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Acephalous copy of the Kitāb al-Milal wa-al-niḥal. The first heading is "al-ʻĀnāniyah" on fol. 4a.
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- Publisher
- Jerusalem, [1734]
- Language
- Arabic
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Item Summary
Acephalous copy of the Kitāb al-Milal wa-al-niḥal. The first heading is "al-ʻĀnāniyah" on fol. 4a.
Descriptive Information
- Title
- [كتاب الملل والنحل]
- Transliterated Title
- [Kitāb al-Milal wa-al-niḥal]
- Call Number
- Islamic manuscripts, Garrett no. 43B
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dcc821gx53h
- Publisher
- Jerusalem, [1734]
- Language
- Arabic
- Date Created
- 1734
- Format
- Manuscript
- Extent
- i, 148, i leaves: paper ; 202 x 135 (150 x 80) mm. bound to 140 x 210 mm.
- Provenance
- Acquired by Robert Garrett from Brill, 1925, from the books of Murād Bey al-Bārūdī (Beirut).
- Source Acquisition
- Gift ; Robert Garrett, Class of 1897 ; 1942.
- References
- Hitti, P. Garrett coll., 1606
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Ms. codex.
- Title and name of author supplied by cataloger.
- Physical description: 25 lines per page. Written in medium small naskh in black ink with use of red for headings. European paper with watermark. According to the foliation in Arabic numerals and to the catchwords, several fol. missing between fol. 2 and 3. Worm-eaten. Fol. 25-42 extremely fragile (worm-eaten and dampness damaged).
- Two spine labels (vertical), reading respectively: "Anwāʻ al-diyānāt wa-falsafah" (in Arabic script), and "43" (in Arabic and Western numerals).
- Origin: Copy completed in the Masjid al-Aqsá on Saturday 10 Muḥarram 1147 [June 12, 1734] by ʻAbd al-Muʻṭī ibn Muḥyī al-Dīn al-Khalīlī, khādim niʻāl al-ʻulamāʼ in Bayt al-Muqaddas (colophon, fol. 147b).
- Beginning as extant: والمحدث خلقه وقطرته ابدع بالامر العقل الاول الذى هو تام بالفعل ثم بتوسطه ابدع النفس التالي الذى هو غير تام ونسبة النفس الى العقل اما نسبة النطفة الى تمام الخلقة او البيض الى الطير
- Beginning fol. 3a: واما جواز الرجعة فاما وقع من امرين احدهما حديث عزيز عليه السلام
- Explicit: ويدخل فى غمارة جنده ودذيه والحمد لله رب العالمين قال المصنف رحمه الله تعالى هذا ما وجدته من مقالات اهل العالم ونقلته على ما وجدته فما صادق منه خللا من النقل فاصلحه اصلح الله عز وجل حاله وسدد اقواله وافعاله
- Binding Note
- Half bound in black cloth and leather. Marbled paper pastedown and free endpaper.
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 300
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Manuscripts of the Islamic World
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/7866cd9d-ea61-47a5-9e5a-71e4afff3d84/manifest