Anṣārī, Zakarīyā ibn Muḥammad, approximately 1423-approximately 1520. أنصاري، زكريا بن محمد، حوالي 1423-حوالي 1520.
Published / Created:
1856
Call Number:
Hartford Seminary Arabic MSS 214
Collection Title:
Hartford Seminary Collection
Image Count:
416
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
A commentary by Zakarīyā ibn Muḥammad al-Anṣārī (approximately 1423-approximately 1520), a prolific Egyptian Shafiʻī Islamic law scholar, Shaykh al-Islām and Qāḍī al-Quḍah, on his own compendium of Islamic law according to the Shāfi'ī tradition, entitled "Taḥrīr Tanqīḥ al-Lubāb", being an epitome of "Tanqīḥ al-Lubāb" of Aḥmad ibn ʻAbd al-Raḥīm ibn al-'Irāqī (1361-1423), itself an abridgement of a larger work by Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Maḥāmilī (died 1024), entitled "al-Lubāb al-fiqh al-Shāfiʻī". Copied on Thursday, 13 Rabīʻ Ākhir, 1273 (11 December, 1856) by Muḥammad Ibrāhīm ʻArab al-Zankalūnī. Place of copying not mentioned.
Alternative Title:
Sharḥ al-Taḥrīr, Sharḥ Taḥrīr Tanqīḥ al-Lubāb, تحفة الطلاب بشرح تحرير تنقيح اللباب : مخطوطة / أبو يحيى زكريا بن محمد الأنصاري., شرح التحرير, and شرح تحرير تنقيح اللباب
Description:
23 x 16.5 cm; written surface: 9 x 16 cm; 21 lines per page., Binding: In light brown leather binding with flap, central medallion on cover and flap; in 20 numbered quires., Colophon: "Wa-kāna al-farāgh min kitābat hādhā al-kitāb yawm al-Khamīs al-mubārak, thalāthata ʻashar khalat min shahr Rabīʻ Ākhir alladhī huwa min shuhūr sanat alf wa-miʼatayn wa-thalāthah wa-sabʻīn min al-Hijrah al-Nabawīyah, ʻalá ṣāḥibihā afḍal al-ṣalāh wa-al-salām, wa-dhālika ʻalá yad kātibihi al-faqīr al-ḥaqīr al-rājī ʻafwa Rabbihi al-qadīr Muḥammad Ibrāhīm ʻArab al-Zankalūnī baladan, al-Shāfiʻī madhhaban, al-Bakrī ṭarīqatan, ghafara Allāh la-hu wa-li-wālidayhi wa-wālid wālidayhi wa-li-khwānihi fī Allāh taʻālá. Āmīn. Wa-ṣallá Allāh ʻalá Sayyidinā Muḥammad wa-ʻalá ālihi wa-ṣaḥbihi wa-sallam.", Forms part of the Hartford Seminary Collection. For a description of the collection, search by call number: Hartford Seminary., In good naskh script, in black ink, on white paper with the phrases of Taḥrīr Tanqīḥ al-Lubāb in red; some commentaries on the margins and interlinear; catchwords., Incipit: "Bismillāh al-Raḥmān al-Raḥīm wa-bi-hi al-iʻānah. Qāla Sayyidunā wa-Mawlānā Qāḍī al-Quḍāh, shaykh mashāyikh al-Islām, malik al-ʻulamāʼ al-aʻlām, Sībawayh zamānih, farīd ʻaṣrih wa-awānih, zayn al-dīn, lisān al-mutakallimīn, ḥujjat al-munāẓirīn, muḥyī sunnat Sayyidī [Sayyid] al-Mursalīn, Abū Yaḥyá Zakarīyā al-Anṣārī al-Shāfiʻī, taghammadahu Allāh bi-raḥmatih wa-fasaḥa fī qabrih wa-nafaʻanā wa-al-Muslimīn bi-barakatih: Bismillāh al-Raḥmān al-Raḥīm. al-Ḥamdu lillāh alladhī faqqaha fī dīnihi man iṣṭafāh min al-anām, wa-hadá man irtaḍāh li-fahm mā sharraʻahu min al-aḥkām ... Wa-baʻd, fa-hādhā sharḥ ʻalá mukhtaṣarī al-musammá bi-Taḥrīr tanqīḥ al-lubāb fī al-fiqh ʻalá madhhab al-Imām al-mujtahid al-Shāfiʻī, raḍiya Allāh ʻanhu, yaḥullu alfāẓahu wa-yubayyinu murādahu wa-yuḥaqqiqu masāʼilahu wa-yuḥarriru dalāʼilahu, wa-sammaytuhu "Tuḥfat al-ṭullāb bi-sharḥ taḥrīr tanqīḥ al-lubāb". Wa-Allāh al-karīm asʼal an yajʻalahu khāliṣan li-wajhihi al-karīm wa-sababan