Author
Luṭf Allāh ibn Amān Allāh,
Author Original
لطف الله بن امان الله،
Publication Date
1600
Subject
Islam -- Customs and practices -- Early works to 1800, Islam -- Doctrines -- Early works to 1800, Pillars of Islam -- Early works to 1800, Manuscripts, Persian -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor
Type
Book
Language
Persian
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
82 leaves : paper ; 222 x 144 (138 x 78) mm
Library
University of Michigan Library
Library Asset ID
1194746264
Record ID
990068372850106381
Library Location
UM Ann Arbor Libraries, University Library
Date
17th century (exact date unknown)
Notes
Ms. codex., Title supplied by cataloguer., Incipit: "The sedition of occupation with the knowledge of hadith has been seen as obligatory and the ablutions of events have been repelled by Farooq's antidote, and the knowledge of hadith is the sea of the sea...", Explicit: "... in this world it is the cause of salvation from temptation and accidents, and in the Hereafter it brings mercy and forgiveness, and we ask for this by Allah, the Beloved and the Most High", Colophon: "Scribal," reads "Harrah Lutfullah bin Amanullah Ree", Collation: ii, IV-2 (6), 3 IV(30), III (36), III-1 (41), 4 IV(73), III (79), II-1 (82), ii; chiefly quaternions; middle of the quire marks in the form of oblique strokes in black appearing in the upper outer corner of the right-hand leaf and lower outer corner of the left-hand leaf; present catchwords; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during cataloguing., Layout: Written in 15 lines per page; frame-ruled., Script: Nastaʻlīq; spacious, elegant hand in a medium to heavy line; characteristically serifless with gentle effect of words descending to baseline, elongation and exaggerated thickness of horizontal strokes, pointing in distinct or conjoined dots, final or free-standing nūn somewhat irregular, but often set down in wide, slightly angled bowl., Decoration: Keywords (chapter marking each section, etc.) rubricated; some overlining (with two-teeth stroke) in red; written area throughout surrounded by gold frame with outermost blue rule., Support: non-European (likely Persian or Indian) laid paper with roughly 6 laid lines per cm. (horizontal, fairly distinct, curving) and occasional chain line visible, somewhat cloudy formation, inclusions visible, fairly thin and translucent though quite sturdy, well-burnished, dark cream to beige in color; repairs (guards and fills); flyleaves in untinted European laid paper., Binding: Heavy pasteboards covered in quite dark brown (to black) leather; Type III binding (without flap); doublures in dark red leather, current flyleaves in untinted European laid paper; upper and lower covers carry blind stamped mandorla, pendants, and corner pieces (each filled with vegetal composition), as well as blind rule borders; now sewn in white thread, two stations; worked chevron endbands in red and blue, fair condition with some losses; overall in fair condition with losses and delamination of lower board, some abrasion and staining, etc. ; repairs to spine (rebacked), likely resewn., Former shelfmark: Mich. Isl. Ms. temp. no. 26, Accompanying materials: a. Slip with descriptive notes in hand of G. Meredith-Owens "MO 17 Imperfect at the beginning. A work on Muslim institutions (the Ḥajj, almsgiving, etc.) based in the practice of the Prophet as laid down by the Ḥadīth. Undated. Copied by Luṭfullāh b. Amānullāh" -- b. Slip with notes "Persian MSS (Heyworth-Dunne?) with Meredith-Owens notes" -- c. Slip with note "Counted for 1968/69 Annual Report", Origin: As appears in colophon at close on p.163, copied by Luṭf Allāh ibn Amān Allāh. Date of transcription not specified. Paper, hand, etc. may suggest 17th century., Occasional marginal corrections., Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 877
Sample Text
Elegant (though acephalous) copy of a work in Persian on matters of Islamic ritual practice (ʻibādāt) as attested in the ḥadīth of the Prophet. Contributions to the cataloguing from Elizabeth Kunze.
Katkıda Bulunanlar
Luṭf Allāh ibn Amān Allāh, scribe.
Son Dizinleme Tarihi
20251210
Biçim
Book, Manuscript, Available Online
Koleksiyonda
F. E. Nuttall Collection.
Elde Ediliş
Acquired from Frank E. Nuttall (1875-1943).
