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No. i2i.
foil. 420; lines 15; size 8 X «; 6x3.

AL MUWATTA

A collection of Hadls (traditions) which, before the composition of
the biz oanonioaT collections,* was looked upon as the first and foremost
authority in Sahih Hadfyl

Anthor: AbY'AbdalUh Malik bin Anas al ARbahi, dill J^S> jf)

-JJuJl ^fc«oSi ^Jl ^ tsAJU, the second of the four learned

doctors (i»t**t) who were the exponents of their faith. He is sometimes

called Inxam-u-Dar al Hijrah (&j«^}1 jfo ft-1), and was born in

Medina in a.h, 93 — A .a 711. Dahabi, after mentioning tne d%tes of
the author's birth, a.h. 96 and 92, given by other biographers, emphati-
cally says that a.h. 03 is the correct one.

Haj. Khal.. vol. vi., p. 265 t followed by Brock., vol. i., p. 175, how-
ever^ gives the date of Malik's birth a.h. 97 = i.i>- 715. Jttalik studied

Hadig under the eminent traditioniets, Os-c> j} *L*-» tU«> ^ ^1
i^*}ll <*Ut cVO ^} <sUl, (d. A.h. 124 = a.d. 741) and J^£> ^1 £*U
^J**M <^jO*JJ 4J1 (d. a.h. 117 = a.d. 735), and learnt Qiru'at under
/i* 1 <^ o? c5*^^l J^£> ^ £*fo (A a.h. 169 = a.d. 785). See
Tabaq&t al Qurra' by Dahabi, fol. 21*. A large mimber of soholars
and traditionista narrated traditions from him. In the Muqaddiinah of

* <1> Al Jamt 1 a? §al>ih by Bukh&rt (d. a.d. 256 = a.». 87G> (2) Af Sabth by
Muslim (d. a.h. 261 = aj>. 875). (3) Al Ami 1 by Tirmidt (d. A.H. 27& sin. 892).
(4; Sun»n by Abtt Da'ud (d. a.h. 273 = a.d. £88). (5) Savau by tfatf'i (<*. a.b. SOS
= aj>. 915). (#) SttLua by Iba M&jab (d. a.h, 273 - a.d, 886).

2 ABABlC MAHJJSCIllITS.

Tanwir al Ilawalik (a commentary on this work, see the following
No. 123) it 'is stated, on the authority of Ibn 'Abdalbarr (d. a.h. 463
= a.d. 1070) that Malik spent forty years in the composition of the
present work, and that after finishing it he submitted it to
seventy learned traditionists of Medina, who unanimously declared
it to be correct ; hence the author entitled it IL^JI. Malik died in
Medina a.h. 179 = a.d. 795, and was buried in the cemetery called
Al-Baqi* £*M-

For the author's life see: Huffuz, vol. i., p. 187; lbn ghallik&n,
Tid. i., p. 1139; Mir'fit al Janan, fol. 90*; Haj. Khal., vol. vu, p. 265 ;
ftruok., ve). i., p. 175.

Beginning : —

The IL>* exists in various forms, in which the traditions are

narrated from different sources, differing in number of E&dis and their
arrangement. The present copy contains Hadig narrated through
Yahya bin YahyA al Laiai (d. a.b. 234 = a.d. 848) and is more reliable
and popular than the other collection of Muwa^a* narrated by others.

For other copies see Brit. Mus., No. 1590; Berlin, 1143; Paris,
G 76-78. The work is fully descrihed in Berlin, No. 1143., The work
was lithographed in Dihlt, a.b. 1291 ; and printed in Tunis, a.b. 1284;
Cairo, A.H. 1280 ; Lahore, aj>, 1889.
Written in ordinary Naskh.

Dated a.h. 1233.

Scribe ^^SuST^Jl Jo^* ^ «-JL©

No. 122.
foil. 110; lines 22; size 10 X 6; 7x4.

AL MUWATTA' BI RIWAYAT MUHAMMAD

»

BIN HASAN ASH SHAIBAn!.

Another copy of Al Muwa{ta' narrated by Abn 'AbdaUah Muhammad
biu Hasan Ash Shaibaiil, better kuown as Imain Muhammad, who died

TJUIMTIGS.

in a.s. 189=: A.D, 804. Below each Had?? Imam Muhammad has
quoted the opinions of Imam Abu Hantfah whom ho defends in oon-
trovei-sial points.
Beginning : —

^\ ^J t^JU fc^l ^^^t ^ J*** JU SjUS\ i^yj ^\i

aJU ail a^ ^\ ^ ^u ) tJ& &\ ^ ^\ &j aju

For other copies see : Berlin, 1144; Brit Mna„ 1590; Cairo I., 328.
The work has been printed in Imdhyfcna, a*h. 1201 ; and Luckuow,
a,h. 12^7.

Written in good Nasfeh, dated A.H. 1005.

Tho name of the scribe ie hopelessly wormed and only reads thus

Mo. 123.
fall. 23^ j lines 20; rise 10 X ; 7 X 4£.

tanwIr al hawalik.

*

A Tare commentary on the Muwaktrt* narrated through Yahyu bin
Yahya al Laijsi (see "So, 12 L), By AbA '1 Fadl 'Abdarrahman bin abS

Bakr bin Muhammad bin Abi Bakr Jal&laddtn as Snyuti, J^iJl ^j|

This eminent author was bom in Eajab, a,h. 849 = A.r>. 1445. As he

was bom in tho Library of his father he ib generally called <^t&\ ^\

(the eon of the books). One week after his birth he was named

*Abdarvahman by his fatbeT, and the Kvmyah (a**£) Aba '1 Fadl

was gWtn to him by Ahmad bin Ibrilhtni al Kinaai (d. ah, 876 -
a.d. 1471). While Suyuti was still young his father died iu a.h. 855
eas-A.D. 1451, Ioaving the young author uuJer the charge of Kam&laddin
Ibn al Hnui&ni (d. a.h. 8U1 = a.d. 1458).

4 ARABIC HANUSChlFTS.

At the age of about eight years Suyuti learnt the QurMn by heart,
awl st» W qnently, after a short period of seven or eight years, he began to
study jurisprudence, literature, and Arabic grammar. The commentary
on the Isti'adah (^Usu*!) was the first of his compositions, which ho
■wrote in a.h. 866 and which ho presented to his teacher 'Alamaddin al
Balqanv, who highly appreciated the work, and whoHe lectures Suyuti
continuously attended till a.h. 868, in which year Balq&ni died. After
Balqani's death he attended for some time the lectures of Shaikh al Is' am
Sharafad din al Maniwi (d. a.h. 871 ~ a.d. 1466), and then attended
for four years continuously the lectures on Hadi§ under Taqfaddin
as Saruant al Hanafi (d. a.h. 872 = A.n. 1467). He also studied under
Wuhyraddin al Kafiji (d. A.H. 879 = A.n. 1774) continuously for ten
years, from whom he received a remarkable sanad for narrating Hadi§.
He studied Hadia from many of the eminent traditionists, whose
number, according to big own statement in Husn al Muhadarah, is not
less than 150. In the course of his studious life he once took a fancy
to learning logic, but finding that Ibn Salah seriously objected to the
acquirement of that branch of science, Suyutt gave np the idea for ever*

As a voluminous writer Suyutf stands unequalled. In Husn al
Muhadarah, fol. 102% he says that prior to the composition of that work
he had already composed three hundred books —

while the anthor of An nllr as Safir remarks that Suyuti left behind
him altogether about. six hundred books —

Brock., vol. ii., p. 143, enumerates 316 works of this gnat author. He
died in a.h. 911 --^ a.d. 1505 alter three days' illness, and was buried

in the western side of Bab al Qarufah, AiljJl)! t^, in Egypt.

See for his life and works: Ilnsn al Muhadarah, fol. 1&0"; An nnr
as Safir, fol. 52*; HAj. Khal., rol vL» p. 010 '; Bodl., 58-60; Berlin,
1034; Brock., vul. ii., p. 143-58.

Beginning : —

*aUUJI ^ d\JI J*> ^J\ <a^ ^Xl & J*JI

TIUMTJGX. O

In the preface tho commentator states that tho present work is ttn
abridgment of Kaahf al Mn&JiUa, ^k*JI <- J lsS, the larger commentary
on tho same Hwutta'. lie further add* that he haw based the work
on tli© system and principles of his Tawshih, a commentary on Bnkh&ri,
for which. Bee No. 1 68.

Although tho work i^ mentioned by ll«j. Klial., vol. vi., p. 2G5,
it is not mentioned in any catalogue.

Written in good Xafckh.

Dated a.ii. 1300.

Scribe aUl <^S> ^ Ju**- ^ *W*I

No. 124.

foil. 200 ; lines 21 ; sizrt 9* X ; 7 x L

An incomplete copy of tho same Tanwir al IlawSlik, beginning fts
above and ending with the Had is —

Corre&ponding with fob 172* of the preceding copy.
Written in ordinary Nasi<h,
Not dated, apparently 12th century a. it.

No. 125.

foil. 322; linos 18; si*o 10 X 6 i 7 X fy*

AL MUSAWWA SHARH AL MUWATTA'.

A commentary on the Jluwatta' narrated through Yahyi al Lafci
(see No. 121).

By Ahmad bin 'Abdarrahhn ad DihlAwi, ^-^1 ^^ ^ <*+*>■*

^^VajJI, bettor known as fib Ah Waliallnh (aW ^ *^»)> ^ eminent

ARABIC MANUSCRIPTS.

Indian Sijfi and traditionist, who, according to Ithif an Nubali, p, 428,
tvaceB his descent from 'Ulnar the second Caliph, was bom in a.h. 1114
~ a.d. 1702* At the age of five ho gained admission to a maktab. At an
early age he applied his mind to study, and after getting the Qnran by
heart and finishing ^[^ Ju ^y, and other branches of literature, he,
at the age of fifteen, completed all the courses of Indian Madrasahs, and
adopted his father as a spiritual guide. After his father^ death in a.h.
1126 me engaged in delivering lectures for many years, and in a.h. 1143
he went to Mecca and then to Jledina, where he made acquaintance with
tho scholars and traditionist* of those places, and received the eanad for
narrating Hadis and a Khirqiih from the eminent Sufi and traditionist,
^jJJ ^1^! ^ J^a,- ^IL ^| (d. a.h. 1145 - 1732 a. a).

See Waliallah's Sanad on Bnkhari, No. 134, and Taj at Tabacpit,
Part 13, fol. 485. He returned to India in a.h. 1.145 and, after spending
some of hie time in delivering lectures and composing works, died in
a.h. 1170 = A.D. 1762.

Beginning : —

J** U ... Lis ^IsO! fij^p, ^ J^jj ^JJj & j^Jj

The explanationH of Hadia as interpreted by different 'ulama, are
given below eaoh Hndfy while in each chapter the commentator explains
the difference of opinion of the Luunw Abu Hamfah and gfmfi'i. The date
of composition of the work, as given by the commentator himself, is
A.n. 1164.

For Shah Wallallah'B life and works, eee Brock., vol. ii. 5 p. 418 ;
ItUf an Nubala, by Siddiq Hasan KhAn Ehopal, p. 42S ; Hada'tq al
Hanafiyah, by Maolavi TaqJr Mnhammad, p. 447; and Tadkira-i-
'Ulama-i-Hind, p. 110. The work has been lithographed in the Firuqi
Press, Dihli, a.d. 1902.

B-side the present work imd the works mentioned by Brook.,
vol. ii., p. 418, the following works of gh/dj Waliallah aro enumerated
m the Hada'iq ai Hanafiyah, p. 447 :

(i) .W*J1 teXu ^ .U4JI $\j\

(2) J^fl-s^, a Persian oominentary on Mnwatta\

(4) ^|;jj[

TJfADITJON.

(5) &\^a\

( 7 ) ^M\ J^oi ,y W 3 ' ^'

(8) J^JjbtJI ^ jW^si r K^i ^ o^si ^

(9) J^rj/Ji

(10) ^l^»

(ll) ^w*

(12) ^JJfll ^IWI

(J3) &#oJ\j A***^^ &-o>* ^^

(14) <_iib*JI «^r^ o^ ! s?* * fcjUaS}

(15) $yy*Rj)r*

(1G) 4AjUJ

(17) ^t*k~»

(t8) a*^Jl a?yJi^Ucoi ^ a^-Ji <u*ju)I

(19) ^4^1 ^

(20) ^W)J^lfc>

(2i) i^^S M*

(22) ^**^ ^^ s3* tf**" & J*

(23) »>V1^>Ol

(24) ^I^S)

(25) i^Wfc^ aU D

Written in good Naskh.
Dated a.h. 1265.

Scribe J**>U.1 ^ ^ ^1 ^ ^Wl

8 akabic MANtrscitirra

No. 120.

foil. 687 ; line* 71; aize 11 x 6^ ; 7 X 4£.

Another copy of the same.
Written in good Nasta'lvq.
Dated a.h. 1262.

No, 127.
foil. 337- ; linos 21 ; size 0£ X 6 ; 7$ X 4£.

MUHALLA SHARH AL MUWATTA'.

An incomplete copy of a commentary on the fttuwafta\ dealing for
the greater part with the variance of the opinions of the Muhammadan
jurists.

By Sfttenulltth hin Shaikh, al Islam bin Fafchraddin, ^ 4J1 -Ju.
^OJI ^ ^ ^&^ %) ^^ wn0j according to Had&'iq al Hanafryah,
p. 408, and-Tadkira-i *Ulama-i-Hina, p. 76, stadied almost all the
Muhammadan literature from hie father §haikh al Islam, and received
the sanad for narrating Hadi? from Ms father aod other eminent
traditiomsts. He died according to eome in a.h. 1229 = a,d. 1813 and
according to others in a.il 1233.

Beginning -. —

<Jt Utel^ \^Xe>\j ^| ^ ^^t ^JJI d j^Jl

The commentator in the preface s&ys that from his youth he was
very fond of teaming Hadtfc which he learnt from the work of his
ancestor <AWh11 Wi ad Dihlawf, the eminent tradition** of India
(d. a.h. J 052 = A.D. 1042), as would appear from the following:—

^ ^ S • . . r U) ^ r K y> c^ojl ^ ^1 ^jJI ^
^1 ,./ W, UK ^jy^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

TRAwrronr. $

^i aj- u-^ ^ ^^ c^ 1 ^t ^* *5^' > ^y ^

The MS. breaks off with a portion of ^Jl v-^l^.

la the title-page the date of composition, a.h. 1215, is expressed by
the worda »**$31 J-aflJI y>. The authors of Hada'iq al Hanafiyah
and Tadlrira-i-'UlatnA-i-Hind, however, give the wrong chronogram,

***31 )^> wtioJl ifl e 1 ual *° A,H * 387, Beside tte P reseTlt °° m -
position the following works of the authors are enumerated in
Hada'iq al Hanaffyah, p. 468;—

(1) Arabic: ^>J1 J^l ^ aJLy

(2) Arabic: ^X* ^JS 2»bU ^ftJUT

(3) Persian: ^Ul £*&<o A**^

(4) Persian : ^ Jw«y JJ U^ 4**y

"Written in good Kaakh.

Not dated, apparently 13th oentury a.h.

No. 128.

foil. 89; lioesrl5; size 9£ X 6; 7£ X G.