lil-fawz bi-jannāt al-naʻīm.", On folio 1a: "Kitāb Sharḥ al-Taḥrīr, taʼlīf al-Shaykh al-Imām al-ʻālim al-ʻallāmah, shaykh mashāyikh al-Islām, malik al-ʻulamāʼ al-aʻlām, Sībawayh zamānih, wa-waḥīd dahrihi wa-farīd ʻaṣrihi wa-awānih, zayn al-dīn, lisān al-mutakallimīn, maḥajjat al-munāẓirīn, Abū Yaḥyá Zakarīyā al-Anṣārī al-Shāfiʻī, raḥimahu Allāh taʻālá. Āmīn. Āmīn. Wa-ṣallá Allāh ʻalá Sayyidinā Muḥammad wa-ʻalá ālihi wa-ṣaḥbihi wa-sallam.", On folio 1a: Two ownership statements, as follows: "Mulk al-faqīr ilá Allāh taʻālá Muḥammad Ibrāhīm ʻArab al-Shāfiʻī." "Qad intaqalat al-milkīyah min al-madhkūr yamīnahu ilá al-fāḍil al-Shaykh Ibrāhīm Rābiḥ al-Shāfiʻī madhhaban. Wa-bi-dhā lazim al-taʼshīr li-yuʻlam.", Purchased from Hartford Seminary on the Beinecke Rare Book & Capital Reserve Fund, 2005., Romanization supplied by cataloger., Secundo folio: thumma bi-al-ḥamd la-hu jamʻan., Text folios 1a-202b; folios 203-204 are blank., Title from incipit (folio 1b)., Translation of the colophon: "The copy was completed on blessed Thursday, 13 Rabīʻ Ākhir, 1273 of the Hijrah of the Prophet [11 December, 1856], may the best of prayer and peace be upon Him, by ... Muḥammad Ibrāhīm ʻArab al-Zankalūnī baladan, al-Shāfiʻī madhhaban, al-Bakrī ṭarīqatan, may God forgive him, his parents and the parents of his parents, and his brethren in God, Most High. Amen. May God pray on our Master Muḥammad and his family and his companions and grant them peace.", البداية: "بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم وبه الإعانة. قال سيدنا ومولانا قاضي القضاة، شيخ مشايخ الإسلام، ملك العلماء الأعلام، سيبويه زمانه، فريد عصره وأوانه، زين الدين، لسان المتكلمين، حجة المناظرين، محيي سنة سيدي [سيد] المرسلين، أبو يحيى زكريا الأنصاري الشافعي، تغمّده الله برحمته وفسح في قبره ونفعنا والمسلمين ببركته: بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم. الحمد لله الذي فقّه في دينه من اصطفاه من الأنام، وهدى من ارتضاه لفهم ما شرّعه من الأحكام ... وبعد، فهذا شرح على مختصري المسمى بتحرير تنقيح اللباب في الفقه على مذهب الإمام المجتهد الشافعي، رضي الله عنه، يحل ألفاظه ويبين مراده ويحقق مسائله ويحرر دلائله، وسميته "تحفة الطلاب بشرح تحرير تنقيح اللباب". والله الكريم أسأل أن يجعله خالصًا لوجهه الكريم وسببًا للفوز بجنات النعيم.", الخاتمة: "وكان الفراغ من كتابة هذا الكتاب يوم الخميس المبارك، ثلاثة عشر خلت من شهر ربيع آخر الذي هو من شهور سنة ألف ومائتين وثلاثة وسبعين من الهجرة النبوية، على صاحبها أفضل الصلاة والسلام، وذلك على يد كاتبه الفقير الحقير الراجي عفو ربه القدير محمد إبراهيم عرب الزنكلوني بلدًا، الشافعي مذهبًا، البكري طريقةً، غفر الله له ولوالديه ووالد والديه ولإخوانه في الله تعالى. آمين. وصلى الله على سيدنا محمد وعلى آله وصحبه وسلم.", بداية الورقة الثانية: ثم بالحمد له جمعًا., على وجه الورقة 1: "كتاب شرح التحرير، تأليف الشيخ الإمام العالم العلامة، شيخ مشايخ الإسلام، ملك العلماء الأعلام، سيبويه زمانه، ووحيد دهره وفريد عصره وأوانه، زين الدين، لسان المتكلمين، محجة المناظرين، أبو يحيى زكريا الأنصاري الشافعي، رحمه الله تعالى. آمين. آمين. وصلى الله على سيدنا محمد وعلى آله وصحبه وسلم.", and على وجه الورقة 1: قيدا تملك، كما يلي: "ملك الفقير إلى الله تعالى محمد إبراهيم عرب الشافعي." "قد انتقلت الملكية من المذكور يمينه إلى الفاضل الشيخ إبراهيم رابح الشافعي مذهبًا. وبذا لزم التأشير ليعلم."
