Author
Jazūlī, Muḥammad ibn Sulaymān, 1404-1465
Author Original
جزولي، محمد بن سليمن
Publication Date
1850
Subject
Islam -- Prayers and devotions -- Early works to 1800, Sufism -- Prayers and devotions -- Early works to 1800, Manuscripts, Arabic -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
134 leaves : paper ; 261 x 185 (193 x 116) mm. bound to 268 x 193 mm
Library
University of Michigan Library
Library Asset ID
1131727643
Record ID
990068341340106381
Library Location
UM Ann Arbor Libraries, University Library
Date
Possibly between 1850-1899
Notes
Ms. codex., Title from opening matter on p.3., Incipit: “May God’s blessings and peace be upon our Master Muhammad and his family and companions. Praise be to God who has guided us to faith and Islam and blessings be upon Muhammad, His Prophet... After this, the purpose of this book is to mention the blessings upon the Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, and its virtues. We mention them, omitting the chains of transmission, to make it easier for the reader to memorize them. It is one of the most important tasks for those who want to get close to the Lord of lords, and I called it a book. Evidence of good things and sparks of light in mentioning blessings upon the chosen Prophet, seeking the pleasure of God Almighty and love for His noble Messenger...”, Explicit: “May God’s blessings and peace be upon our master Muhammad, the Seal of the Prophets and the Imam of the Messengers, and upon his family and companions, and peace be upon him. Praise be to God, Lord of the worlds, and He is sufficient for us, and He is the best disposer of affairs. The evidence is complete.”, Collation: Too tightly bound to highlighted gatherings; pp.26-29 left blank, likely intended for a depiction of the rawḍah and minbar or Mecca and Medina but never executed; catchwords present (partially lost to trimming); pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization., Layout: Written in 9 lines per page ; frame-ruled., Script: Naskh ; Exquisite, bold Ottoman hand; Partially seriffed with right-sloping head-serifs mainly on lām (initial, final and isolated) and other ascenders apart from alif, slight effect of tilt to the left, curvilinear descenders, mainly open counters, pointing in conjoined dots; fully vocalized., Decoration: Fine illuminated headpiece (ʻunwān / sarlawḥ) at opening on p.2 consisting of empty rectangular piece bordered in salmon (orange) and gold, surmounted a scalloped dome carrying title for opening section “The Signs of Good Deeds Provided” surrounded by floral vegetable decoration in gold, lavender, green, salmon, and blue, itself surmounted by vertical stalks (tīgh) in light blue; written area surrounded by gold frame consisting of heavy gold band defined by black fillets with outermost red rule; textual dividers in the form of illuminated roundels / rosettes with red and blue accents; simple illuminated headpieces appear at other section headings throughout text., Support: Light brown machine wove paper with embossed mark (“imitation watermark”) “BATH” under crown (see p.49-50, 53-54, 57-58, and 59-60, 267-268, etc.) ; pigment burn to penetrate at inner border of frame surrounding written area in many leaves and minor pest damage., Binding: Boards covered in red cloth; Western style binding; pastedowns and flyleaves in untinted wove paper; spine gold-stamped with 'title' ("The Holy Quran") and decorative bands ; now sewn in white thread (rarely visible, see p.44); stuck-on endbands in mint green ; overall in quite good condition ; certainly not original (impression of a flap visible in many leaves)., Former shelfmark: Mich. Island. Ms. temp. no. 162, Accompanying materials: "a. Slip of paper with notes in Jameson's handwriting: 'Sections from the Koran / Collection of prayers / Sulaymān purchase / 10-20-70' -- b. Slip of paper with notes in Jameson's handwriting: '?Section of the Koran? / Bought on Mr. Sulaymān's trip. All on one order no. / Brought to RBR on 10-27-70 by Mr. Eilts. paper, decoration, etc. would suggest late 19th century., Possible former inventory mark "624" on 'title page' (p.1) as well as a listing of the prayers from the Dalāʼil for each day of the week with instructions in Turkish; waqf statement on facing incipit page (p.3) and at various places in text including p.24, 25, 32, 33, 36, 37, 40, 41, etc. “This guide to good deeds is an endowment for God Almighty for everyone who reads it and recites Al-Fatihah for his endowment for God Almighty.” glosses (surrounded by gold rules) and occasional marginal correction., Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 1013
Sample Text
Elegant copy of al-Jazūlī's (d.869/1465) celebrated collection of prayers for the Prophet, description of his tomb, his names, etc. Followed by closing prayers (The closing prayer of Sahliyya and the Safa prayers).
Son Dizinleme Tarihi
20251210
Biçim
Book, Manuscript, Available Online
Koleksiyonda
Sulaiman Purchase Collection.
Referanslar
Witkam, Jan Just. "The battle of the images: Mekka vs. Medina in the iconography of the manuscripts of al-Jazālī's Dalāʼil al-Khayrāt." In Theoretical approaches to the transmission and edition of Oriental manuscripts. Proceedings of a symposium held in Istanbul, March 28-30, 2001, Eds. Judith Pfeiffer and Manfred Kropp (Beirut: Ergon verlag Würzburg in Kommission, 2007): 67-82 and 295-300 (illus.)
Elde Ediliş
Purchased in Egypt by Mr. Sulaiman ;
Konular (Diğer)
Headpieces (layout features)