AL MULAKHKHAS LI MA FI 'L MUWATTA'
MIN AL HADIS AL MUSNAD.

An abstract of the Musnad Hadfg of the Muwatta' narrated through
•Abdallah 'Adarrahinan al Qashn al Miprt (A a.h. 191 = a.* 806).

J ARABIC MANUSCKJPTS.

By Abu 'l-TIaean 'Alt bin Muhammad bin Khalf al Ma'ufin al
Qnrawf «1 QAlriM, tfyUJIU^^Ju^^Jb^l^l
*»? — 3 * <^A^'> wh <> was born in Qairawan a.h. 324 = a.d. 935, ftB d
studied nndcr Aim '1 tfaean «A1? bin Muhammad bin tturflr ad DabbAga,
£lijj| ^^_ ^ j,^ ^ ^ ^^ji ^ In A iu a52 = ^ d03

ho travelled to Mecca whore he performed the pilgrimage in a.h. 353 and
studied Bukhara al Jr»mi' under Abu Zaid al Marwazi, ^J^l J^> >*•
lie then went to Egypt, where he rtndied in a.h. 357 trader Hum bin
Muhammad bin 'All bin <Abb«s Al Misri,. Jb ^ J**/^ ly^
i^S*J\ ^W^ ^ (A a.h, 357 = a.d, 1)67), and returned to his country
Qairawan, where he died in a.u. 403 = a.d. 1012. Hufflte, vol. iii.,
p. 2,9, and Nukat al HimyAn fi Knkat al 'Umyaii, ftd\ 65', say that
the apthor was blind and that in his composition* be was helped by
his pupils and friends.

For his life and works, see Ibn Khallikan, vol. i., p. 339 ; Haj. Khal.,
vol. vi., p. 266. ' —

Beginning with Jsnud thus;—

^ ^ r** «£r*wi c**-^ ^ «-fc>aJ» A*JI Uj* J^

^ s^ «J» cr^ ^ ^1 r UJI AJ&1 ^yj) ^ ^U^ ^
^J*JI u*«J| U^ Ujj^ JU ^wi r i^ ^| ^^ rUM

^U& j*^. ^ ^J) j^ j^ ^ a^&ft)* £^J1 UU*. JU
^J*1>JI 4*** ^ ^U 4^1 ^jj Ujj*. JU — 4jp riy
o! ^ e^ y ^U51 — ^s-^1 ^^« Ujo, JU A,i& riy
<u* l£U l«L ^ U** 41 jojl **> <ddl ^ JLs j^

Abu >1 Hasan in the preface says that he hag dealt with the
Musnad Had?s of Muwatta* narrated with the words — llt*J| L?J*>
L*~», and omitted those Musnad Hadi§ narrated with the words
**-**-» ~~ i*r*k I further, he states that he arranged the Hadls.
according to the names of traditionists from whom Malik had narrated

TRAPITIOS. U

Hadif. in Muwatta*. Tho names of the traditionists are arranged in the
following alphabetical order : —

This order, he says, was then current in his country. That, as a

token of his respect to the prophet, ho haB dealt first with those
traditionists whose names begin with the word Muhammad.

The number of Had 19, as well as of the traditionists, are given in

each chapter : —

Hadls. TruditioniBts.

ML 8-26- ^^MfcJI «^\J 112 U

foil. 26>-33» tJiJJJI c^b 29

fol. 33 M^A * 4

fol. 33" ^1 <^ 5 l

foil. 34% 34* sWl ^ 7 2

foil 34% 35* ,UI ^ 6 4
foil. 35% 35 b JW) s^v
foil. 35% 35 b JjJ 1 ^

foil. 36*. 41* W ^ 2i 3

fol, 4P .^1 c^li 1 1

foil. 42", 43 ^^ ^ G 6

foil. 43% 51* &y*\ <r*^ 73 S

foil. 51»-52 ft *iV**=J1 cplj 5 3

fol. 62* ^^1 ^ l 1

foil. 62% 67 b o»*H ^ 121 1T

fol. 67 b ,W1 ^ X - 1

foU. 63% 75- ^\ ^A iQ G

fol. 75 b o**^ ^ * *

3 1

5 1

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AIUTHC MANUSCRIPTS.

Madia. rroditiooUts.
foil. 75* 81- .1*31^ oi 3

fob 81-' j\f] <^b i ,

foil. 81"-88 a B U! ^ 35 7

foil. 8BMJ9. Tour ITadT^ narrated by the three traditiunists who
arc known by their Kunyah, <L-s£

The present work is very rare, not being mentioned in any cata-
logue. Beside the present work the fallowing -works of tins author are
enumerated in HufTiiz, vol. iii., p. 297 : —

(1) J^IJI ^^

(2) Ji^laJI <ui, ^ JJbJI

(3) ^ai » jny> ^ jjw d^ji ^u£

Written in good Naskh.
Dated a.ii, 628,

No. 129.

full. 052 ; lines 21 ; size 12 x 8 ; S{ x 4.
(J ^ .

AL JAMI* AS SAHIH.

A collection of Sahih H*dJ§. it is the first of the six canonical
collections of traditions (&u* f-L^^o),

Author; Muhammad bin Isma'il bin Ibrahim bin al Mugfrah al
Jn'fi al Bukbari, ^^)\ &j^\ j ^l^j| ^ J^dUm.1 ^ j^.
sgjUJt, who was born in Bukhara, 13th Shawwal, a.h. 194 = ij>. 810.
This eminent author, whoso undisputed celebrity as an authority in
traditions remains up to this age not only unsurpassed but unequalled,
has been the subject of numerous notices by eastern and western
Orientalists. Mr. J. H. Rose, vol. iii., p. 383, very curiously gives

TRADITION. l "

m to understand that the author was bom in Arabia, beo M Hwly
us Sari, fol- 215, and Ikmal, fol. 224% where it n aUt&wtly ■«* that the
author was born in Bukhara, after which he was surname* Al Uu^m,

jiy* ^ «j^ *y^ c^juj &u*h rj i w ^ ** <k>^ s^ 1 ^- J »

Mr. A. Vambery akw supports the above statement when he Bays that
'Abdallah al Faqih, unnamed Al Bukhara the greatest Muhammad^
jurisconsult, fint saw the light in 194 (810) in the last-mentioned town
Bukhara. (niBtory of Bukhara, p. 68.)

At an early ago Bukhari lost his father, who, it is said, was a good

traditions for Ids time. The young BukhuH, then under the owe of

his only brothor and his mother, waB sent to a Maktab to receive Mb

primary education, but his love for Hadfc,. whit:h, according to hu o»n

statement, was divmely inspired in him, induced him to atamte himself

from the Maktab and to place hltowlf undor the tutorship of somo

eminent traditionists, one of whom was Dukhilf . The wonderful gemu*

of BuVhari, coupled with his sheer devotion to the study of tradition and

traditionists, Derated Far himself, in a very short time, vast information

en the subject, and it is narrated by the author himself that oae flay

when Dakhili was giving lectures, BiikhArt correal Wm in wiuo Wi

which Dfikhilf had to accept and correct hi* own book avoiding to

Bukb&Ti'is version : —

^ \j^ ^Ui J& \j* ^ L.> J^> »>* J s^ u ^ ^

(At Tabaq&t al Rubra, vol, ii„ &L W\)

After gotting by heart the works of Hm al Mubarak (J, « u. 181 -
A.D. 7117) and Wali' (rf. a.ii. 107 - A.D. Bja; and ac.umng a complete
knowledge of the theories and ideas of tbc <*1jJ1 «^U^1 (followers
of opinion), Bukhan, with his mother and br.thor, proceeded to Mecca.
After a short tim. his brothor Ahmad and hi, mother r.tunmd to Bukh,^
where the former died shortly afterwards. BukhAri stayed at Mecca am)
spent his time in the «tudy of IIwUb u»d in makiug thorough euqmrirt

14 ARABIC MANUSCRIPTS.

about the traditionists, and then went to Medina, where he, at the age

of eighteen, composed j ir ^\ p^lsJl by the side of the prophets tomb.

From Medina Bukhlri, with a view of collecting more Hadis, proceeded to
distant parts of Islamic countries. It was said that once when Bukh&ri
came to Bagdad the traditionists of the place organised a meeting for
tasting BukbArf's knowledge of Hadia, and engaged ten experts, each
with ten traditions ©hanging their wordings and lenfid or Catena.

At first Bukhari pleaded his ignorance, but when they had finished
the reading of Had!$ he called each of them by turn and recited all
the Hadig with correct wordings and Isnads. By this time BukMri
had established his reputation as tho greatest authority in Hadi$, and
wherever he happened to pass the night, hundreds of students flocked
round him, and it is said that upwards of 70,000 pupils were taught by
himself his Al Jfimi*.

When Bukharf came to tfishapur, Muhammad bin ¥ahya ad Buhli
(d. a.h. 258 ss a.d. 872) and other traditionists, being jealous of the
author's reputation, spread a false report that Bukhari had declared
heterodox opinions on the subject of the creation of the Qui'an, which
created a great sensation among the public. In the meantime it so
happened that Bukhari incurred the displeasure of the Governor of
Bukhara by refusing to hold a Hadig, class which the Governor wanted
to reserve specially for his sons. The Governor, taking advantage of
the aforesaid false report against Bukhtirx, turned the author out of
Bukhara.

liofcrring to this malicious report the author himself says : —

^ Ju*>l <*D1 J^£> ^$ «^b t£;U>Jl J*£>U~el ^ Joap* JlS
<d!l r K *^1 JjJl fy\ ^ JtjA\ dj^^jy \& ^^1 ^U

and again says : —

Tahaqat al Hanabilah, by Abu Va'la, fol. 115*.
Prom Bukhara the author came to Khartank. two miles from
Samarqand, where he died in a.h. 256 = a.d. 870. The author devoted

TttJUHTlOX.

15

sixteen years to tho composition of the present work, consisting of 7,275
traditions, which he selected from among 000,000 : —

At Tabaqat, by Subkt, vol ii-, fol, 74".

Mr.'F. F. Arbuthnot, in hie History of Arabic authors, p. 39, is
surely wrong in saying that Uukhari selected seven thousand tmj
hundred and seventy-five of the most authentic out of ten thousand,
all of which are regarded aa being true, because, as stated above,
Bukharl himself says that he made the present selection containing
7,275 out of 600,000, Mr. Arbuthnot again wrongly interprets the
meaning of c<! »« j^p «^0** as "false Had!?"; but I should like
to refer to Tbn Salth's Muqaddim&h, foL S\ who says that j-p t±4^
^ does not mean " false Hadis," but that it simply means that in
the narrative of such a Hadi§ the specified conditions of Isn&d are not
fulfilled :—

uu mi j^ pw ^ *i ^.^^ yn w ^x

Beginning :—

The reason for tho composition vf the work, as stated in Tabjlib al
Asma', which quotes Bukhara, is given thus :— That one day when
Bukh&ri was. sitting before bis ghaikh, IsMq bin Bahuye (d. a.h. 233
-ad 847) some of his (Bukhara's) friends requested him to oompilo
a work containing a collection of Sahth Hadi§, It is further stated
that he was encouraged to compile tho present work in one of hm
dreams.

16 .UlABIC MAWHSC&irTS.

s^'i^Ol £**k ^ u^j^l ^ ^^ ^ oAJi ^sy ^Ju* ^ dfck> dill
^| «^f, JU ail ^U*!) ^ „_^| ^LuSb Wjy (2)
^.r" ^^ ; 4J4 jd «j*lj ^K ,Ju» ^ <!uk> dill ^

(Tahdlh al Asma', fol. 24 b .)

Snjfttl, in his work Al Waafi'il Ui Ma'rifat al awa'il, on fol, 4S» s&ys
that the work is the first of its kind on Sahih Hadts :—

Tha title of the work a» given "by the author himself Ib *^UI

The work has been most largely commentated. See for its various
commentaries Ilaj. KhaL> vol. ii., p. 512; Brock., vol. i, p. 158; and Al
Fawa'id ad Daiari, fol. 27'. The work has been repeatedly printed,
A French translation was al&o published by 0. Hondas and W. Mar^ais,
Tar is, 1B(j3-HK)<j.

For Buklidri'ii life and lm works sec Tabaqit by Abu Ya'lft, fol. 11 a* ;
Tabaqilt, al Hufftz by Dahali, vol. ii., p. So ; Tabaqat by Subkf, vol. iL,
fol. 57* ; AtiTTta'-ar-Hijal by Kh&tib Tabriz?, fol. 99*; Ikoal fi Astaa' ar
Bijfil, fol. 225*; 'Jqd al Mudahhab, fol. 13"; Tabqat ash ghJLfi'iyah,
fol. .>; Tnhfat az Znman, fob 27"; Al FaWid ad Darirl; H&j. glial.,
vol. ii., p. 52 G; Brock., vol. i. 5 p. 158 j Kofie, Biographical Dictionary,
vol. ii:., p. 38li; I/wory of Buldard, Vamttfry (A.), p. OS; Arbntbnofa
Ifrsfcvy o/Arabk Authors, p. 39; Brir. Mns. S"nppl. r No. 132.

This complete copy of Al Jami' is written in ordinary Nnsta'ljq
with fi frontispiece.

The following colophon, dated a.h. 775, sajs that tho gcribo
•-r-J^* ^=3' ^y ^a-» (jf.K^ ^ tx*«,^ ^ j-*£> ^ Jojs«) (who was a
good Hnhaddia of bis time, was born in a.h.718 = a.d. 1318 and djyd
in a.h. im - a.p. IMS-, aaa Ad-durar al KAminah v vol. i„ fol. 57»)

wrote tho present copy for his older son Jo^, who made it a waqf to

ihu fitudonts: —

w^.wi JM &*** 1«UI r U3U ce *^aH ^UJ» ^L<J1 ^J

TRADITION.

17

J**JI JjA? ^ dlfc*lj (tie) ^y^ ^^' ^^ S^JJ #l«v* ; c^**-*

The fact that the copy is written in Nasta'Uq hand, which was
invented by Mir 'Alt Tabriz!,* suggests that the above colophon with
its date and scribe dooB not belong to this copy, but is only a copy of
the MS. from which it is transcribed. From tho appearance of MS. it
seems that it was written in the 1 0th century of the Hijra.

No. 130.

foil. 223; lines 23 ; size 17 X 12; 11 X 5-

The same.

A neat and beautiful copy of Al Jami 4 complete in three volumes.

Vol. I.
Beginning as usual and ending with the chapter ^^ *;U*-«]M

This volume contains the first nine juz 1 and a portion of the tenth
juz\ each of which is divided into three parts by the Boribe.

All of the divisional juz 1 are written on the margin in red ink within
a gilt circle.

* Mir 'All Tabrizi, the inventor of Nftrtrfiq band, flourished during the reign
of TimC.r (TaroaiW) (juk. 771-800), and ime contemporary of EmiuJ KUnjaadi
(d. A.h. 603); see Maj&blis al Mu'mimD, vol. i„ fol. 529; Mirtt al 'Alam, fol. 421 ;
Mii'ftM.AftebnuiDa, fol. 2G6.

No. 13L
foil 242; lines 2) \ size 17 X 12 ; 11 x 5.

Vol. II.

The continuation of the preceding copy, ending with a portion of
the nineteenth juz\

No* 132.

foil. 320 ; lines 21 ; Bize 17 X 12 ; II X 5.