Subject (Name):
Anṣārī, Zakarīyā ibn Muḥammad, approximately 1423-approximately 1520. Taḥrīr Tanqīḥ al-Lubāb., Anṣārī, Zakarīyā ibn Muḥammad,--approximately 1423-approximately 1520, Anṣārī, Zakarīyā ibn Muḥammad,--approximately 1423-approximately 1520.--Taḥrīr Tanqīḥ al-lubāb., Ibn al-ʻIrāqī, Aḥmad ibn ʻAbd al-Raḥīm, 1361-1423. Tanqīḥ al-Lubāb., Ibn al-ʻIrāqī, Aḥmad ibn ʻAbd al-Raḥīm,--1361-1423.--Tanqīḥ al-Lubāb., Ibn al-Maḥāmilī, Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad, -1024. Lubāb fī al-fiqh al-Shāfiʻī., Ibn al-Maḥāmilī, Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad,---1024.--Lubāb fī al-fiqh al-Shāfiʻī., ابن العراقي، أحمد بن عبد الرحيم، 1361-1423. تنقيح اللباب., ابن العراقي، أحمد بن عبد الرحيم،--1361-1423.--تنقيح اللباب., ابن المحاملي، احمد بن محمد، -1024. لباب في الفقه الشافعي., ابن المحاملي، أحمد بن محمد،---1024.--لباب في الفقه الشافعي., أنصاري، زكريا بن محمد، حوالي 1423-حوالي 1520. تحرير تنقيح اللباب., أنصاري، زكريا بن محمد،--حوالي 1423-حوالي 1520., and أنصاري، زكريا بن محمد،--حوالي 1423-حوالي 1520.--تحرير تنقيح اللباب.
Ibn Qudāmah, Muwaffaq al-Dīn ʻAbd Allāh ibn Aḥmad, 1147-1223
Published / Created:
[1814]
Call Number:
Landberg MSS 711
Image Count:
19
Abstract:
Copied about A.H. 1229 (A.D. 1814). and Moral testament.
Description:
Compared with Bankipore catalog, XIII, no. 858., Fair naskhī, in red and black., Islamic binding, paper covered, with flap., and With: 6 other titles.
Copied in A.H. 1269 (A.D. 1852 or 53). and Muhammad Shafiq (died 1879 AD) was a major Ottoman calligrapher, who excelled in his instructional calligraphic pieces. This particular work is one of them. It exhibits the most important features of one of the Arabic calligraphic styles, the naskhi script. As can been seen, it surveys the art of connecting the various Arabic letters with other Arabic letters in a harmonious way, which results, ultimately, in the final beauty of the calligraphic piece. The two opening pages show the type of late Ottoman illumination, revealing the clear European influences. The shown pictures exhibit intricate arabesque floral design, typical of the late Ottoman period. Of interest in this particular manuscript is the binding, which reveals its Islamic origin. Beside the typical flap, which is the hallmark of most cherished Islamic bindings throughout history, the covers are richly gilt in floral decorations echoing the floral design of the opening pages.
Description:
Calligraphic naskhi. Decorated in gold and colors. and Islamic binding, in maroon, with flap.
Subject (Topic):
Arabic language and literature --Primers (Calligraphy)
Autograph letter, in Arabic Maghrabi script, conveying a greeting to Major John Owen in Raleigh, and consisting chiefly of quotations from the Qur'an and from treatises on Arabic grammar. Quotations from the Qur'an include: Sūrat al-Najm (21-23); Sūrat al-Masad (1-2); Sūrat al-Baqarah (285-286); Sūrat Fuṣṣilat (46); Sūrat 'Abasa (34-37); Sūrat al-Infiṭār (19); Sūrat al-Nabaʼ (40); Sūrat al-Mulk (1-13). Quotations from grammatical treatises include verses from Mulḥat al-iʻrāb (Ḥarīrī) and Alfīyat Ibn Mālik (Muḥammad ibn ʻAbd Allāh). In the center of the first page, a geometric drawing encloses the Arabic text "Shaykh General Jim Owen," along with two unidentified words. In addition to the text relating to John and James Owen and the quotations, Said expresses a wish to see a place [Kaba?] in Africa. and With cover letter, in English, from John Louis Taylor, Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, dated Raleigh, North Carolina, 1819 October 10, to Francis Scott Key, George Town [Washington, DC]. Taylor describes Said's history and relationship with his owner James Owen, and requests Key's assistance in obtaining a translation of the enclosed manuscript. He also asks for Key's advice in obtaining an Arabic Bible for Said, and discusses his hope that Said could be persuaded to return to Africa with "the Colonization Society," likely the American Colonization Society, of which both Taylor and Key were members.
