[Hādhā Kitāb Qiṣaṣ al-anbiyāʼ ...etc.

Name: [Hādhā Kitāb Qiṣaṣ al-anbiyāʼ ...etc.
Author: Kisāʼī, Muḥammad ibn ʻAbd Allāh, active 11th century, Kisā’i, Muhammad ibn Abdullah, ʻAbd Allāh ibn al-ʻAbbās, -688?, Abdullah ibn al-Abbas, Ibrāhīm ibn Muṣṭafá, active 1751, Ibrahim ibn Mustafa

Title	[Hādhā Kitāb Qiṣaṣ al-anbiyāʼ ...etc.
Author	Kisāʼī, Muḥammad ibn ʻAbd Allāh, active 11th century, Kisā’i, Muhammad ibn Abdullah, ʻAbd Allāh ibn al-ʻAbbās, -688?, Abdullah ibn al-Abbas, Ibrāhīm ibn Muṣṭafá, active 1751, Ibrahim ibn Mustafa
Author Original	كسائي، محمد بن عبد الله عبد الله بن العباس ابراهيم بن مصطفى
Publication Date:	1751
Subject	Prophets, Pre-Islamic -- Early works to 1800, Islamic legends -- Early works to 1800, Creation (Islam) -- Early works to 1800, Islamic cosmology -- Early works to 1800, Seven sleepers of Ephesus -- Early works to 1800, Qurʼan. Sūrat al-Kahf, Manuscripts, Arabic -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor
Type	Book
Language	Arabic
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	210 leaves : paper ; 210 x 167 (156 x 86) mm
Library:	University of Michigan Library
Library Asset ID	1354988985
Record ID	990068052760106381
Library Location	UM Ann Arbor Libraries, University Library
Date	1751
Notes	Ms. codex., Title from 'title page' (p.7)., Incipit: [Qiṣaṣ al-anbiyāʼ] “Sheikh Imam Muhammad bin Abdullah Al-Kisa’i, may God Almighty have mercy on him, said: Praise be to God who gave creation vegetation... This is a book in which the beginnings of the creation of the heavens and the earths, the creation of the jinn and mankind, and the early conditions of the Prophets, peace be upon them, were collected...” [Qiṣṣat Aṣḥāb al-kahf] “Ibn Abbas, may God be pleased with him, was asked which verse in the Book of God Almighty was the most amazing.” He said, “The verses that God spoke about and He called them a wonder.” It was asked, “What are they?” He said, “The Companions of the Cave and Ar-Raqim were among Our signs a wonder...”,” Explicit: [Qiṣaṣ al-anbiyāʼ] “But it is true that Mosul was accepted. But it is possible that God is with your people because of their disbelief, and God knows best what is right, and to Him is the return and the return.” [Qiṣṣat Aṣḥāb al-kahf] M", Colophon: [Qiṣaṣ al-anbiyāʼ] "The book was completed with the help of God, the Bestowed King, from the hand of the despicable one who confessed incapacity and negligence [..?] Ibrahim bin Mustafa, may God forgive their sins on the 23rd of the year 1164", Collation: i, I+1 (3), V-1 (12), 2 V(32), 2 IV+1 (50), 16 V(210) ; final leaves left blank ; foliation in black ink, Hindu-Arabic numerals ; supplied during digitization (includes leaves carrying table of contents and excludes final leaves left blank)., Layout: Written in 21 lines per page; frame-ruled features ; line-drawn semi-circular pieces; textual dividers in the form of red discs; written area throughout surrounded by red rule-border., Support: European laid paper with 10 laid lines per cm (vertical), chain lines spaced 23 mm apart (horizontal), and watermarks of crown with name and grapes below (see p. 8, 10, etc.), “LANGUADOC” (see p. 24, 28, etc.); In color, thin and crisp though dense and sturdy, well-burnished to glossy., Binding: Pasteboards covered in dark red leather; Type II binding (with flap); board linings in untinted laid paper, hinges in printed mottle paper, envelope flap lined in marbled paper (mainly lime green, pin, and dark lavender); upper and lower covers carry blind-stamped mandorla (filled with vegetable decoration, compare Déroche class.NSd 7) with tooled rosette pendants and accents, as well as tooled border in a series of s-shaped stamps flanked by blind rules; sewn in white thread, two stations; worked chevron endbands in white and red, good condition; overall in fair condition with some abrasion, lifting and minor losses of leather on upper board, etc.; holding detached upper cover to textblock. From inner front cover and fore edge flap label, "IL 278a" (likely supplied by Yahuda, see acquisitions slip)., Accompanying materials: Acquisitions slip from Yahuda., Origin: As appears in colophon at close of Qiṣaṣ al-anbiyāʼ (p.402), copied by Ibrāhīm ibn Muṣṭafá with transcription completed 23 Rajab 1164 [ca. June 17, 1751]. Ḥusayn (Munla Mustafa bin Al-Haj Hussein) on final leaf (p. 413); occasional waqf statement in margin “He stood for the sake of God Almighty” ; occasional corrections., Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl 590
Sample Text	Elegant copy of the famous work on the creation and legends of the prophets prior to Muḥammad, followed by the relation of the legend of the Companions of the Cave (Seven Sleepers of Ephesus) attributed to Ibn ʻAbbās (d.688?). Table of contents at opening (pp.1-6).
Katkıda Bulunanlar	ʻAbd Allāh ibn al-ʻAbbās, -688? Qiṣṣat Aṣḥāb al-Kahf., Ibrāhīm ibn Muṣṭafá, active 1751, copyist.
Son Dizinleme Tarihi	20251211
Biçim	Book, Manuscript, Available Online
Koleksiyonda	Yahuda Collection.
Referanslar	Brockelmann, C. GAL, I 350, Nagel, T. "al-Kisāʼī, Ṣāḥib Ḳiṣaṣ al-Anbiyāʼ." EI2, vol. V, p.176, col.1, Brockelmann, C. GAL, I 190 ; S I 331, Paret, R. "Aṣḥāb al-Kahf." EI2.
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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[Hādhā Kitāb Qiṣaṣ al-anbiyāʼ ...etc.