Vol. III.

The continuation of the preceding copy, ending with thirtieth or the
last juss' of AUami'.

The following colophon eaya that all these three copies were written
for the Royal Treasury of 'Alfiaddhi Shah Hnsain bin Sayyid Ashraf al
Ilusaiu], the king of Bengal (a.h. 905-a.h. 927). See Tarikh-i-Firishta,
vol. ii. T p, 587, and Tabaqat-i-Akbari, p. 526.

A**« J ^1 y Ow^ ^j ^ — ijLaJI y &J**y ^ Ju*J1 y
£-l*M «^ls$3J |J^ £**•* ^ £^&)| J^ jj pXJ) y <2jx£> y

</+)** «~*^1 j&*{ ^Uy. ^ Jo*. y£j\ j^M] J*

^U J s?>M — fWI &*UM ^31 ^UJuJI 31^ ^ Miy*M
& ,JM>1 J — JpfcUi I J*1 ^ ^U 1 ^ y> y ^ j j

Wo ^»yl > — liU*; UU, ,^^1 ,,_ UW ; **{, ^jtUil

TIIADITIOST.

Hi

*b> 0^ y&Jt jji— ^i «-j>VJ» -> — sr-^ ^ *-4>*

^ a^.1 J^el ^ dilkU ^ diCU alii JJ* ^p**-^' *-*^ ***•* c*

Jic ^ — ^tfT ^U*j y3l «j£t— ^^ «-*y^ ^

^j*^-. &> ^ tW» J*** - iW ^ r^ * o* ^^
^uu ^lw ^ jjii o^ sjjj^ diifii r ^ >*i r u ' aK

20 aIiaKIC manuscripts.

Written in beautiful Kaskh.

Dated Yaktltikh,* the capital of Bengal, a.k. 9H,

Marginal notes throughout the copy. The first volume has a sump-
tuously illuminated double-page 'unwan in the beginning. An index
of the whole work is attached in the beginning of the first volume.

Scribe ^jy^S <^R.\ytl *-ijj*J\ Ju*} ^)l ^ .Us**

No. 133.

foil, 370 ; lines 18 ; size Vi x OJ ; 9x6.
Another copy of Al J ami', complete in two voImueB,

Vol. I.
Beginning as usual and ending with chapter j Uo 3 ^A ^\

No. 134.

full. 404 ; lines 18; size 12 x 9£ ; 9£ x 0.

Vol. II.

The continuation of the preceding copy, ending with the last
Hadi§ of Al Jaini*.

The following colophon eaye that botli the copies were written iu
the Jami' Masjid of Dihlt, and twice revised and corrected by the
scribe ^l*Ul £*%! ^ ^ ^ M ^o!^^
^jIjTaIJM ^J, in the presence of ghfih Waliallah, the well-known

* YabdUah, or Akdfth,, was the scat of Jesidenee of *A)UMln Khah ff Ufi „i n tho
King of Bengal (a.*. WfcWj: soc Charier Stewart's "History of^ n -al» n 'ill
Charlca bfcwart, *«*., in footnote, p. 84, Snyg : -Akdala U placed by MajoTliLcl 1
u. h» Segal Alla«, at a ahort dutaneo to the north of Dacca; it j, it to l* found o
the common maps, nor nave I met with any account of it."

TltAlimOK. 21

traditionist and saint of India and th© author of the famous work
Hiijjat Ailiih al Baligab (d. A.H. 1170 = a.». 1768: See Brock,, vol. ii.,
p. 418);—

^\ t^J^ll Jfcj ^Ij^iU kjUt |*l*^ «sb-=J1 fWJI t_*UOI ^J
^jUJJ <^R»aJt Sj«**JI ^ ^^1 ^ J^U-^1 ^ J*»- dill *M>

-» e* yi II!! s?* ^ l ^ L ^ i ^ jU '^ 31 r> v^ 1

.Lk> 6)Ji &.J*» ^i i^l JaJ £^ A**a^a5 J J**^' J^ o"
^ ^K <uy ^ ^b ^jLoaJ) ^31 *Ujt a^.1 ^ U^)I
aJcdft ^ 1J^-i ^31 ^ U* ^oJl ^i^lj i^^JI ^ <fct*«l

W* 4l*tt «W- ^ IJJb LJ*> jy J^ Jb 3 sW-H
^^Jlo ; #U>J1 di ^ ^JJI Jo*t* ^^p dill J^ ^ — A.^

Anotlier note at the end says that the two volumes wero again
corrected, with the addition of vowel points, by ^o^ *X**>, hy tic
order of Shah *Alam (a.h. 1173-a.h. 1221).

*k-J ;! j±\ \3' ,^lrf J^i jl 4)1 ^ ^^ ^**- ^ ^^M»

22 AUABIC MASUSCIU1TS.

Good Niurta'iirj.
Dated a.h. 1150.

foil. 375 b -379\ A sanad or licence fur narrating Hadl§ dated a.h.
Uod granted by Shah Waliallali to his pupil the present scribe :—

J^l Alas ^£> J— ^\Jl«JI ^ ^^;j ^JJJ aJJ J^j

a? ^w ^] ^JUJ) j^ujj J* j .>© aU1 ^ UU1 ^U
( - V ^" *Xu«JI ^sa^JI ^yi ^ t^s Uua-*; IjJ^, ^jbLdil ^

<*U <L«J1 ^U* ^ ^UJI j^Ji ^^ ^ ^ ^ji ^lyi

^ UI>1 UjJ ^ 1^5 ^— ^ .W ^ly, /|^ ^ ^

^^ ^ ^-^ *^ cr* ^ o 1 ^ ~>> u -^lauM

e**^ ojW ^ ^ ui Ujb j&i ^ s^ji j^yi l^

<J^)\ ^jQ] ^j) j ^^ ^ >t ^^ (Uj ^ ^ W(
We. ^^21 -Lt, ^> jJI-Lj ^^J» ^u=JI

son: —

tbamtiob. 23

The handwriting of tae above is th» verified by ghan WaliallaVa

u —

^jJI £fri> J**- ^iJI ^

foil. 379"-386». A, collection of Hadi$ from different chapters of
other canonical books.

folL 386^-404% A very rare treatise called —

^si ^ u^ ^ ^yJuJt ^ ^ ^i

by ggiah Waliallah, containing a oolleation of H&die MviaftlsaU

Contents:—

fol. 386'. <*jJj^ J— L- J J *Jt-^*XsJI

fol. 387». «_$*&! I i>y-» &1>Bi J~X~tJl 4*-y*Jt

fol, 337*. JfiJ <A**1 1st JyiJ J~1~JI o-iJ^JI

foL388*. Jt*3LsuJl3 J«1~*H la^lJoM
foh 388*. *M^O' fk> ^ o******' kttJlj J-X-Jt t^J«J!

fol, 389*. V^ «1**AK» J— i— J' **-i»W1

foL 390\ a^UJI ,1^43^ JJU»Ji «*-t**Jl

fol. 390". 3b<0 ,1^ J- 1 — ^^

fol. 301». ^jUJI .l^flJ^ J-J— «*-***"

fol. 3&1\ &>cAs»S\} ^yX^ e~l^

fol v 395', ^srtr^^ 0-X— ^J*

fol. 3S>5\ 4»;Uu*Mi JJ~- fcfc-i^

"* ARABIC MANUSCRIPTS.

fo1 30 ^ ftjUJlf JJl- «^j^
fo1 ' 396fc - «Wl >l JuTlj &.J « «i*»UJ

foL 3fl8 '- .vii( a i— «mu

foL 399*. ^1^ 3U^. U^ ^^

foL 401 *- cr -Jlj JJL- «**to>

fol. 401*. ^ J£ ^ J^| ^ ^J) ^^ ^J^ M^jlfal

fo1 - 402 *- J^l* JJLJI «***J|

foL 40 ^ ,»^^uJli J~A~J1 uWJ^JI

fol. 40*. 5Wij>» Jil ^ ^ ^1, J£ i_j JJu- M ,ia

Tina treatise also bears a sanad dated a.h. 1100 granted by SUli
Waliallah to his pupil, j*^. *^ t the scribe,

<d W >U aJU ^Xol ^ ^JUJ 4UI ^^J — ju*. frtJ\ ^UJI

^ <ur> al)l ^ 4)1 ^ ^j ^ jj^k-JI *jj> ^^

TRADITION. 25

No. 135.

foil, oil ; lines 25; size X4 x 9; 10 X 6.

Another complete copy of Al Jfiini', beginning as usual. HliitninatL'd
frontispiece.

Written in good Naskh.

Not dated, apparently 13th century.

No. 136.

foil. 242; lines 15 5 size 10 X 8; 7x5-

An old copy of the first part of Al Jimi', beginning with tbc
following IsnM : —

^ j a fe i. ^ ) d-^a-o j dJ! j J*&* lJJs—-o Jgic^ <£ ^-o } dW Jadl p

26 ajuhic aiANcacRira.

and ending with the chapter l^^ <Ue> &\jJ\ *>)J*J, correspond-
ing with p. 1-160 of vol. I- of the edition printed in Egypt, A.H. 1804.

Written in good Naskh,

Bated a.h. 778.

The colophon rune thus :—

Ui ^Ji! ^ &^i } ,&js> j <&! J^j JjS» ,^J| ^
> tf J; *Wy>i du^ ^1 ^K ^ jj^J) Sjkji ^W1 ,>JI

Scribe ^jJt ^j***' ^ ^ «-A-yi ^ ^^».

No, 137,

foil. 571 ; lines 19; size 9£ X 7; 7X4.

Another part of the first volume of Al J Ami' ; beginning as in the
first copy and ending with the &*£_>£• ^ J$£p &eJ. Some foil, at the
beginning and at the end are supplied La a later hand.

Tbe MS. was compared and corrected by Jamaladdln al Hnhaddif
al Husalni, the author of Bawdat al Ahbab (who died in A.H. 926 =
a.d. 1520, see Kien, p. 147), as would sppeaT from the following note on
foi. 307":—

«jL*k**)| ^JJI Jl*^ ^JiaJI d~^ CA ^agJI J Jj&JI £}

Similar notes in the hand of the said Jamaladdin are to be found in
many places, and we may therefore conclude that this copy waa written
before or during his lifetime.

In good Naajclj.

No* 138.

foil. 472; lines 21; size 10 x 7£ ; G£ x 4.

Another oopy of Al-Mujallad al Awwal of AI-Janii< ; beginning as
usual and ending with chapter of <LJ\& ^. Corresponding with
the volume II., p. 213, of the printed edition.

The following worm-eaten note, dated a.h. 921 on the titlepage by
ll» scribe, J^u* ^ J ^ g*)\ j^ mjB tbat he copied oal ^ ^^

MS. from Jam&laddm ,1 Husaini's (4 a.h. 926 = a.d. 1520) copy with
the marginal notes in his handwriting:—

^ <Wo1 ; ^UOI Ujb J53f ^| aUI ^*, ^| t^i

dill ^ ^| > aU| JU*, {*«?) J^JI j^J| tX(r J) ^ ^j

^Jl ^ L. ^ ^ I . . . ^ ^^ ^ ^ ^

JftttM J^JI 6;^ . . . a^J» fcAUf ^ ^ C^j ^ ^jj^

'V^ ^1 o? 3JI a*& a^T (« tf ) ^U3 <jJJJ ^

Written in ordinaiy Naskh.

Scribe Juju* ^1 ^ ^1 o-£>

No. 139.
foil. 238; lines 15; size 10 X 7; 7x5,

Another copy of Al Jami' as Sahih, beginning with tft© firet Hadi ?
of the chapter ;>fL^I ^Uj ^ an d ending with the chapter
^1 «^, corresponds with p. 154, vol. i to p. 20, toI. ii. of the

28 ARABIC MANUSCI1IPT8.

edition printed in Egypt. a.u. 1304. The first fol. i« missing, »d ti»
MS, abruptly opens thus : —

V-i ^ ^ bi«> , ^ ^ ; «^ ^ J-* ^ V 1

The following colophon says that this copy is the second part of
Al Jawi*, out of eight parts : —

w <*r» ^^ r u J * KnJ * ^ ^ ^ ^

d» j^ JjI &JD &±~* &A &**J M Jr>-> ^^ <3^

^! s?^ 1 i^ 1 ^ ***** ^ ^ ' W <*^^ t *

Written in good NaakL
Dated A.H. 873.

Scribo \i <_J^1 ^^ ^UJJ ^j^\ <Js> J *W*

No. 14a

full. 543; lines 20 ; »zo 10 X 7 ; 7 X 5.

Another old copy of Al Juiui' as Sahih.

Tbis part begh* with tho chapter £\*}\ X->M ^ «-r^. aud

TRATUTrOX,

2d

ends with a portion of Tafsir &jk k>f> corr< *P° 11<Un S wit ^ P- l *> 8 '
Yol. I. to p. 70, Vol. Ill, of Egypt edition, dated a.h. 1304, full. 1-62,
141-280, and 247-380 are supplied in a later hand. There are several
aanads of eminent traditionrets, who, after giving lessons from this copy
to their pupils, permitted them to narrate Iladi? from this work and
other sources.

Some of them are as fellows : —

I.

Sanad, dated a.h. 918 on fol. 543% granted by 'Abdalhuqti bin

Muhammad as Sanbati ash ghdfi'i, ^WUj~JJ *Ue** ^ J^Jt *W^

_«iUJ1, to his pupil gharasaddfn Muhammad bin Shaikh Nuraddin,

This *Abdalhaqq, who received a eanad for narrating Hadi§ from
Ihn Hajar al 'Aflqalani (d. a.h. 852 - a.d. 1449), was horn in Sanbat
in a.h. 842 as a.D. 1458 and died in Mecca in a.k. 931 =* a.d. 1521, Sec
An Nur as-Safir, foU 77*.

IT.

Dated a.k. 904 'TJsmim bin Mnhaniad bin 'Ufuifin ad Diyami,

_4ijJ! ^U^ ^ *U*** ^ ^£>, who was horn in a.h. 821 =

a.i>. 1418 and died in a.h. 908 = A.D. 1508, See An Nfir as Safir,

fol 46*, and, like the former, received a sanad from Ibn Hajar and

granted one to his pupil Barakat bia 'Abdarrahman bin 'All bin Idris-

al Hanbali, ^J+f+ft ^J^ ^ <J& 0? tf^ 1 -^ <J *-»^ : ~

\js jjl* j^ w j^u^oi ^jji ft*ii»& ^p ^ ^ rfU j**h

J^r> ^ fcttl^ ^jJI (stc) £**J1 AjJ U ^ >>N IX* ^*^ <J&

ARABIC MAHCrSCHlI'lU

III.

By Muhammad bin Ahmad an NajjAr to Ms son Abul Yaman :—

IV.

By same Muhammad to hie other son Huhanimad bin Mnhammad bin
Ahmad an NajjAr : —

No. 141.

foil 52S; lines 20; biw 10x7; 7 X h.

This copy i« a continuation of the preceding MB. ending with the
last chaptoi of Al Jaim>. folL l-2o and 170-301 are supplied in a Iafcr
hand.

This oopy and the preceding ar© written in same hand, a good
Nasfch. **

Dated a.m. 782.