Description:
Accompanied by a copy of The Missionary Herald (Boston: American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, April 1869) which includes an article, in English, "Arabic-Speaking Negro Mohammedans in Africa," by George E. Post, that discusses Said's manuscript, Taylor's letter, and subsequent events and writings by Said., Gift of Moses Stuart to Andover Theological Seminary Library, 1837. Acquired as part of the establishment of the Andover Newton Seminary at Yale Divinity School, 2017., Notes on Taylor letter: "Letter from Judge Taylor - enclosing an Arabic Amulet" ; "Judge Taylor's letter and mss to be sent to Dr Stuart, Andover" ; "To the Library of the Theol. Seminary from M. Stuart, 22 April 1837." Moses Stuart was Professor of Biblical Studies at Andover Theological Seminary from 1810 to 1848., Omar ibn Said, also known as Moro or Moreau, was a West African Muslim born and educated in the Futa Toro region on the Senegal River. He was sold into slavery in approximately 1807 and transported to the United States. From approximately 1810 until the end of his life, Said was owned by politician James Owen of Bladen County, North Carolina, brother of North Carolina Governor John Owen., and Title devised by cataloger.
Subject (Geographic):
Cape Fear River Region (N.C.)--Race relations. and United States--Race relations.
Subject (Name):
American Colonization Society., Andover Newton Theological Seminary Ownership., Key, Francis Scott,--1779-1843., Owen, James, --1784-1865., Owen, John, --1787-1831., Said, Omar ibn,--1770?-1863 or 1864., Stuart, Moses,--1780-1852--Ownership., and Taylor, John Louis,--1769-1829.
Subject (Topic):
African American Muslims--North Carolina., African Americans--Colonization--Africa., African Americans--North Carolina--Cape Fear River Region., Arabic manuscripts., Arabic--Grammar., Qurʼan--Quotations., Slavery--North Carolina--Cape Fear River Region., Slavery--United States., Slaves' writings, American., and Slaves--North Carolina.
Three tracts dealing with the Ismaʻilis and the Karmatians: an extract from Kitāb manāhij al-tawassul fī mabāhij al-tarassul; an untitled collection of 4 sermons, which, although undated, are probably all contemporary; and 2 fragments of a conversation between Muḥammad ibn ʻAlī al-Bākir, the fifth Imām, and an unidentified Khālid ibn Zayd al-Juʾfy.
Modern 19th century naskhī, in red and black., Presented to Edward Elbridge Salisbury by Henry A. DeForest. Presented to Yale by Salisbury in 1870., and The first text in this volume was extracted from a book obtained by the Rev. Eli Smith from Mekhaîl Meshâka of Damascus. The second text was obtained through the courtesy of Louis von Wildenbruch, Prussian Consul General of Syria (died before Oct. 25, 1849), whose dragoman, Mr. Catafago, found it near Aleppo. The third text was also obtained through von Wildenbruch.
Subject (Name):
DeForest, Henry A.--Presentation inscription to E. Salisbury and Salisbury, Edward Elbridge,--1814-1901--Presentation inscription from H. DeForest
Subject (Topic):
Theology--Sects--Ismaʻili and Theology--Sects--Karmatian
Copied after the Mahdī's death, since his name is occasionally followed by the formula ʻalayhi al-salām. and Letters and proclamations.
Description:
"Registre des lettres et proclamations du Mahdi qui se trouvent dans [ce] manuscrit"; 4 leaves, in C. Landberg's hand, in pocket, inside front cover., Cf. JAOS, 31(1911), 368-69, from where it would seem that C. Landberg's original manuscript 543 (a volume of "170 Seiten") is now in the Egyptian Intelligence Office in Cairo and that it was captured at the battle of Toski in 1889., Fair Sudanese hand, in red and black., Imperfect: pp. 252-351 wanting., Islamic binding, in red, with flap., and Leaves numbered as pp. 1-503 (not counting the first page; pp. 495-503 are blank except for page-numbers).