Jāmiʻ al-fatwá

Name: Jāmiʻ al-fatwá
Author: Qirq Amrih al-Ḥumaydī al-Ḥanafī, -1475, Qirq Amrah al-Hamidi al-Hanafi, Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Jabalāwī, active 1673, Muhammad bin Muhammad al-Jabalawi

Title	Jāmiʻ al-fatwá
Author	Qirq Amrih al-Ḥumaydī al-Ḥanafī, -1475, Qirq Amrah al-Hamidi al-Hanafi, Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Jabalāwī, active 1673, Muhammad bin Muhammad al-Jabalawi
Author Original	قرق امره الحميدي الحنفي محمد بن محمد الجبلاوي
Publication Date:	1673
Publication Place	[Latakia] -
Subject	Fatwas -- Early works to 1800, Hanafites -- Early works to 1800, Islamic law -- Interpretation and construction -- Early works to 1800, Manuscripts, Arabic -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor
Type	Book
Language	Arabic
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	110 leaves : paper ; 205 x 145 (150 x 82) mm. bound to 215 x 155 mm
Library:	University of Michigan Library
Library Asset ID	1194775981
Record ID	990068036050106381
Library Location	UM Ann Arbor Libraries, University Library
Date	1673
Notes	Ms. codex., Title from opening on fol.1b., Incipit: “Praise be to God for what He has bestowed upon us of the knowledge of laws and rulings and guided us to knowledge of what we did not know through the guidance of the All-Knowing King... Now, when I saw the desires turning away from what is required... I filtered out the important issues from the considered fatwas... and I called it Al-Jami’ Al-Fatwa... The Book of Purity.”, Explicit: “And on the authority of Al-Shafi’i, no one is included in the will except a fool or a thief. And God knows best", Colophon: "Scribal", triangular, reads: "The book was completed with the help of the appointed King, and the completion of its copy was signed by a loop [?] on Sunday, the fifteenth of Rabi’ al-Thani of the months of the year one thousand and eighty-four of the Prophet’s Hijra, at the hands of a copyist... The poor servant to his master, Al-Samad Muhammad, the son of the late, late scholar Sheikh Muhammad Al-Masry, then Al-Jabalawi, resident of the guarded Latakia border, may God forgive him, his parents, and his sheikhs. And to all Muslims, may God’s blessings and peace be upon our master Muhammad and his family and companions, Amen.”, Collation: ii, V (10), I (12), VII (26), 8 V (106), 4 (110), i; catchwords present; foliation in black ink, Hindu-Arabic numerals, from fol.1; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, corresponds to foliation., Layout: Written in 25 lines per page; frame-ruled (impression of ruling board evident)., Script: Naskh ; small, compact ‘Syrian’ hand in a narrow line; Partially though irregularly serriffed (mainly on lām of definite article) with effect of tilt to the left and slight effect of words descending to basline, curvilinear descenders, pointing mainly in distinct dots, many closed counters, kāf mashqūqah preferred (even final kāf)., Decoration: Text rubricated with headings in red., Support: European laid paper ; Mainly a type with 11 laid lines per cm. (vertical), chain lines spaced 33 mm. apart (horizontal), and arms watermark with cross surmounted by crown and flanked by lions above two circles (upper with "M B" and lower empty, see pp.46, 58, 192, etc.), thin