Author Kisāʼī, Muḥammad ibn ʻAbd Allāh, active 11th century, Kisā’i, Muhammad ibn Abdullah, ʻAbd Allāh ibn al-ʻAbbās, -688?, Abdullah ibn al-Abbas, Ibrāhīm ibn Muṣṭafá, active 1751, Ibrahim ibn Mustafa

Author Original كسائي، محمد بن عبد الله عبد الله بن العباس ابراهيم بن مصطفى

Publication Date 1751

Subject Prophets, Pre-Islamic -- Early works to 1800, Islamic legends -- Early works to 1800, Creation (Islam) -- Early works to 1800, Islamic cosmology -- Early works to 1800, Seven sleepers of Ephesus -- Early works to 1800, Qurʼan. Sūrat al-Kahf, Manuscripts, Arabic -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor

Type Book

Language Arabic

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions 210 leaves : paper ; 210 x 167 (156 x 86) mm

Library University of Michigan Library

Library Asset ID 1354988985

Record ID 990068052760106381

Library Location UM Ann Arbor Libraries, University Library

Date 1751

Notes Ms. codex., Title from 'title page' (p.7)., Incipit: [Qiṣaṣ al-anbiyāʼ] “Sheikh Imam Muhammad bin Abdullah Al-Kisa’i, may God Almighty have mercy on him, said: Praise be to God who gave creation vegetation... This is a book in which the beginnings of the creation of the heavens and the earths, the creation of the jinn and mankind, and the early conditions of the Prophets, peace be upon them, were collected...” [Qiṣṣat Aṣḥāb al-kahf] “Ibn Abbas, may God be pleased with him, was asked which verse in the Book of God Almighty was the most amazing.” He said, “The verses that God spoke about and He called them a wonder.” It was asked, “What are they?” He said, “The Companions of the Cave and Ar-Raqim were among Our signs a wonder...”,” Explicit: [Qiṣaṣ al-anbiyāʼ] “But it is true that Mosul was accepted. But it is possible that God is with your people because of their disbelief, and God knows best what is right, and to Him is the return and the return.” [Qiṣṣat Aṣḥāb al-kahf] M", Colophon: [Qiṣaṣ al-anbiyāʼ] "The book was completed with the help of God, the Bestowed King, from the hand of the despicable one who confessed incapacity and negligence [..?] Ibrahim bin Mustafa, may God forgive their sins on the 23rd of the year 1164", Collation: i, I+1 (3), V-1 (12), 2 V(32), 2 IV+1 (50), 16 V(210) ; final leaves left blank ; foliation in black ink, Hindu-Arabic numerals ; supplied during digitization (includes leaves carrying table of contents and excludes final leaves left blank)., Layout: Written in 21 lines per page; frame-ruled features ; line-drawn semi-circular pieces; textual dividers in the form of red discs; written area throughout surrounded by red rule-border., Support: European laid paper with 10 laid lines per cm (vertical), chain lines spaced 23 mm apart (horizontal), and watermarks of crown with name and grapes below (see p. 8, 10, etc.), “LANGUADOC” (see p. 24, 28, etc.); In color, thin and crisp though dense and sturdy, well-burnished to glossy., Binding: Pasteboards covered in dark red leather; Type II binding (with flap); board linings in untinted laid paper, hinges in printed mottle paper, envelope flap lined in marbled paper (mainly lime green, pin, and dark lavender); upper and lower covers carry blind-stamped mandorla (filled with vegetable decoration, compare Déroche class.NSd 7) with tooled rosette pendants and accents, as well as tooled border in a series of s-shaped stamps flanked by blind rules; sewn in white thread, two stations; worked chevron endbands in white and red, good condition; overall in fair condition with some abrasion, lifting and minor losses of leather on upper board, etc.; holding detached upper cover to textblock. From inner front cover and fore edge flap label, "IL 278a" (likely supplied by Yahuda, see acquisitions slip)., Accompanying materials: Acquisitions slip from Yahuda., Origin: As appears in colophon at close of Qiṣaṣ al-anbiyāʼ (p.402), copied by Ibrāhīm ibn Muṣṭafá with transcription completed 23 Rajab 1164 [ca. June 17, 1751]. Ḥusayn (Munla Mustafa bin Al-Haj Hussein) on final leaf (p. 413); occasional waqf statement in margin “He stood for the sake of God Almighty” ; occasional corrections., Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl 590

Sample Text Elegant copy of the famous work on the creation and legends of the prophets prior to Muḥammad, followed by the relation of the legend of the Companions of the Cave (Seven Sleepers of Ephesus) attributed to Ibn ʻAbbās (d.688?). Table of contents at opening (pp.1-6).

Katkıda Bulunanlar ʻAbd Allāh ibn al-ʻAbbās, -688? Qiṣṣat Aṣḥāb al-Kahf., Ibrāhīm ibn Muṣṭafá, active 1751, copyist.

Son Dizinleme Tarihi 20251211

Biçim Book, Manuscript, Available Online

Koleksiyonda Yahuda Collection.

Referanslar Brockelmann, C. GAL, I 350, Nagel, T. "al-Kisāʼī, Ṣāḥib Ḳiṣaṣ al-Anbiyāʼ." EI2, vol. V, p.176, col.1, Brockelmann, C. GAL, I 190 ; S I 331, Paret, R. "Aṣḥāb al-Kahf." EI2.

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.