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A safīnah on the tenets of the Druze religion, together with moral exhortations; Muslim anecdotes, some of which are of classical origins, and several Druze fatwas. The first tract is by al-Amīr ʻAbd Allāh ibn Sulaymān al-Tanūkhī, the foremost Druze commentator. Incomplete.
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- Publisher
- [18th century?]
- People
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- Related Name
- Princeton University. Library. Manuscript. Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 371B
- Language
- Arabic
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Item Summary
A safīnah on the tenets of the Druze religion, together with moral exhortations; Muslim anecdotes, some of which are of classical origins, and several Druze fatwas. The first tract is by al-Amīr ʻAbd Allāh ibn Sulaymān al-Tanūkhī, the foremost Druze commentator. Incomplete.
Descriptive Information
- Title
- [Druze miscellany].
- Call Number
- Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 371B
- Identifier
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/q811kn24k
- Publisher
- [18th century?]
- Language
- Arabic
- Date Created
- 1700-1799
- Format
- Manuscript
- Extent
- 291 leaves : paper ; 110 x 77 (85 x 62) mm bound to 140 x 75 mm.
- Provenance
- Acquired from Bārūdī, Beirūt, A.D. 1925.
- Source Acquisition
- Gift ; Robert Garrett, Class of 1897 ; 1942.
- References
- Hitti, P. Garrett Coll., 1619.
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Ms. composite codex.
- Title devised by cataloger.
- Collation: Paper ; fol. 291 ; catchwords ; modern foliation in pencil using Western numerals, foliation erroneously runs from back to front.
- Layout: 9 lines per page.
- Description: Entries in green and red ; vowel signs ; MS in fair condition, worm-eaten and foxed.
- Origin: Probably from XVIIIth century.
- Beginning: المرحوم الامير جمال الدين عبد الله بن الامير علم الدين سليمان التنوخي قدس الله روحه ...
- Ending: ...تجري فاذا برجل يعدوا
- Binding Note
- Later? binding in oblong or safīnah format in brown leather. Blind-stamped mandorla and blind-tooled edging on covers. Lower cover covered with paper. Upper edge replaced. Endbands.
Discovery Information
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 596
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Manuscripts of the Islamic World
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/98df4085-f435-40c2-be00-6ccdd4390323/manifest