and crisp though sturdy, cream in color, well-burnished ; a few leaves in another type with 7 laid lines per cm. (vertical), chain lines spaced 30 mm. apart (horizontal) and crown-star-crescent watermark (see front flyleaf, p.22, etc.), sturdy and thicker than the other type., Binding: Pasteboards covered in green/teal cloth; Western style binding with squares though tight-back; pastedowns and flyleaves in beige machine woven paper; now sewn over three recessed cords; likely not original to codex; in fairly good condition with some staining, etc., Former shelfmark: From inner front cover, "IL 74" and from recto of front flyleaf, "B.II.226" (likely supplied by Yahuda, see acquisitions slip)., Accompanying materials: a. Inventory catalog slip in hand of Winifred Smeaton Thomas. b. Acquisitions slip from Yahuda., Origin: According to colophon on fol.110a, copied by "Muḥammad ibn al-marḥūm al-maghfūr lahu al-ʻallāmah al-shaykh Muḥammad al-Miṣrī thumma al-Jabalāwī" with transcription completed ("wa-qad waqaʻa al-farāgh min naskhih...”) on Sunday, 15 Rabīʻ II 1084 [ca. 30 July 1673] likely while residing in al-Lādhiqīyah [Latakia, Syria] (“nazīl thaghr al-Lādhiqīyah al-maḥrūsah”). Compare circumstances of transcription for Isl. Ms. 565, executed by the same copyist., Death notice, inscribed by the son of the deceased, found on verso of second front flyleaf, and dated 14 Rajab 1142 [ca. 2 February 1730] reads: “In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to God in every situation, and prayers and peace be upon our master, our support, and our intercessor in the future and the future, Muhammad and his companions, and his family is the best of companions and the best of the trustworthy. He has passed away with death to the mercy and satisfaction of God Almighty and may he rest [...?] in paradise in the highest heaven. My father, my sheikh, and my guide, Hajj Muhammad Nour Allah, the mufti of his mountain and the most honorable sheikh of the shrine. He is the Imam. Teachers and educators of disciples, on the morning of the blessed Thursday, which is the fourteenth of the sacred month of Rajab, in the year one hundred and forty-two AH. The best prayers, the purest peace, and the greatest greetings be upon its owner, and praise be to God, Lord of the worlds.” many marginal corrections (fol.18b, 70a, etc.), including those indicating variants (fol.105b) and clarifying cacographical errors (see fol.17b); notabilia (fol. 22a, 23a, 29a, 49b, etc.); a number of glosses marked “Lisan al-Hakim” and “Qazi Khan” (fol.28a, 28b, 30a, 31a, 31b, 70b, 72a-77b, etc.)., Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 561
Sample Text	A compendium of legal decisions from various jurists compiled by Qirq Amrih (Kırk Emre) al-Ḥumaydī al-Ḥanafī (d.880/1475). Includes many glosses from the Lisān al-ḥukkām of Ibn al-Shiḥnah (d. 822/1477) and the Fatāwá of Qāḍī Khān (d. 592/1196).
Katkıda Bulunanlar	Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Jabalāwī, active 1673, scribe.
Son Dizinleme Tarihi	20251210
Biçim	Book, Manuscript, Available Online
Koleksiyonda	Yahuda Collection.
Referanslar	Brockelmann, C. GAL, II, 226 ; SII, 316, Hajji Khalifah. Kashf al-ẓunūn, 565 ; 1515
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.

