Library
Date
18th century (exact date unknown)
Notes
Ms. codex., Title from colophon., Incipit: "Praise be to You, O Possessor of generosity, glory, and exaltation. You are blessed. You give to whomever You wish and withhold from anyone who has goodness. You will receive praise and praise. You will be blessed with glory and glory...”, Explicit: "And good people will come to you at your door. Kneel, O Lord, and peace be upon him, the Messenger of God’s prayers... may he kneel and stand.”, Colophon: “Scribal,” reads “The sermons of Hazrat Ali, may God Almighty be pleased with him, were copied by the weakest and most despicable guilty servant, Hajj Muhammad Zakariai Samarqandi, he was forgiven.”, Collation: ii, 4 I(8); catchwords present., Layout: Written mainly in 4 lines of verse and 8 lines of elucidation per page, with lines of verse flanking lines of elucidation (written on the diagonal)., Script: Nastaʻlīq ; Verses in a large, exquisite Indian style hand with elongation and somewhat exaggerated constrast in thickness between horizontal and vertical strokes; elucidation in much smaller and compact hand., Decoration: Illuminated headpiece (ʻunwān / sarlawḥ) at opening consisting of rectangular piece with empty gold cartouche flanked by swirling arabesque in gold with floral motifs in orange-red and pink all on a light-blue ground, surmounted by a scalloped semi-circular piece (dome) filled with the same manner of swirling arabesque and floral motifs (in gold, orange-red, pink) on a light-blue ground, itself surmounted by vertical stalks (tīgh) in gold with light-blue accents, and the entire piece set in a heavy well of gold; written area throughout surrounded by heavy frame in a series of narrow gold bands outlined by black fillets; margin and panels within the written area also outlined in gold bands; in the first few leaves (through fol.4a), elucidation in Persian surrounded by border evoking the design of the ʻunwān / sarlawḥ, a band of the same falls at the center of the written area; written area (including outlined margin) gold-flecked to varying degrees., Support: European and non-European (likely Persian or Indian) laid paper, all highly sized and burnished; bifolia appear to be composed of two leaves laminated together and mold markings are therefore difficult to examine in all but the second to last bifolium (which also carries a watermark, difficult to make out); some leaves tinted (green-blue / aquamarine and pale yellow) with facing pages in the same color; opening added bifolium (serving as flyleaves) in a paper with 8 laid lines per cm. (vertical, quite distinct) and no chain lines or watermarks visible), beige in color., Binding: Pasteboards (thin, semi-limp) faced in blue-green textile with dark red leather over spine and edges / turn-ins (textile faced, leather edged, framed binding) ; Type III binding (without flap); board linings in untinted laid paper; sewn in red thread, two stations; overall in fair condition with minor staining and abrasion, sewing failure, cover detached at spine, etc., Former shelfmark: "543 T. De M. [i.e. Tammaro De Marinis]" inscribed in pencil on upper board lining; "111" inscribed in pencil on 'title page' (recto of leaf carrying incipit page)., Origin: As appears in colophon at close, copy executed by al-Ḥājj Muḥammad Zakarīyā-yi Samarqandī. Date of transcription not specified ; paper, etc. may suggest 18th century., Clean copy., Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 442
Sample Text
Elegant copy of the qaṣīdah in ʻayn, Munājāt ʻAlī, from the dīwān attributed to ʻAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib (ca. 600-661), accompanied by elucidation in Persian, possibly of Ḥaqīrī Tabrīzī (see al-Dharīʻah no.6860, vol.22, pp.237-238). Contributions to the cataloguing from Abbas Zarei Mehrvarz and Hossein Mottaghi.
Katkıda Bulunanlar
Muḥammad Zakarīyā Samarqandī, scribe, calligrapher.
Son Dizinleme Tarihi
20251210
Biçim
Book, Manuscript, Available Online
Koleksiyonda
Abdul Hamid Collection.
Referanslar
Āghā Buzurg al-Ṭihrānī. al-Dharīʻah ilá taṣānīf al-Shīʻah, no.6860, vol.22, pp.237-238, Brockelmann, C. GAL, I 43 f.
Elde Ediliş
Acquired by purchase (funds donated by Horace Rackham).