The colophon runs thua : —

nurarioy. gj

Scribe J^L-1 ^ ^ ^ j^l ^ j^, u

No. 143.

foil. 225; lines 13; size U x 7; 7x5.

Another old copy f Al Jumi', beginning with Kittb al Kwaf,
Oj~fl| ^US, and ending with the chapter of Mn'talrff, ^
«J£*JI, corre B ponding with pp, 133-262, ,oL I. aad pp." 1-25
vol. II. of Egypt edition, dated a.h. 1 304.

At the end of this MS. is a sanad granted by ^ ^i . ,,

« .I/™ 1 " ^ amsa <™« 'Alt -Abdallah Mnharmnad al ££

t*. a.h. /03 * a.d. 1391 : see As Suhab al Wabilah, fol. 2CG) to

the scribe of the present copy :—

^ S*j j^ui 4J! *jp| ^^| ^^ji ^yj, ^ ^

^^ C^ s^ 1 *^ <5=* *^* *0»* &***<* &r^i ^1 Uk
*J*tf 4^1 ^ d^ iJJ| .lp ^| ^jj) ^^ ^ij, ^

<^>M ^1 tff ^J» ^ JU ^^ ^ ■j^)

** '>" ,d * <a- tf V feV o^ ^ * *>l* «^1*<JI U*
-> **^ A ^ d***1 &-* Jlys* ^* ^^o ^jL> 1*^1 ^j^

32 ARABIC MANUSCRIPTS.

This Mftsa, who, according to the author of Mu'jam Ibn Fahd, is a
descendant of 'AH, the fourth caliph, was' horn in a.il 762 - a.d. 1861
and died in a.ii. 840 - a.d. 1436. See Mu'jam Ibn Fahd, fol. 320' ;
As Suhab al Wabilah, the continuation of Hafiz Ibn Rajab'B Tabaqat al
Hacabilah, foL 312.

It is said in thiB eanad that Muhammad bin 'Ali bin Ahmad al
Misri ash ghan'i as Sufi, the scribe of' tho MS., finished the reading of
thia copy in a.h. B32.

The MS. is written in good Naekh.

The colophon runs thus : —

^y^\ ^Ul ^lo!^^ ***** ^ ^ iU>

No. 143*
foil. 233 ; lines 13; Bize 11 X 7 ; 7 X 5.

Thia copy is a continuation of the preceding MS. beginning with the

JLitub al Buyu', ?><«Ji <^^? and « n<lfl witt chapter Da'wat al Yabadt

wan NaKrani, ^l^euM ^ s^>frjl V^ i^J, corresponding with

pp. 25-230 of vol. 1L

This copy ie written by same scribe, in same hand, and bears the same

sanad.

The colophon runs thus : —

jjJI ^L, } ajts> dUt JU ^1 >J ^ ^y» o*M J;< ^

NO. 144.

foil. 530; linos 15; size 9 X 7 ; G X 4.

Another copy of Al Juini', beginning with the chapter, i Js> «^_^L*
H-J^ -dl {^}) jj), and ending with &Ai L& JSS1 t_»lj, corre-
sponding with p. 20G, Vol. IL to p. 205, Vol. J1L

Marginal notes are throughout written in ordinary NasVh.

Not dated.

Scribe JSjJ^cJI ^Jaij-Jl j*)^ J^a> ^ ^»} i^*«r*

No. 145.
foil. 540 ; lines 15 ; ase d X 7 ; x 4.

This volume is a continuation of the preceding oopy, written by
same serihe and ending with the last Hadi§ of Al Jumi'.
The colophon runs thus : —

fWJ ^^jhoJI ^.yi i^afll ^l U* tfs«**l ***** -> ^'^

"* AIUMC -MASTCSCUn'TS.

No, 146.

foil. 217; lines 23; size 11 X 9; 7 x 0\

Another copy of AI Jami', containing the last five parts.
Part 26 on fol. l\ beginning with the ohapter—

ana ending with the chapter—

correeponding with pp. 56-85, Vol. IV of the Egypt edition.
Part 27 on fol. 33>, beginning with the chapter-

and ending with —

corresponding with pp. 85-1 1 6, Vol. IV.

Part 28 on fol. 122», beginning with the chapter-

and ending with the chapter—

corresponding with pp. 116^151, Vol. IV

Part 29 on foL 122", beginning with the chapter-

and ending with the chapter—

corresponding with pp. 151-184, Vol IV.

Part 30, on fol. 167*, beginning with the ehapter-

an*l ending with the lost chapter.

TRAMTiOX. a5

The colophon rims thus :—

<->J*~i\ j*M\ ^J| ^ j^ )JU , ^ ^ ^ ^ u

Written in ordinary Naskh. C ^

Dated a.h. 867.

Scribe ^Wl^to * Jo «y 0L* ^ .w ^ ju*.

No. 147.

full. 201 ; lin es 15 . s f ze 10 * 7 ; 8 x 5.
The , te part (styled here ^oUl C> J|) of Al J., n i S beginning

in J* ^4 J PPear .v TOm the C ° l01>h0n tkat this is «"> *°* o* ** «ix W

ine piesent MS. from a copy which was divided into thirty ins* and
belonged to M ? iri y ah Madraaah of Egypt, which w „ funded by

in ah ToTbv If T \ "^ 6M = ^ 1M «20^«d «m,plrted

^ ^ ^ J» j^ ^ a^ y ^ ^ aui ^ J*,* ^

«»» ^U ^| * j^ * uu , , ^, ^ jlu- j^i ^

tt / ^ ^T the °° lo P b ™ fi ^ tlmt this copy was read bv
Haj*r al 'Asqattni (rf. A . H . 8*2 =r a.i,. H49).

JD

AHABtC HASDSCRirTS.

Written in good Is&skh.
Dated A.H. 837.

Scribe ^^r*^ Js * s ** 0* * X * e ^ S *<**^ -^

No. 148.

foil. 107 ; linos 11 ; size 8X6; 6X5.

Another copy of Al Jami', containing the 29th part, beginning with
the chapter —

and ending with the chapter —

The following Arte, at the end of this copy, says that the present
copy wae once catapared with a reliable eopy by Muhammad bin al
Kuvkl, an eminent traditioniet of Bamoscne, who, according to Suhab al
Wabil&h, fid. 229% died in a..h. 851 = a.d. 1447:—

J^W 431 JftJl ^ ;;** Jaw J^ &^ ^ — AmJ *Dl
The colophon runs thus : —

TRAVITIOS. 37

No. 149.

foil. I OS; linos 11 . s jji g y G; 6 ^ 5

A n^ Th v 3 ° th P f n ° f AJ Jihni '' thc continuation of the prorwlii,., conv
and ending with the last chapter of Bukharl. P " l7

ah ml'n ^"^ a m ' jf Ka,K *' * r *** <> f *™* *»**!
Oe 81 fl £0 - ,B ** *** *<*&**«*> * W»ir of Egypt

tr! v Umawf in Damascus.

Both the copies are Writt . en if( ^ N ^ - n ^ ^^

JNot dated, apparently 8th century a.m.

Scribe J^\ ^U ^ J^lwt

No* 150.

foil. 297 ; lines 20; M Ze 8x6;C]x5.

I'LAM AL HADlS Fl SHARHI MA'AnI Ah

KITAB AL JAMI< AS SAHIH.

» * « •

by Qndt ghahbah/ and Bioek. * H.™ al Bakhftrt.'

j> H AllAUIO UA.SUaCRU*T3.

A commentary on difficult traditions in Bukhan, with occasional
diBC.i«io» on the variuiw opinion* of tliu fotw ImaiJW.

By Abu Sulain.&u hUmd (wruu K ly culled Ahmad by S* «^, ■»

pointed out by l}ah*tl.» au <* Subkt—
TalwpU al TJuffuK, vol. iii., p- 223.

TabacpU a, Subkt, vol. iii, fuL 1 D-) bin Muhammad bin I W W ©*£«
ai Burt!. This crniu^t author, who was burn m A.H. <*10 - a*. *»,
studied juH* r rudenco under ^UJt JU5JI /l ^ (<*- ^ ** "

m-\ **,-* ,t Jfi> J =^U (<tA.iL S40 = A.a 961), and
A.n. 047) and a>4j* £\ ^^ >•' s?^ v . i

le«nt IMS from ^ SI ^ ^W 1 ^~* ** **** ^<*'
(J A h :»40 = *.«. 951) in Mecca, uidfiroiii *-i-*> O 3 - ^J** «* ^^

Lll -U3I *\ (A- ^ ^ - A1> ' 957) - H6 dS ° ^^

Ca. ^dad, Wq, ana other places to learn ^ and Wo.
B Aillua iu tradition that other subsequent trad^ts ^h as

_j| ^ b ^^uil 41 ^ ^ **•* <*» *•* ^ < A 4 ° 5= .
ST 1017); ^1 ^ >1 tf-j" ^ <* *— * *~

-hJI^ ^ <* A*- «6*a.i>. 1015) and other*, «r»tod
mdis'i'Tom hi in. Ho died in a.h. 3&8 = a.p. S38.
' Th, MS i. slightly defective at th. bopnniag and -open, abruptly

thus ; —

u few- ,w» j-*» ■>' -"*" w >' ^ ^ '^ '^

Ob fol. 62' Uw commutator »;. ttat in hi» Jto-nlim M Sunan (a
of some Hadr$, whioh he corrects here thus :~

(i)

(2)

(4) r i53l ^ ^|

0) ,bjJl ^L* ^^

On© of his works, entitled *1 II i ^

commA^ u- ,, ^ S 1 ^' ^^ mention*! by (ho

commentator iimaelf on fol. 7 fa M *. m * +A h, •,. , ^

Wrappers. ' US to b * * mto mkiiown to hi H

-j( -W. „, (4^J ^, ^u^.^l i.AJ| j^Jl ^ _,

a) g^ C> *JI kiy u ^ ^l^J, j^ ^

e

AUADICJ MAHUSCREPTB.

For the commentator's life m* work ■» : ^^* Ihailikanl
TO 1. ii*.., P- 223; Tabula* as SulAi, ^ «^ ^ at as fc ghjtfriyah

Y0 Vr V! 1 St 1 £1£ A t St t S* aA. *■ ^ **

£haL vol. ii , p. 521, aud Brook. rcL£ v£ ' meJitioM only

The work seams to be rare; Block., vui. .» r

one MS. in A.S. G87.

The cuJophon, dated U33, rnn» thus .-

Written in ordinary Naskh-
Dated a.h. 1133.

Sorihe ^l^W^C*^^^^

No. 151-

foil- 109; lines 13; siwj 8 X 5£; 6 X *b

SHAWAHID AT TAUDIH WAT TASHlH
LI MUSHKILAT AL JAMI< AS SAHlH.

Jaiyam, -^» W> ^^ J d tudied lin der

^ho vbb bom in Damascus, a.b. 600 = i.o. l^

41

JWa*. aod wl; 8 pe^7 el] aIm ° S * a3 ! «- *««** of Arabic

■wrtoaed in BrXvofT ; ST'S* ^ ° f HS «*• a -
•""■wnt author, ' * tnumer ^ s twenty-eight works of this

Beginning : —

•**, ^ ^u u. ^ W) ^ ^, ^ M ^

^» J^Ul ,1), .u,» c- tf K. J| ^^ j^ ^ ^
"4 phyrictu, of Egypt Jd S„ !f ^ was M emineI " «tolar

lnd WM stm <Jiw in -lb. 10U = A.D. i 731 ._

■^ <^iJ) ^ ^)1 ^» ^> Js^ ^^ i0U '

Written in good Raskh.
Colophon dated a>h. 601.

The scribe Ahmad bin Ihrahim bin Muhammad bin Idrfe i bin
BaUjuk bin Sha'Wm was a Q*.di of Bfciiftjfi, and died in A.K. 7*5 -
A.». 1324, Sec Ad Durar al Kiminah, fob 72", vol. l.

No. 152.

foil. 5 j Lines 14 ; Bize 10 X 7 ; 7X5.

A prayer and an index to Bukharfs Al Jami'. ,.. , ,. , •

This is a prayer which Abu Mahjara Muhammad bin Mabfc bin
Uxftuuuad al Kushmaihaiii (4 A.h. 381* = a.D. &98) used to read after
finu'faine Bukhtat, and. which ho dictated to his pupil,. Abu B*n 'AM
bin AW ai Ilarawi (d. a.h. 434 = a.d. 1042), as would appear from
tho following heading; —

The prayer beginning thus on fob 1 *.—

ft* 2\ Contain, the mmbera of tho bo,k B , ^ f Al Jami^

J* J»» *k ^ ,*- £-Wi W^ J**^ ^1 «^5CJf jj^/5
fol. 3*. TLe Dumber of chapters of Al-Jaini\

TLa colophon runs thus ;

From the vorcts ^\ ^ J^ a8 wdl a8 from ^ ^.^

SlS^^I,^ tUt th ° ^ ^ *- *™ «* fa. a
Written in gooa Naati.
Dated a.h, 71 1.

No. 153.
foil. 380 ; limn* 20 ; flfs» 11 X 8 ; 8 X 5.

AL KAWAKIB AD DARARf FI
SHARHI AL BUKHARf.

A commentary on BukMiiin two volumes.

Vol. I.

% Muhammad W* Yusnf W* 'All al Xirmini, oUy ^ o*^
^oU**J| ^U/JI ^ oJ> who ^ ^ in Kim ^ ah ?io
- a.d. 1313, b«t as later on he settled fa, Bagdad ho in called BagdidL

44 ARABIC HAKUSCBtm.

He studied under his father and otter eminent pohotars of KiruntLn.
Ju seai-oli of knowledge he travelled to distant countries, moh as
Shira/., Mecca, Egypt and Bagdad, ami in the first-named plaoe he read
under Qadi 'Adud addiu (d. a.ii, 75(5 =: a.d, 1355) all his compositions
which KirtnW finished in twelve years, and according to his own state-
ment in the preface he studied ftl J«mt* under NaMraddht Muhammad
bin al Qfeim (4 a.h. 761 = LJ>. 1300) in J&mi' Azhar iu Egypt, and under
AM '1 Haaan 'Abu 'AH tin YGsuf az Zarnadi (d. A.H. 75S = a.d. 1357)
and Muhammad bin Ahmad bin 'Abdalluh bin 'AbdalMu'ti (d. a.ii. 77t>
a= a.d. 1374) in Mecca.

Kirmanl died in a.h. 786 ~ a.d. 1384.

Beginning thus : —

^Uj> w*^' ; H 1 J*** ^ H 1 ^ ^ J ** )1

aud ending with the chapter —

In the preface the oomnuutaloT says that as the three commentaries
on Bukhara, written .by lbn Battal, Khattnbi and Mugkta'i at Turhi,
did not fully explain the difficulties and omitted many points which
required explanations, he wrote the present commentary explaining
words, with their philology, and giving the morning of technical terms
used in al Jaini*. with distussions on the opinions of the Jurists.^ The
commentator has given short notices of the lives of all traditioaiatB
mentioned in Btikhilri, and quotes the following authorities as his
basis : —

v^?W f^«^ klfio *^*-»*- A worfc ori tlie D0tices of the tradi "
tions of BukhAri by Abu Nas&r Ahmad bin al Husain al Bukhfiri al
Kalahari {d. a.h. 389 = a.p, 998).