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Jāmiʻ al-fatwá

Author Qirq Amrih al-Ḥumaydī al-Ḥanafī, -1475, Qirq Amrah al-Hamidi al-Hanafi, Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Jabalāwī, active 1673, Muhammad bin Muhammad al-Jabalawi

Author Original قرق امره الحميدي الحنفي محمد بن محمد الجبلاوي

Publication Date 1673

Publication Place [Latakia] -

Subject Fatwas -- Early works to 1800, Hanafites -- Early works to 1800, Islamic law -- Interpretation and construction -- Early works to 1800, Manuscripts, Arabic -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor

Type Book

Language Arabic

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions 110 leaves : paper ; 205 x 145 (150 x 82) mm. bound to 215 x 155 mm

Library University of Michigan Library

Library Asset ID 1194775981

Record ID 990068036050106381

Library Location UM Ann Arbor Libraries, University Library

Date 1673

Notes Ms. codex., Title from opening on fol.1b., Incipit: “Praise be to God for what He has bestowed upon us of the knowledge of laws and rulings and guided us to knowledge of what we did not know through the guidance of the All-Knowing King... Now, when I saw the desires turning away from what is required... I filtered out the important issues from the considered fatwas... and I called it Al-Jami’ Al-Fatwa... The Book of Purity.”, Explicit: “And on the authority of Al-Shafi’i, no one is included in the will except a fool or a thief. And God knows best", Colophon: "Scribal", triangular, reads: "The book was completed with the help of the appointed King, and the completion of its copy was signed by a loop [?] on Sunday, the fifteenth of Rabi’ al-Thani of the months of the year one thousand and eighty-four of the Prophet’s Hijra, at the hands of a copyist... The poor servant to his master, Al-Samad Muhammad, the son of the late, late scholar Sheikh Muhammad Al-Masry, then Al-Jabalawi, resident of the guarded Latakia border, may God forgive him, his parents, and his sheikhs. And to all Muslims, may God’s blessings and peace be upon our master Muhammad and his family and companions, Amen.”, Collation: ii, V (10), I (12), VII (26), 8 V (106), 4 (110), i; catchwords present; foliation in black ink, Hindu-Arabic numerals, from fol.1; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, corresponds to foliation., Layout: Written in 25 lines per page; frame-ruled (impression of ruling board evident)., Script: Naskh ; small, compact ‘Syrian’ hand in a narrow line; Partially though irregularly serriffed (mainly on lām of definite article) with effect of tilt to the left and slight effect of words descending to basline, curvilinear descenders, pointing mainly in distinct dots, many closed counters, kāf mashqūqah preferred (even final kāf)., Decoration: Text rubricated with headings in red., Support: European laid paper ; Mainly a type with 11 laid lines per cm. (vertical), chain lines spaced 33 mm. apart (horizontal), and arms watermark with cross surmounted by crown and flanked by lions above two circles (upper with "M B" and lower empty, see pp.46, 58, 192, etc.), thin and crisp though sturdy, cream in color, well-burnished ; a few leaves in another type with 7 laid lines per cm. (vertical), chain lines spaced 30 mm. apart (horizontal) and crown-star-crescent watermark (see front flyleaf, p.22, etc.), sturdy and thicker than the other type., Binding: Pasteboards covered in green/teal cloth; Western style binding with squares though tight-back; pastedowns and flyleaves in beige machine woven paper; now sewn over three recessed cords; likely not original to codex; in fairly good condition with some staining, etc., Former shelfmark: From inner front cover, "IL 74" and from recto of front flyleaf, "B.II.226" (likely supplied by Yahuda, see acquisitions slip)., Accompanying materials: a. Inventory catalog slip in hand of Winifred Smeaton Thomas. b. Acquisitions slip from Yahuda., Origin: According to colophon on fol.110a, copied by "Muḥammad ibn al-marḥūm al-maghfūr lahu al-ʻallāmah al-shaykh Muḥammad al-Miṣrī thumma al-Jabalāwī" with transcription completed ("wa-qad waqaʻa al-farāgh min naskhih...”) on Sunday, 15 Rabīʻ II 1084 [ca. 30 July 1673] likely while residing in al-Lādhiqīyah [Latakia, Syria] (“nazīl thaghr al-Lādhiqīyah al-maḥrūsah”). Compare circumstances of transcription for Isl. Ms. 565, executed by the same copyist., Death notice, inscribed by the son of the deceased, found on verso of second front flyleaf, and dated 14 Rajab 1142 [ca. 2 February 1730] reads: “In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to God in every situation, and prayers and peace be upon our master, our support, and our intercessor in the future and the future, Muhammad and his companions, and his family is the best of companions and the best of the trustworthy. He has passed away with death to the mercy and satisfaction of God Almighty and may he rest [...?] in paradise in the highest heaven. My father, my sheikh, and my guide, Hajj Muhammad Nour Allah, the mufti of his mountain and the most honorable sheikh of the shrine. He is the Imam. Teachers and educators of disciples, on the morning of the blessed Thursday, which is the fourteenth of the sacred month of Rajab, in the year one hundred and forty-two AH. The best prayers, the purest peace, and the greatest greetings be upon its owner, and praise be to God, Lord of the worlds.” many marginal corrections (fol.18b, 70a, etc.), including those indicating variants (fol.105b) and clarifying cacographical errors (see fol.17b); notabilia (fol. 22a, 23a, 29a, 49b, etc.); a number of glosses marked “Lisan al-Hakim” and “Qazi Khan” (fol.28a, 28b, 30a, 31a, 31b, 70b, 72a-77b, etc.)., Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 561

Sample Text A compendium of legal decisions from various jurists compiled by Qirq Amrih (Kırk Emre) al-Ḥumaydī al-Ḥanafī (d.880/1475). Includes many glosses from the Lisān al-ḥukkām of Ibn al-Shiḥnah (d. 822/1477) and the Fatāwá of Qāḍī Khān (d. 592/1196).

Katkıda Bulunanlar Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Jabalāwī, active 1673, scribe.

Son Dizinleme Tarihi 20251210

Biçim Book, Manuscript, Available Online

Koleksiyonda Yahuda Collection.

Referanslar Brockelmann, C. GAL, II, 226 ; SII, 316, Hajji Khalifah. Kashf al-ẓunūn, 565 ; 1515

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.