WJ1 ^s£S. By Abu 'Al! al Hus&in al Gassani (d. A.n. 498
=a a.d. 1104).

\U£ %\ t^U^, By 'Al? bin Hibatullah bin 'AM, commonly called
lbn Makula (d. c. A.n. 490 = c. a.d. 1096).

J yo 31 »*l*. By Abu Sa'&dat lbn A§ir (d. a.k. 006 = a.i>.
1209).

The preface concludes with a short account of Bukhaxi's life,
lbn Haiar ridiculously remarks that one of the three commentaries
on Bukh'ari condemned by Eirmani in the preface of present work is
Qutbacldin al Jlalabi's (d. a.ii, 735 = a.d. 1335) commentary:—

45

TRATUTIOS.

Soo Ad Durar al lUimnfih, vol. ii„ fob 565, while in the preface of
the prewut copy Kirnriiu distinctly names tho three following com-
mentaries <m Bulchan itnd does not refer tit all to HalaM's commentary,
as would appear from the following : —

^ ^JJU r U31 a& ^ Ul* y> 1^1 JIM ^ <j^»JI

J n ,,,., j£> UtfUaJ * m\Sjh** «^A^ (UPU aM j£&> ^tt**!*
^ ^ (*») ^ v^-uM ,/yJI ^-dJ*J» ^» ^

foil. 1-130 arc supplied in a later hand.

The following note on the title-p^e says that the MS. was purchased
in j. h ltftl> hy 'Abdulbasit bin Maulawi Retain 'AH bin MulU A?gar
'Ali al Qiniiawjt, an eminent tradition^ of Qiimawj, who, according to
Ithaf an Nuhala, p. 309, was bom in a.h. 1150 = A.a 17+3, and had a
valuable library of his own, and died in A.H. 1223 = a.u. 1808 :—

JyJb. ^v<=uJ! <y*>l dL=^ d>U^ A^J ^U* <W1 y> ^Ul

; *jw [^! J^ <y >** £" yi c° yi <■** j5S ^ 1 "^ J

4fi

TV AliAfilt? MANUSCRIPTS.

Pot tho present work comp. Cuth., 502-4; Bodl, i., 90-1} Escnr.,
Io-l5; Alger, U>-4 ; H»gib, 5D5-6 ; Berlin, ZU>4. ; Jen?, 217-222; A.S.,
M4-G70 ; Bij. Khal., vol, ii. f 523 ; Brock, vol. L. p. 158.

For the commentator's life and other worts see Ad Dinar al
Kdminah, f«L 566.

No* 154.

fol 354; lines 29; size 3l£ * 8; 8x5.

VoL II.
The second volume of the preceding work, beginning with the chapter
A"^ s?* J»^' a » d ending with the ket chapter of BukharL

The date of composition of the present wort given, at tho end is
a.h. 775.

Both tho volumes are written in good Nasfch.
Dated Mecca, a.h. 943.

L^ 5) ^J ^UJl ^| ^ ^ ^^ ^ ^

**><*&* j^W 4)1 l^i^ -Wij^JI *,*01 . . . ( fi ij) j^LJi

4^M ^1 ^ tfL^jf j, ^^ ** l, jyjj ^^ ^

Scribe s ^J| ^^ ^ ^ ^ ^,

TJlAJJJ.Tlt.IS. 4 ?

No. 155*
foil. 4S0 ; lines 27 ; size 11^X7; 8x5.

Another copy of Al Ka^akib ad Darflrt, beginning as in copy No. 153,
and ending with the chapter of As-oUs~~Jl «-iUorf>1, corr&Bpondhig

with f«l. 854 of copy No. 153.
Written in ordinary Naskh.
Not dated, apparently 1 1th century a,h.

No* 156.

foil. 477 ; lines 21 j size 10 X G& ; 8x4.

Vol. II. of the preceding commentary, beginning with 2m*H s^
aud ending with chapter ^*jlflM O^** p^-*l*
The eolophon runs thus : —

t^bs <^\d\ j^i ^ &>i j ^j* 3 * ^ u-** ***^ s r u ^

No. 157.
fol. 430 ; lines 21 ; mj» U X 6£ ; 3 X 4.

$

vol. nr.

Continuation of the preceding copy, ending with last chapter of

Bukharf.

Both the volumes are written in good Naskh. Not dated, apparently

11th oentory A. si.

No. 158.

fol. 189; linsss 24; h/.c 11x7;8x 4£.

*<

AT TANQIH LI. ALFAZI-AL J AMI 1

■ *

AS SAHIH.

« « « »

A commentary on Bukhfiri's work Al Janii'.

By Badraddin Muhammad bin Bahadur bin 'AbdalUh at Turkl

al Mijii az Zarkashi, ^Jjs^\ d!OI J^^p ^j ^Jl^ ^ wUe-* ^J^^Jj

-a^j^il ^^*cuil, who was born in a,h. 745 = a.r 1344, and studied

in CaiTo under Jamaladdin al J&n&wi (d. A.tr. 772 - A,h. 1390) and
Sirajuddm al Balqiut (d. a.h. 805 = x.n. 1403). lie travelled in
Damascus and Halab, wiere lie attended the Pictures of Ibn Kasir
and 'Artra'i (rf. a.h. 7 S3 = A.n. 1381).

Having renounced the world, Zarkashi do voted the latter j:aTt of his
life to the study of Snfism, aad engaged himself in compiling hooks and
delivering let-tinea, and was subsequently appointed Shaikh of the
monastery of Karimadditi, in Qarai'ah, Kgypt. He died in a.h. 764
= A.n. 131+2.

Beginning;- —

£*!>a* «^tj-JI j*li5) ^ lij^ jJs- pUl j S^cJl

jJJ r KJI

In the preface the commentator says that in the present work he
bn& dealt only with the difficult passages in Bukjuiri and those
tradition ists whose names are likely tj he onti founded with others.

According to al 'Asqalan! the present work is only an abridgement
of Zarkashi's draft of a commentary on BukMr!, a portion of which the
said 'Asqabtm declares to have seen.

TllADlTlOS, 4tl

See Ad Diir al Kftmmah, fol. 263. ]?ur the other copies compare
Berlin, 1195-8; Paris, 696; Ref. 343; Br. Mus., No. 181; A.S, 682.
For the author's other works and lifo sco Ad Durar al Eiminah,
vol. ii., fol. 262; Tabaqat ash ShafViyah, Qadt Shahbuh, fol. 175 b ;
Brock., vol. ii„ p. 91.

Written in ordinary Naskh. Not dated.

No. 159.
foil. 261 ; lines 32; size 11 X 7£; 8 X 5.

l£>U\ f~± L^jJU <jj^\ <j±d>\

AL HADI AS SARI MUQADDIMAT-U-
FATH AL BARf.

A long and detailed Mnqaddimah to the popular ormimontary
Fath al Bar! (see below), containing the preliminary principles of the
work and a detailed account of Kukhari's life.

Author: — Ibn Ilajar al *Asqalfj,iii, the well-known traditionist and
scholar of his age, whose full name is Ahmad bin 'Alt bin Muhammad
bin 'All bin Mai; mud bin Ahmad bin Ahmadil al 'Asqalaui al Histi

ash ghaft'f, ^ >}y&* ^ ^£> ^j *W^ a } ^Js> ^ 4+s*\
^-aiUJj ^e^ia*Jl JljLvjJI AjJuj^J ^) Ju^l, commonly called
jg&* ^i, who, according to his own statement in Eaf* al Isr, fol. 34*,

was born in Egypt a.h. 773 = ad. 1372, and originally belonged to
'Asqalan. Iu his infancy he lost his mother, aud shortly after, in
a.h. 777 = a.d. 1375, his father died, leaving him in the charge of

^>>1 ^ o^l ;y^y1 ^ ^) (J.a.h.787 - A.IU385),
a big merchant of Egypt, who admitted Ibn Hajar in. tho sixth year of his
age to a local inaktab. When nine years of age Ibn Ilajar learnt the
Qur'an by heart, while only two years after he eould correctly and
fluently recite as Imam in the Taruwih prayers in Raniadiln. In the Bfuuo
year Ibn Hajar proceeded to Mecca in the company of Zakiaddin, and there

he joined the Iladis class under ^^L^JI dUJ J^£> ^jJi uA J i £> y
(d. a.h. 790 = a.d. 1338), from whom he took lesson b on the Sahib al
Bukhari. After returning from Mecca in a.ii. 786 he lost his patron
vol. v, K

50 ARAnrc manuscripts.

Zakiaddm in A.h. 787 = a. v. 1385 (see Ad Durar al Kaniinah, fol. 280,
vol. i.) t afteT which he was placed under the supervision of ^jJl ^j— *-*»

Ibn Hit jar low directed his attention to the study of history and
Olograph}', and ali© devoted a portion of his time to the study of Sadi§

tinder a^BriJI ^1 ^J$\ ^ Jyjsr- ^ ->j«h» ^ A*o* ,<^t <_ t -~s^
(d. a.h. 815 = a.d. 1412, and other eminent tradition ists. It was in
a.h. 702 that Ibn TIajar began to take teen interest in studying Arabia
literature, of which he made himself a master in a very short time, and
began to compose verses in the praise of the Prophet Towards the
end of a.h, 70G he travelled to different places, such as Cairo, Alexandra!
Mecca, and visited the towns and villages of Arabia, and in course of
his travels he learnt lfwli<j from the eminent traditionists of different
places. While in Yam&n he made the acquaintance of the celebrated

^))^fei1 ^tOl *W» f the well-known author of Al Qamus, who

presented a copy of the work to Ibn Hajar. He then came to Cairo,
and again left the place for Syria where ho learnt Hadi? in different
towns and villages of the province.

Ibn Hajar at first received the Banad, for narrating Hadfs from
SirajaddiH al Bahjtni (d. a.m. 805 = a.i>. 1402), and then from Hafiz
Zain&ddin a] 'Iraqi, why died in a.h. 800 = A.n. J 404, and whose lec-
tures on Hadis the author attended for not less than ten yearis.

It was in a.h. 808 that Ibn 3Iaj*r devoted his attention to the
composition of books.

Jn a.h. 814 he was appointed professor of Hadi§ in Jam&liyah
Madrueah, and then became the head of the Monastery of Babrisiyah-
In a.h. 822 = a.h. 1410 he was appointed professor of the Shafi'i class in
the Mu'aiyadiyah MadraBah, Cairo, and four years after he was offered
Qfidiship of Cairo by King Ashraf Saifaddin (a.h. 825-842 — a.d 1422-
1453); but ^l^Jf ^IJJI ^jjb ^>y ^ ^JIjJI X& J «X*s^
(d. A.B. 831 -a.d. H2G), supported by others, maliciously and falsely
gave out that, according to the condition of the trust deed of <i~»;Jw*
dtJ^J*, one person could sot jointly take the charge of both the
appointments; so Ibn Hajar was removed from the professorship.
Subsequently he produced the deed of trust, and, after proving that the
deed did not contain snub a condition, was reappointed as professor
in the said institution. He was repeatedly dismissed from and
reappointed to Ills offices, and with such fluctuations he continued
hia active life till a,h. 85U Two years later he died in Egypt
a.h. 852 = a.d. 1449 and was buried at Qarafah. It is said that it
rained heavily at the time of hia funeral prayers, and that ghihab

TRADITION. SI

Mansfiri, who was present on the occasion, extemporised tho following
two pathetic verges suitable to the occasion : —

jkJ^ ftLafiJl ^U

Beginning ; —

The work is divided into ten chapters described in Berlin, No. 1201.
The numerous works of this illustrious author are mentioned in
Brock., vol. ii., p. 67, and Mu'jam Ilm Fahd, foL 31*. 0™ of his
works, J&\A\ &**£> (a copy of which is preserved in this Library),
dealing with the life of Shaikh Abdal Qadir al Jtl&ni (A \.H. 56 L =
a.d. 116G), was edited and published iu Calcutta, a.d. 1903, by Dr. E.
Denison Boss.

For tho prerent work compare Berlin, 1201-2; India Office, 125;
Brit Mus., 1812; Alger, 440-7; Jent, 211; A.SL, 025-33.

Accurdiug to Hnj. KJial., vol. ii., p. 526, Ihn Hajax completed the
present work in a.ii. 813.

For the author's life see : Rafa al Isr, fol. 34* ; Mu'jam Ibn Fahd,
fol. 31 b , and Brock., vol. ii. t p. 67.

Written in good Naskh.

Not dated, apparently 10th century a,h.

No. 160.

foil. 280 ; lines 27 ; size 9 x 5£ ; 7 X *.

Another copy of the same Mutpiddimat al Fath al Bart.
Written in ordinary Naskh.
Dated a.h. 1111,

No. x6i.

foil. 140; lines 33; size 15 X 10; 11 X 7.

Another copy of the flame.

Written in good JCaskh, within gold ruled and red. borders, bearing
frontispiece in the beginning.
Dated a.h. 101 1.

The following note at the end says that this copy was compared by
Sayyid Mahumd and Mnlla 'Urnar :~

Scribe ,^^^31 Ju*** ^jJI y£

No. 162.
fotL 139; lines 33; size 15 X 10? 11 X 7.

The 1st Juk' of Fath al Bar!.

,A popular and exhaustive commentary on Bukhari, by Ihn Hajar
al 'Aijqalani. See No. 159.
Beginning : —

£*1 *^$3^ f%-*$\ J»1^> Jwo ty* ^jJi <x)J .uJ!

This 16 the commentary on Bukhar? which 3bn Ilajar promised
in the Mnqaddimah mentioned above. He began the composition in
a.h. 817 and finished in a,h. 842. The entire work ie divided into ten
volumes. See ITaj. Khal., vol. ii., p. 527,

In the preface he Bays that in order to avoid lengthiness he has
used abbreviations in quoting traditions. In the beginning Ibn
Hajar traces the different sources of his lenade to Bukhari's work
Al Jami«, but he aayt that he haa only dealt with the Hadif narrated
by Ab1i Darr (d. j.h. 434 = a.r 1042) from hia three followiug
shaikhs ; —

TKAMTIQN. 53

• Cr"^ ^> o> «W ^ .W^J (dL A . H . 881 = A.n. 991).
The present volume ends with the commentary of the chapter

No. 163.

foil. ISO; lines 33; size 15 X 10; 13 x 7.

The 2nd Jn a > of the above, ending with commentary of the chapter :
The colophon runs thus .-—

&«-" H.U1 ^L, 41 .UJJ *>o ^T ^T *.>j 41

No. 164,
foil. 188; lines 33; size 15 X 10; 11 x 7.

The 3rd Juz' of the above, ending with the chapter :

The last seven Juz* of this work are wanting.

*w V 1 "*?^ 2 ' are written in S°° d Kas ^ by the scribe of the
above-mentioned Mnqaddimah.

54 AKAUIC MiNCSCRlPrS,

This copy ako beats the note found at the end of &e copy of the
Mnqaddimah mentioned above. .

For other copies ate: Berlin, 1203-5; Kef., 27; Pans, 297, Jen),
210-12 r A.S.. 026-32, 684-653 ; Koper, 316-21.

The praent commentary with its M^addimah has been printout

Uul&q, A.H. 1200.

No. 165*

foil. 202, linos 30 ; size 10 X 7 ; 8 X 5.

Another old copy of the 3rd Juz' of Fath al Ufirt.
Beginning with ine chapter —

and ending with the chapter—

The following much-wormed note on the title-page soys that the
present MS. was in the pension of 'Alamallah bin 'Abdarrazsaq al
Makki al Iiauafi :—

(sic) <*J^

Written in good Nasfck

Not dated, apparently 10th century a.h,

A seal bearing the name of Nawrae Ibrahim (p*>\ji\ j*Jjl) 18

found in the beginning of this copy, Nawras, as we know, ™ J*»

favourite word of Ibrthtiu 'Aail Shah II. Bijapur! (ajl 98,-1035

=, a.d. 1679-K326), which he cho»o for his k»1b and coins, aB mentioned.

in Babaliu-i'Salatin al Islam, foL 114*:-

«j/ j^ a U^ ^y la) j^ —iA*. ^ sjy^ W* ^

TEAD1TI0K. 55

,-jy ^- *J* ;l* ka ^ JU^I >=^ Wy* jj -^ Jji

Another seal of Q&bil Khan (^UJuU), a noble of *Aiamgir's court,
is fixed at the end.

No. 166.

foil, 250 ; lines 23 ; size 8 X 6 ; 6 X 4.

'UMDAT AL QARI.

A portion of ft popular, useful, and extensive commentary on
Bukhari, in two volumes,

Yol. I.
Beginning with the chapter —

<JI £>i &*L> J*JJ ^ r UI J> lil

and ending with the chanter —

corresponding with p. 378, vol. ii., to p. 153, vol. iii., printed edition,
Constantinople, a.h. 131 0,

Tho commentator Badraddin AM Mohammad Mahmtid bin Ahmad
bin MflsA bin Ahmad bin Ilusain bin Yfisuf al .''Ami* al Hanafi,

S?^ s?***^ *-^*ji o^» ao °ording to Ibn Hajar's Bafal Isr, was
born in IMab, a.h. 762 = a.d. 1330, bnt, according to Ibn Fahd-al
Makti CMu'jam, fol. 292»), he was born in « Am tab. It ecems probablo
that the commentator was born in Halab, and that in hits early age he
went to 'Aintab, where his father waB a Q&di and where he was brought
up and educated. After studying Arabic grammar and literature under

JtJLr*' d* £^ d lW>^» a P^P* 1 of l^ftS-^ni (d. a.il 791 =

50 AftABIO HANtJSCKirTS.

a.b. 1380), bo camo to Halab in a.h. 783, where he studied Hadts. ami
olher subjects under ^SaluH Ju*^* ^ J^-^* ^ «— &**j4 (<*■ A ' H - 803
ss a,d. 1401), and from there went to Damascus and then io Jerusalem,
whute ho made the acquaintance of Sufi 'Aluaddin, chief profeasor of
Zahiriyjih Madraeah, Cairo, who, being pleased with 'Aim'* moral
disposition arid intelligence, took him to Cairo in a.h. 888 and Admitted
him in the monastery called Al Barquqiyah where VAini, according to
his o%vn statement in the preface of tho printed copy, studied Sahfh al

Bukhiri under ^^ i$r~*> ^ f**^ ,x ^ > ( d - A -"* 806 *= AI) * 1404 ).
Iti a.h. 78» he was provided -with a poet in that monastery by 'Alaaddin,
After 'Aluad din's death in a.it. 800 *AinI whs removed from the
monastery by one Amir Jarkas al KhalilS (see Ad Durar al Kaminah,
fol. 327). After visiting Halah 'Aini again came to Cairo, where he
studied Iladis under several eminent trarlitionists. In a.h. 801, he,
through the recommendation of a certain Amir, was appointed Hisbah
(<V«sk), or inspector of weights and measures of Cairo. A yea-r later
he was appointed Qadl In the moan time ho wrote a commentary on
Ma'ini al As&r, to which he refers in the preface thus : —

After four years of service as Jlisbali and Qadi, during which ho
wrote the commentary upon the fourth canonical collection of Tra-
ditions, he was invoWod in a series of troubles and difficulties, till his
anxieties were removed in the reign of Mu'aiyad (a.h. 815-82# = au>.
1412-1421), to which he refers thug in the preface; —

jU di)l afy ^iU^^JI j}b ^\ ^ ^ U^Ss <jJaI\ (S

^j^jjl tfjjjl *jjb ^ l^Ui ^s> J^ j Lp.Al» ^*> J^l

)y\ <^uoi \x» £^a» ^yi ,^-^ a^uji a^yi |»UJ1 ^j

He was again appointed the Hisbah of Cairo in A.J?. 819, and shortly
after was made the t_iU>l jJili, or super viser of endowments.

TRADITION.

57

In the conclusion of the work (printed copy) he says that he began
the composition of this commentary in Eajab, a.b. 820, and finished
the first part in £u al Hijjah of the Bame year, and completed the
second part in a.h. 621. (But Bee H»ij. Khal., vol ii., p. 527, where it is
wrongly said that l Aiui began the com position in A.tt. 821.) In A.H. 822
he was appointed professor for giving lectures on Hadis to Hanafl
students, -while in the same year Ibn HajaT was also appointed a lecturer
on Hudia- to §bafi*r students. It so happened that during this time
the minaret of Jarai' Mu'alyad neoded repairing and that Ibn i Hajar,
cutting a joke with *Ainf» wrote the following two lines to the caliph
Al Muaiyad :—

To which 'Aini replied thus : —

'Ami in hie commentary (which he completed in a.ii. 847) has made
serious attacks on Ibn Hoar's commentary Fath al Bari. In defence of
which Ibn Hajar began to write ^l^fll ^tft*!, hut did not
survive to finish it. See Haj. Khal., vol. ii., p. 534. <Aini died in

A.H. S&5 = A.D. 1451.

'Aim was highly esteemed by kings and nubles. Besides being a
scholar of vast learning he was a swift writtr, so much so that he
transcribed in one night the complete MnkhUsar-u-Quduri of Aba '1
Hasan Ahmad bin Muhammad Qudur (d. a.h. 362 = A.P. 972). He
founded the Madrasah 'Aimyah (also called Badriyah), close to Jatui'
Azhar, and left all his book* to that institution.

For 'Ainf'B life and works see: Raf 1 al Isr, fob 2S7"; Husn al
Muhadarah, fol. 378"; Mu'jum Ibn Fahd, fol. 202", and Brock., vol- ii.,

r.0

For other copies compare Berlin, 1203-9; Paris, 038-700; Alger,
448-58; Jeni, 213; Bi-ook., vol. i., p. 15H.

The preeent commentary was printed in Constantinople A,k, 1310.

No, 167.
foil. 258; lines 23; size 8x0; 6x4.

Vol. II.

The continuation of the above, ending with the commentary on riws
chapter —

Corresponding with pp , 152.352 ot Vol. III. of the printed edition.
These two copies are written in ordinary Kaskh. Dated a.h. 1002.
Scribe i£jyAl\ &*J**

No. 168,

foil. 284; linos 24; size 8x6; 6 J x 4.

AT TAWSHJH <ALA AL JAMI' AS SAHIH.

A commentary on Bukhan, dealing with the difficult passages as
regards wording, vowel points, and the names of tmditioniata which
are liable to be confounded with others.

By Abu '1 Fadi 'Abdarrahmun bin Abi Bakr bin Muhammad bin Abi
Bakr Jaiaiaddln as Suyflti, ^.^ j% ^J ^ ^J\ j^> J^AJl ^1

For his life see No. 123.

TIUUITIOS, 59

Beginning : —

In the profaco Snyfiti BayB that he wrote the present eornmeiilary-
on the model of Zarkashi's eoimnentary on the same work (see No. 158),
but that ho made his present commentary more valuable hy adding
useful notes and explanations.

J?*-~ J ' g-r-^ o^' ;^ r uit <3*^ ^^ ^-^ • ' ■ lJjs

The work ia very rare ; no complete copy is found in any library.
See Brock. t vol. i., p, 159.

J?rom the following note at the end dated a.h. 984 it appears chat
this copy was studied and revised befoie Shaikh a) Islam *AMal Mu'tf,
who died ia a.h. 998. See An nur as Safir, fol. 370*:-—

Written in a good Naj&kh..
Dtvted 983.

No. 169.

foil. 477 ; lines 26 j bizo 12 X 8; D X 5£.

THE SECOND AND THIRD JUZ' OF
IRSHAD AS SARL

A well-known commentary on Bufchari, bound in one volume.
The 2nd Juz' begins with-^-

uid ends, on fob 1K2» with the chapter —

Corresponding with pp. 280-392 of the second volume of the Cawnpur
edition A.H. 1284.

The 3rd Jub' begins on fob 182* with the chapter—

and ends with the ohapter —

Corresponding with the third volume of the above edition.
The commentator, Shihabaddia Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Ah!
Bakr bin 'Abdalmalik bin Ahmad bin Muhammad bin 'Ali al Qasfcailani,

^Ak~£JI ^)£> j, -was born in Egypt, ^h. 851 ^ A.n, 1448, and
studied Hadt§ under £h«Uid a] Azhur j ^ AR f)05 ^ A ^ U9 ^ and
other eminent traditions. Ho went to Mecca in a.ii, 834 and again
in 894, and on each occasion stayed there for one year.

TRADITION. 61

It is said that QastallAnt onoe quoted certain piissngeB in one o f his
works from Suyuti (d. a.h. 911 =r a.d. 1505), bwfc did not mention the
latter'a nama Snyfifc?, it is saiil, was annoyed with this action of
QastaH&ni, and was not satisfied till the latter apologised to him per-
sonally,

Qastallant died in a.b. 923 = a,d. 1517, and was buried in the Madrasah
'Ainiyah in Egypt. See above, No. 166,

In the preface of the printed edition it is said that this commentary,
■which is based on. Fath al B&ri, is written in an easy stylo and that it
surpasses Ktrmani's commentary Al Kawiikih ad DarilrL

The Muqaddimah attached to the 1st Juz' is divided into tho
following five Fasls : —

(1) ***>*}\ >1 A*&J ^ JUJAdl ^ JjSl J~aM

(2) ^uJ| j ^Jjt ^j ^ jy /J ^ ^W» J*tf)

(3) j^ly Ji)yj &>w &JJ sjg ^ t±jyi J^i)^

(5) ajJ^; A^J^ <£;UJ1 *^j/i ^ ^^UMJrfWM-

In the fifth Fasl the commentate says that he completed this
commentary in a.h. 9l6, and that in a.h. 917 he compared the text of
hie commentary with the copy of Al Jami' written by 'All bin
Muhammad al Hishinif al Yunaiiii al-IM! (& a.h. 701 = a.e>. 1301).

Besides the eight worts of tho commentator mentioned in Brock,,
vol. ii., p. 72, the following works are enumerated in An m\v as Safin—

(1) ^aJ)j)y^)

(2) j^\ J^s> gJb ^Sh-+ ^ jJ»^l ^J>})\

(3) <$j^ £*« f*^ ^^ * C"^ ****

**- ARABIC MANUSCRIPTS.

For other copios compare Borlin, 1 21 0-1 1 ; Paris, 701-3 ; India Office,
927-8; Alger, 460-73; Koper, 322 -5 ; Eagib, 291-4.

For author^ life and works boo: An nur as Sfifir, fol 115-, and
Brook., vol. ii., p. 73,

The commentary was printed in Lockaow, 1876 a.d,; Bfllaa
1304-6; Cairo, 1307. *

Writtea in good Naskh.
Not dated, apparently 11th century a.h.

No, 170.

foil. 200; lines 31 ; size llf x 8; 1.0 x 6£.

Another copy of tho preceding commentary, in four volumes.

Vol. L
Beginning abruptly with tho commentary on the ohaptor—

and ending with the commontary on the chapter—

corresponding with the last page of the seoond volume and pp. 1-362 of
the third volume of tho printed edition.

No. 171.
foil. 220 ; linos 31 ; size llf X 8; 10 x 6 £.

Vol. II.

The continuation of the above, ending with the commentary on the
chapter —

corresponding with p. 303 and pp. 1-346 of the fourth volume of
printed edition.

No. 172.

foil. 461 ; ]mes 81; sise 11§ X 8; 10 x G£.

Vol. IIT.
Beginning with the commentary on the chaptcr—

and ending with the commentary on the chapter—

Corresponding with pp. G4-33G of the sixth volume, and pp. 1-366
of the seventh volume of the printed edition.

No. 173,

foil. S25 ; lines 31 ; sizo 11} X 8j 10 x C£.

Vol. IV.

The continuation of the preceding copy, ending with the commentary
on chapter—

Corresponding with p. 307 of vol. viL, vol, viii., and pp. 1-124 of
vol. is. of the printed edition.

AH these copies are written in ordinary Naskh,
Not dated, jtppaxetitly 12th century a.ii.

No. 174.
foil. 108; lines 31 ; Bize 11 X 7; X 9

A portion of too same commentary; beginning abruptly with the
commentary on the chapter—

&4 A.KABTC VAXffSCRlFtft.

l^J! &Mj <^J) J*l <~ WWI > jW** ^ k***^

and ending with the commentary on—

Corresponding with pp. 361-3Sft of vol. it. and pp. 1-1 CO of vol. v.
of the printed edition.

Written in ordinary Naskh.
Dated A.n. 1102.

Scribe ^y>ii w-=^> ^ & >*'

No. 175.

foil. 278 ; lines 30; ska 11X7; 9X«.

The 4th Juz of the same commentary.
Beginning with the commentary on the chapter —

and ending with the commentary on the chapter—

Corresponding with pp. 109-552 of vol. vi. and pp. 1-153 of vol. vii,
of the printed edition.

Written in good ISTasMi*

Not dated, apparently 12th century a.h.

No. 176.

folL 556; lines 37; size 12 X 8 ; 8-i X 5.
Another copy of the above-mentioned commentary.

TRAGITICT. 85

Beginning with the chapter —

and ending with the commentary on the chapter—

Corresponding with pp. 2fl1-3ft6 of vol. vi., vol. vii., and pp. 1-237
of'vol. viii. of the printed edition.
Written in ordinary Naekh.
Not dated, apparently 11th century /.h.

No. 177.
foil. 456; lines 23 ; biro 10 X 0; 8 x H-.

foh 1-238*. A portion of tho 2nd Jtiz or part of the name coia-

IVLCTltiirV.

Beginning with the commentary on the chapter —
and on d hi g with the commentary od tho chapter —

Corresponding with pp. 384-302 of vol. ii., and pp. 1-224 of vol iii.
of the printed edition.

foil. 23S h --32&\ A portion of the 3rd Jua or part.
Beginning with the commentary on —

and ending with the commentary on the last chapter of —

Corresponding with pp. 278-362 of vol. iii. of the printed edition,
foil. 32fi- 1 5(>. A portion of the 4th part.
VOL. v.

66 AKAI«C il.tSUSCIUITB.

Beginning with the couQinentary on —

and ending abruptly with the commentary oil the chapter —

6^fl& ^ ^ s 4-i^ &\ ^*U ^^1 0^£> ^ yu ^»1 ^1^

Corresponding with pp. I--I24 of vol. ir. of the printed edition.

No. 178.
foil. 292; lines 32; bissg llfc x 7fc; 8>x SJ.

Thn tenth Juz or pari of the preceding commentary.
Beginning abruptly with the commentary on the chapter —

m

and ending with the commentary mi the last TladU; of Bukhftr?.
Corresponding with pp. 59-302 of vol. s.. of the printed edition.
Written in ordinary N*skh.
Kut dated, apparently 12th century a.ji.

No. 179.

foil. 170 ; lines 23 ; size 11 x 7 ; 7 x 4£*

AT TA'LIQ 'ALA ABWAB AL BUKHARL

A commentary on the headingK of the chapter of Bnkhari's al Jami'
by the eminent Kufi and tradilionist of India, Sbih Waliallah hin
'Abdarrahim Ad DiMa-wI, ^jlfcjj) a-us^! JL^ ^ oJJI J? aU^who
died in A,H. 1176 = A.D. 1762.

TttAi>rrruN.

07

Beginning : —
; A^ y dJf y J**, UJ^ J^ All J^U y M JwmJI

The work is printed in Dfttrat al Ma'arif, llaidrabiid, a.h. 1321.
The MS. wants a few folios at the end Written in ordinary

Naekji-

Not dated.

No. 180.

foil. 32 ; lines 21 ; size 8} X 6; 6} X 4£.

JAM 'AN NIHAYAH.

A collection of more than three hundred H»dl? of Al jAmi*
without Imad. By 'Abdaliah bin Sa'd bin Abi Jainarah, dl)l J->£>
*J^ -j I ) *W* yjj, an eminent Sufi and a distinguished scholar
who was born in Africa, a.h. 591 = a.h. 1114. He travelled to various
countries for the sake of learning. In his old age lie settled in Cairo
where he died in a.u. 675 ^ A.k 1270, leaving behind him many pupils
and disciples, and was buried in the a~JU £"♦«?■! * n Cairo.

Beginning ; —

ju<^ Js> r XJt ^ &JUJ1 y a^ ^ A ^1 CT-^ *'

The title of the work given in the preface m —
The work lias been printed in Cairo, a.h. 1311,

IV the other copies see Br. Mue. 461 ; Cairo, i.» o

26,

6S ARABIC MAWUSTHIPTS.

For AM Janiarali'fj works and life eee : Lawaqih al Amrftr, by
Sha'r&ni, fol. 207*; Huj. Khal., vol. iii., p. CIS; Taj at Uhaqru, fol. 20";
Brook., vol. i„ p. 372.

No. i8x.

foil. 2lo ; lines 35 ; size 12 x 8; 'J x 6.

JAM 'AN NIHAYAH WA SHURHUHU
BAHJAT AN NUFUS.

A collection of more than three hundred Had iff fmm Bufrharfs
Al Jami* (see above, no. 180), with a coinmetiUry by 'Abdalltih
bin Sa'd bin AbS Jarriarah of a theological as well as a theoscit>hical
nature.

foil. 1-28. Jatu* an Nihfiyah. Beginning as above.

The first Jnz or part of the commentary Bahjat an Nufus beginning
abruptly on fol. 20* thus ;—

KX* . . . 5^^ <tj utJiiUU — ^J\ ^|y ^ ^ ^

~Jl t^a^l j I»1£dJ ^ Sj*~£ jjly ^J^ ^^a** it-JvX=a.

It ends with the commentary on the Ilatlig —

Tor the author's life and his works see Br. Mus.,4Cl b ; Berlin, 1221 ;
Miiriicb,, 117 ; Paris, 695 ; Alger, 478.

for other copies see Br. Mus., 461 2> 1503.

No. ife.

fell. 200* linw» qe • ,„

' Une « 3 5; size 12 y 8; 9 * 6i

L5

->

SB

*

No. 183.

loll, 3 7 ; If n^w 9*> . ■ ^1

al-marAL

A csoUeeiion of dreai is f at
»«* Abu j amr4h ^ ' ™ AM J„ mra)l> „ r rersons ^

'' to *« ^ti«cd toby L P t' " pon — "'"'* *»**«*
J ™»'''-work,B»hjat M V«V p' r reUt " to the »»* of Al*

sn "I u t;r *' »«**" ^»i autUor *"* tl,e vutt - B ^

^ r*** cy - j*» ^ *wi jiji ^ 1 . , .

^ ° jU *' sT->V f^; «^ ■*! J.U

Tot other copi M ^ . Br M ,

«<"■ H68; Cairo, 416; Bertio, 1222.

Written in orfinary NusfcU-

Dated a."- U14. ^ .

Scribe ,-yoUM ^Wt >^ *** W1 ^

No, t8«.

^ ^ ^ * ^ ^

ATTAJRiDASSARiHLlAHADISALJAMI'

AS SAHlH.

f to Had* of D-d** omitting *• *«** •»*
An abstract from tlve Hattife 01 " ~-

repeated Hadis. biu tAWa l lat* A* fflk" J| * z

By Shibabaddiu A W bin Ahm** w ^ ^ j, ^^

Zabidi .1 ?.**. JcV>» ^ ^ ^ » ^ __ a ^ U10r

f~U , to his JS* statement in the prefer. *> *** = x382) ,
Huhaxwd Ma l«iin £'^^ * M At>y ib ^^^

Muhammad bin »^™ ,B *J^*^ ■ V» from e** of Uwm-

iu * ;„ order «c a*oM confusion, he 1>"
oJliZ tie rm.it »f™<*>" U ^f volt ii-, j. l«» 4 °* not
,ue»tkm the I«W>t «oik. It. °° gee iwifi »1

,.UJ» A»» >»» WM »*** "" *

TRADITW*. 71

Qwnu\ p. 694. For the author's life and works see: Brock., vol. ii. f
p. 190 ; Al Qabr al lUwt, foL 30»,

The present work was composed in a.il 889j ae .would appear from
the following colophon : —

An index of the ccaients ia given at the end of the copy.
Written in good Naekh.
Dated a.h. 1089,

No. 185.

foil. 548; linos 19 ; size 10§ X 6^; 6| X 3.

MASABIH AL ISLAM.

* •

A copy apparently unique of selections from BuiMri'B Al J&wi'.
The selections insist chiefly of Musuad tracli Lions, with only a few
ilu'llaq atid repeated traditions, with a very fow exceptions omitting
the Isnads throughout. In dividing the work into books and ohaptere
the author hstu fallowed the eye tern ohBorred in the Highk&t, with a few
additions and alterations.

Uy an anonymous author.

Beginning: —

*Ly1 ^Uil ^3 >^ ^i ^1 ^JM ^CM ^\ j,lD
I^^ju. Ui^ ; liSiU <sUl ^Jl Cs>IJ _j — \jiJl} lys-rj U*U»
^K U j*i L.I Jt +X*l\ psjLo* sy&Uii e>W aj&u* ^ JJ>1

'*■ AKAlilC AIASUSC&U'TS.

j~JU& UiU ^ug*sM u a^ ^ s„v.- 3) a^jUJ U-U

The author does not give the title of tha work anywhere, but in tho
colophon it IB called Masabih al Islam.

Tho following colophon, daled a.h. llll, says that this oopy was
written by the order of Muhammad Amir Khan (d. a.h. 1133 s *.n.
1721), the Chief Counsellor of the Emperor Muhammad Shah of Dehli
(see Beale'6 Dictionary, p. 260).

r l-« ^U^ ji jex) ^Jt j*. j r LJ^ jus, ^ c 1^ jjj
^ r f/J»j J^l* ^ <sJJI ^ r uu ^ ^ j^ ^

ji^ > J>3 ^\ ^ r iui j.iiji j^j r ^j ^ji ^,

-? *JWN Jj/ i^ J^ ^ «Uf1 ^ cj^-J *w r ^Ji
UJ1 >o ^U ^3)1 r> r ^| ^ ^^u d^ ^> dJJI

Written in good Naskh. JDated a.h. 11 13 .
Scribe d)J| ^JU.

T1! ABIT JOS. 73

No, 186,
foil. 526 ; lints 17 ; eize 11 X 7 ; ~\ X 4$.

Another copy of ilie same.

Written in good Xaskh.

Kcrt dated, apparently l'ltb century a.h.

No. 187.

foil 23; lines 23; me 8^ X 0; 6 X 4.

SHARH SULASLYAT AL BUKHARI.

A eirmmentary 011 twonty-two Hadfs of Af J/imi', which BiikhArt
abstranted iroru his Al Jami', and which lie received in direct tr&dilirm
from the Vrophet through only three intermediate narraturs. By
Ahmad Inn Ahmad bin Muhammad bin IbviLhmi bin Muhammad bin "All

bin Muhammad al W&fa'i urfi ShAn'i al Mimi, >)*&, ^ Jm*\ ^ Jo^l

i^-oJl ^iUJi ^V **■*•* ^ s^ ^ ^^^ ^ f****-^ ^'
who was burn in Egypt a.u. 101+ = a.d. 1605. In a.il 1027 ho be£an
io study Hailis and other subjects from the following emiue-nt schubus
a»& traditioniHtM : —

(1) ^JJI U^ ^Vfii31 ^V^ <<?. A.H. 1011 = a.d. 1G34). -

(2) ^J\ ^jt) j ^ Kr ^\ jjl (A A.H. 1044 = A.D. 1637).

<^L=d2M s? * ? ^*i^ (A A.K. 1040 « a.p. 1042).
(4) ^&aJ1 ^jJI ^>W*u> c-JlXJ! J^ ^ ^1 (A A.11. 100D

=: A.D. 1659).

V* ARABIC MASUSCUJI'TS.

(6) <^i>*Jl J-^U-*1 A^X* ^ J*^| ^J ^IkU (<2. A.H. 1075

= a.I>. IGGo).

(7) ul^wJI A^l ^Jj^l *X**- (rf. a.ii. 1077 = a.d. 1667).

(8) ^^J^l^^l ^Js> ;y}\ j J^~A\ y\ (<i a.u. 1087 = a.d. 1677).

Ahmad Agami received hie spiritual training from Srtfi Yfieuf al
Wato'i (rf. A.tr 1051 ~ a.tx 1645), who invested him with a Khirqa of

the Wafa'iyah Order founded by „Uj J*«^ ^ Ji> (<£, a,h. 807

» a.D. 1404).

Being a man of wonderful genius Ahmad 'A gam? made himself
master in all the branches of Muhammcdan literati) ro and soon
established his reputation a? an eminent saint and scholar. He was
an ardent admirer of books, and it id said that he collected an extra-
ordinarily largo number on various Bubjects, and that people from
distant countries decked round him for reference and help. He died
in Egypt a.h, 1 080 = a.d. 1676.

Beginning ; —

The commentator in the preface traces the connection of his source
ofmarration of the Bao*f§ of Al Jami' from Ion Ha jar. It is further
stated that this commentary is based on Irshad as Sari.

The commentaries on twenty-two Hadfs, are to be found respectively
on foil. 4% 5 b , 7*, 8s 10% 10% 12% l*i% is' b , 14% 16% 17% 17% 18% 18%
1&% 20% 21% 22% 22% 22%

The date of composition at the end is a h. 1060.

For the author's life and works see : Khulaeat al Agar, Egypt edition,
a.h. 1284, vol. i., p. 176, and Brock,, vol. ii., p.' 308.

The work is rare ; one copy is mentioned in £oper, No. 208 ; see
Brock., vol. i., p. 159.

TRAIMTICV. 7i)

No. 188.

foil. 526; lines 27; size 11 X G; 7h x 4£.

e

AS SAHIH.

Tbe second of the six Canonical Collections of Traditions.

Author : Abu *al Hasan Muslim bin Hajjaj al Qushairi an Nais&buri,

Beginning with Isnad : —

^l ju ^>ji j& j*^ ^ j^i j*j) ^i u^i

^ yUM J^ ^^j^JI ^1 J^liJI r US1 ^yJI y>s ^| JU

The fact that the earliest biographers do not fix the date of birth
of this great author has caui*ed some controversies among the later
biographers. Brock,, vol. L, p. 161, places MnsUm's birth a.h. 202 or
200; but it should be noticed that the farmer date is net given by any
biographer; while Ion Khallikan, vol. ii., p. 01, distinctly rejects this
date, which he says he imperfectly tc mi.- rubers to have heard from his
master, Ibn. Sahib, £^-» ^1 ; aud later on correctly fixes the
author's date of birth in a.h. 206 = A.l>. 821.

Muhammad bin 'Abdallah al Khatib at Tibi i/J t followed by some
later biographers, stands alone in iixiag the author's birth in a.h. 204.
Considering that most reliable biographers, euch as Ibn 8a)ah, Ibn
Khallikan and Namawi, agree in Btatiug that Muslim died at the
age of 65, in a.ij. 261 = a.d. 875, we must conclude that the author
was bom in a.ji. 20G — a.o. 821. After learning the Qur*an by

7G Aiuiiic »AsuscEirrs.

hosrt in all the seven forms of Qira'at, Muslim devoted his attention
to tho study of jurisprudence and other literature, with which, it is
said, he made himself thoroughly acquainted in a very short time.
In a.h. 218, he wholly devoted himself to the study of tradition, and
placed himself under the charge of the most eminent traditionists of his
time, such as : —

<**~*^J I y*i J ^ f> a.h. 22G = An. 841).
^i-ijJW <uL— ^ <s!31 J^ (d. a.h. 221 *s a.d. 83G).
jy&±* j? J^*-rf (d. a.h. 227 s= A.D.. 842)
J-j*> ^ j*c*l (tf. a,h. 241 = a. a 855).

After travelling all over the well-known educated Islamic country
he made himself master of the subject and began to spend his time in
composing the works. As an authority in traditioa Muslim is not
reckoned inferior to Bnkhan. whose lectures at Naisapfir Muslim
attended for a considerable period of time. As regards stylo and
arrangement preference is generally given to Muslim, hut in correct-
ness of narration and other respects Bukhari stands foremost. Muslim
died in a.h. 261 = a.tj. 875, at the age of fifty-five yoars.

This work consists, according to Haj. Klial., of 4,000 fladts selected
from three lakhs of Hadig, according to Muslim's own statement quoted
in Tabaqat al hufiaz, vol. -ii. t p. 166.

In the preface the author says that he will deal with the following
throe kinde : —

(2) ^m)j kU» ^ ^j*— *» * ] » u s^ 1

(3) c j£jjsJ\ .IWJt a1^> U oJUJI

while the t»xt eotitainB only tho first two kinds. Referring to this,. AM
■Abdallah al Hakim and Abu Bakr al Baihiqi remark that Muslim did
not live to complete the third kind. Beside the present works, the
following works of the author are enumerated in Huffaz, vol. ii.,
p. 166:™

i. JW^t jj* (^J!) j^l
ii. ^a\ Jm L+%\ ^\sS

iii. ^lj^jJl t^sU^
iv. JJ^iJM i^j>\s£

TRAIHTItS. '7

vii. ^■■ftJL f a ^ jj*£> «^,U£

viii, al-^JI ^^-^ ctAslSl <^U£

ix. c^UU jJU^ *^l^

x, i^yJl »?Um. i^Ik?

Zl duA& ?j^^-* «-r*^

xiil, ^^^it&Jl t^ls^
xiv. & Um^I *i^1 4^1^
sv. ^ J«*J) fUjI ^IsS 1
xvi. t^ULpkM «^>U^
xvii, ^ft^-UJl *ilyl ^*^

The present work was repeatedly printed in Calcutta and Dehli.

For its various commentaries see Haj. EiiaL, vol. ii n p. 556, and
Brock., vol. i, p. 160, Berlin, 1234r-89.

For the author's life see TahaqAt Abu Ya'la, fol. 139"; Tabaq&t al
hufiftz, vol. ii*, 165; Ibn Khallikan, vol. ii., p. 91 ;* TaMib al Asma by
Namawl, fol. 144 b ; Mirat al Jinan, fol. 167'; Al Kama! ft Asmfi'ar
Rijal, fol. 102, and Brook., vol, i, 160.

Written in clear Naskh. Not dated, apparently 9th century A.H.
Corrections and maTginal notes are not frequent.

No. I89 •
foil. 322 ; lines 21 ; size 13X8; 8x5.

AnotheT copy of Sahib Muslim.

Beginning:—

^j^j) ^ J^L~»1 ^ all) ^£> ji\ Jvi—Jl £ff£A\ ^^1

and ending with, a portion of £^5CJ) «-r>^«

Foil. 1-4, containing an abridgment of the Muqad'liruak oT Nfcwawl
and Snyfiti's commentary on Sahih 3Iu?lhn, by Nnfiiraddin bin Sirwj
Muhammad, ^Us^ $j~* ^ vj-^ J**^* ^ scribe of the present copy
and the following cupies.

I.

The abridgment of the Muqaddimah. of Nawawi, beginning thus: —

^31 Jy^i ,»L~. ^ l^U* ^^ik ^jj;! ^\ j-cb jJ&\

II.

Abridgment of Muqaddimab, of Suyfiti, beginning thns : —
^1 t^t; <AUi J*j ^ ^# ^(^ Jjio s-af ^Jl ^U

No. 190

foil. 367 ; lines 21 ; size 18x8; 8x5.

The continuation of the prorating work. The margin of Loth the
copies contains an abridgment of Nawawi's commentary on Sahih Muslim
oompnsed and written by the scribe .jjJI >*-ai.

Both the colophons found respectively at the end of Sahih Muslim
and of the abridgment, nay that both the volumes were written at
Mecca in a.h. 1022,

Written in good Naskh.

No. 191.

foil. 1 98 ; lines '22 ; eize 8 X 6 J ; 6£ x 5£.

An exceedingly valuable and old copy of a portion of Sahih Muslim r
containing autographs of numerous eminent traditionists who studied
this copy. It consists of the first thirteen parts of the entire work, and
breaks off with the last chapter of r^*Jt '.-^.

The second part, containing the first half of the ^1*^31 s-»^ is
wanting.

From the several notes found in this copy it is evident that it was
written before a.K. 486.

Beginning with'Isnad thus: —

Jli ^jUl yb ji *w j* y.\ ^\ £AJl tr^l

At the end of each part are found two notes.

JO ahahic manuscripts.

The first contains the names of the traditionista, such as : — "

dUJI yj^JI ^ dUt J~r> ^%-jJ j\ (d. a.h. 517 - AD. 1123).
^jljJLjJ^ Jo<»* ^ Js*,bk1 J-^~« ^t (4 A.H..540 « A.l>. 1126).

fibyCj wijyuJl J*»l ^1 Jvs£> ^ J-Wf ^fr (d. a.h. 553 ss a.d. 1141)*

and others who studied from this very copy under ^ A**** ^ ^J 1

a-sjkJl jtA) in A.H, 486,

The second also contains the names of several traditionista who
studied Sahth Muslim from this copy tinder dJJ f J**C> ^j y t I i»^*^ 1
VjPU— *1 J in a.h. 561.

From a note on fol. 12* it appears that this MS. originally consisted
of two volumes, written by the eminent tractitionist iX*£*1 ~»tp*JI ^1
-S*k)1 uL^)U ,£>, who died after. A.H. 520.
See Ansfib Sum*ani, fol, 222" :—

"Written in good Nasfch;

No. 192.
foil. 875; lines 15; svae 9x6; 7x5.

AL MINHAj FI SHARH I MUSLIM BIN

AL HAJJAJ.

You L

A popular commentary on Sahih Muslim, complete in five separate
volumes, written in different hands.

TRADITION. 8 1

By Abfi Zakarya Yahyi bin Sharf bin Mira bin Hasan bin Husain
bin Jum'i bin Hizam al Hazamt al Harani ash Shafi'I, J^ \^ yt

Sp**^* s^->"^* commonly called Muhiaddin an N»wawi. The
coiamentatOT was born in Nawa, Damascus, a.h, 631 = a.d. 1233. In
a.h. 649 he went to Damascus and was admitted to the Madrasah
Rawahiyah, where he studied continually for two years, and in a.h. 651
he went to Mecca and then to Medina. In the course of his travels he
studied undor the following traditionists and scholars :—

^j^aJ! g*^] ^ ^j}\ JUT (dL a.h. 653 = a.d. 1255).

^ JJlJl c y ^ ^j**^) ^s> ^Jj) ^^^ (d. A.H. 654- A.D.
1254).

*£>*&) 1 (<L a.h. 662 - a.d. 1263),

^Isuj^J) ^ .>*** e j ^WaJI Js& ^ fl>3l J>*P (d. A.H. 6(i2
= a.d. 1263).

^^J^UI jJU 6 ll e J1 ^| (d. a.h, 663 = a.d. 1264).

^jt^JI ^^flwl^l (d. a.h. 668 = a.i>. 1269).

d ** u ^ y^ ^ &"** ^ * ) '**~* i dl A - u - C7 ° * *■»• 12 ?->

From a.h. 660 he was busily engaged Jn writing the numerous
works ascribed to him. On the death of Abu ghama in a.h, 665,
Nawawi succeeded him a* professor of Dir al Hadi| Ashmfiyah in
Damascus. Later he vmited Jerusalem, and then returned to his
native place, where he died in a.h. 676 = a.d. 1278.

This vol. begins with a Muqaddiiuiifc, and deals with the life ; of
Muslim and the merits of his work Al Jiimi'.

Beginning of the Ma<}addiin&h : —

uU«Jb, .U*sJ) ^ *u*j «J* ^JJI jl^JI^JI <dj J^l
The Commentary begins on fol, 13" thus : —
j»Jldl <^j <0J a*Jt — G UJl ^ ^ ^\ ji\ fUM Jl*

^Jl a^* ^1 *a^j«j a)J ju*Jlj UjUl

ending with the last chapter of ^W^ c^U?.

The following note on the titlepage says that in a.h. 1043 the MS.
was in the possession of Mahmtid bin Abt Bakr Al Azhari, commonly
known as Al Mujtahid ash, Shafi'^ an eminent scholar of Damascus,

82 auabic aiANuseiuiTs.

who, agoording to Khuluaat al Asar, vol. iv., p. 317, died in A.h. J 067
si.D. 1*67:—

j* <j* j *y*~ ^ ^ s <fejH y*1 *a*j d j-JI

4^*3 ^ ^^ 4) *M ^K J^Jl* ^4^» sA^> S1

The present commentary Las l«an printed in Cairo, in five volumes,
in A.H. 1283, Delhi A.H. 1302.

For the other copies of the present wort comp, Berlin, 1234; A-S.,
690-7Q4; Jenj, 244; K&gib, 308-9.

For the author's life and other works see: Tabaq&t al Huffily
vol. iv., p. 259; Mira't al Jau&n, fol. 425'; Tabaqstash SbAntyah, by
Qadi ghahbab, fol. 93"; Tabaqat, by Isnawi/fol, 458*; Brock., vol. i.,
p. S94.

Written in good Naskh, apparently 9th. century a.h. Foil. 296-375
are supplied in a later hand.

No. 193.

foil, 204; lines 23"; siae 10 X 7£; 8x6.

VoL II., or the continuation of the preceding vol., beginning with
SjlfrlaJI i^\s£ and ending with «_S^i)l &y*& «-pU£.

The following colophon, dated a.h. 73t>, sayo that the present copy
was oopied from the autograph copy dated a.h. 673 : —

^ a^wi dl)1 6**»j fX~* ^^ £jis 0* ^^1 *XU*)1 y^\

^UJI ^j <a> j^JI > &^) ^U£ J^UJ <d)l > J **JW»

dJUtt-o ^ ^ja**-* j <^tf &~» J^SI £ftjj >6^» o" jk* o-^WI
^j 4UI 4U».» ^V»J1 ^f ^ £**M i* ^ U* «JJS —

TiLJurnctf. S3

— dUl <U^j, dla^ lfr~^ ^1 J^Jl dawi ^ <U^^I ^^-Jo

<oyt£

Written in good Naskh, dated a.h. 73fi.

Scribe tuo dUJ J^io ^\ydl L*£ ^j <_i^J ^ yO ji\

No. 194-

foil. 245; lines 21 ; size 8^ X «] ; 7 x 5.

Vol. II L of the same, beginning with the &t*gj) s->U£ and ending
with the last chapter of gJusJl ^^ UC
The colophon runs thus; —

^ss y«s> tajtf ^ jdasJI aJsjs &U£ ^ £ji ^) tji ^IsCJI

The scribe r-^i ^^ whose full name whb Ahmad bin Farah bin al
Lakhnn ash Shafi'v, was bom in a.h. 624 = a.i>. 1226. He was an
emiDent traditioDist of his time, and scribe of numerous works. He died
m a.h. 699 = a,d. 1290, as would appear from the following biographical
note at the ond, and see also Tabaqat al Hnffaz, vol. iv., p. 277 : —

4„fii« k>W1 ,JLM r U31 £^\ U| 4;LJI j ,>)1 Ufc ^JL*
^ a jJ r ^K ^j J^i ^^1 ^UJI ^goAJI j**J ^

84 AHABtC WAaUSCRIPTS.

^S ) u^i j*J1 »\jp\ &SXs^ <d **JK ) ,U*J1 w^tX* ^ . $y^\
"Written 5m good N&Bkh, dated a.h. 618.

No. 195.

foil. 23Z ; lines 22 \ size 74 X 5fc; 7 X *£-

The fourth -rolume of the same, beginning with £&J1 c^La^

and ending with tllf^l <^»W£

Foil 127-232 are supplied in a latex Land.

Written in good Nae^j. Not dated, apparently 8th oentnry A.tu

No. 196.
foil. 185; lines 27; size 10£ X 7^; 8 x 6.

The ilfth volume of tlie same, beginning with Jk-y^aJI t^U^,
and ending with the last chapter of Sahih Muslim.

Foil. 1, 17, 26-96 are supplied in a later hand, apparently 10th
century a,h.

Written in good Nastti. Not dated, apparently 7th century a.h.

No. 197.

foil. 357 ; lines 30; size ll{ x 7£ ; 9 x 5J.

Another complete copy of the same in two volumes.

Vol. I.
Beginning like the first vol. of the preceding copy, and ending with
the chapter 1$.^ SjLsJI ^ J^J _s3) »jll ^ JM. Corresponding
with fol. 199* of the second volume.

No. 108.

foil. 259 ; Hues 30 ; size ll£ x 7{ ; Ox 5^

Vol. II.

Beginning abruptly with chapter dill Af~sj J^^ *^P' fO**

*Le ^ aJlP <s)Ji (IjLc., and ending with ta»1jl&£ ^J^JlsJI c^I*

dJLfrl Corresponding with the. foil. 90-24:5 and foJL 1-166 of the

third and fourth volumes.

Both the volumes written in ordinary Nasfch. Not dated , apparently
12th century a.h.

No. 199.
foil. It8 ; lint's 24 ; siae l( l X 7 ; 71 X jj.

Another incomplete copy of the fifth volume of tVio 6a*iic, beginning

abruptly with tbe commentary on the chapter <_»L«X'-<»i } ^jJ ^1

^jlj^JI, and ending with the last chapter of Muslim. Corresponding

with foil. 72"-] 85 uf the preuutihij? fifth volume.

The following colophon gives the date of composition of tho last
vol. of the prosei.it work* A. jr. 675, and tltc date of transcription,
a.h. 7]0; —

Written in good Naskh. Dated a.h. 710.
Scribe ^*iliJ! . . . *U<a-« ^ ,J^

No. 200.

foil. 208 ; lines 33 ; size 11 X i> ; 8x5.

Tho first of four Jnis, or parte, of Iktuiii al Ikmul, also called hy
JMJ- Khah, vol, iu, p.- 546, Ikmil u ikmal al Mu'lim.
An extensive commentary on Sahih Muslim,

Ey AM *Abdallah Muhammad bin Khalfa al Obi al Muliki, JuX- ^)

^^iUl ^31 ^aL> -3 Ju«y» **JJJ, a pupil of Muhammad bin Muhammad

bin l Urfah, d#^ ^ Jn*»^ ^y J^a^ (i*. a.h, 803 = A.l>. 1400), -who

died in a.h. 827 = i.j. 1424. See Brook., vol. i., p. 160, but Ahmad bin
Ahmad in his biographical work, An Nail Jbtihaj, on the cuthority of

TRADITION. 87

tho statement of Abdarrahman As S'alibf (d. A.U. S78 ~ a.d. 1470), a
well-known pupil of the commentator, emphatically- says that the
commentator died in a.h. 328 = a.d. 1425
Begh.uing ; —

Tho ©umnjentator in tho preface says that the present work in only a
collection of the following four commentaries: —

I.
Al Mn'Jim, by Ma'iziri (rf. a.k. 5i>6 = /..n. 111!).

II.
Ikma, by Qadi Tyfid (d. a.ii. ot+ = a.d. 1 149).

III.
Al Mnfhim lima asbkala Min Xalkhis KitAhi Muslim, bv Qartabi
(d. a.h. 653 - a.ti. 1258).

IV
Al Minhuj, by Muhiaddin Nawavrt (d. a.h. 676 = A..D, ±278).

Further, iie stated that he observed tho following abbreviations m
hu work: ^ for Ma'arirl (^^U); * for 4 Tyad (^l^) ; * for
Qartabf {^sjfi)i J far Muhiaddin (^.uJl f ^s^)', and the word
shaikh refers to his teacher Muhammad bin Mnbamraad bid 'Urfa t and
the word «Jj> refers to himself.

The coloph n runs thus : —

<X~J) ^^ c y» ^ ,JUJ| JU^I JL<D ^ JjJI E> J| j^>

^ v^ -6 ^' u_^sksJI ijijA^] ..\JttJI r<*^ A9,At*ji aJJI aJ^Jti"

5^1 ^U£ ^Wl t>5 J1 ^ J^ UJ ddJl m Ul1 ^

For the other copies soe: Miicli., 129; Algor, 400-1 ; ltagib, 306-7;
Brock., vo). i., p. 1H0,

For the other work of the commentator, see Ilaj. TChaL. vol. iv.,
p. 416, and vol. v., p. 476; An Nail Jbiihaj, p. 287.

Written in good Naekh. Hot dated, apparently 11 th century A.ir.
Scribe ^IjUJI ^l& j3 b^$^Jl .U^l

No. 201.

foil. 230; line* 31 ; size 1(>£ X 8£ ; 8 X 5£.

Another copy of the uauio Jua, or pwt, ending abruptly with tho

Tbe MS. is hopelessly damaged.

Written in Mngribi character. Not dated, apparently 9th century

AM.

No. 202.

foil, 341 ; linos '21 ; aim 10x7; 7£ X 5.

A commentary l»elieved to he nniqiin on Sahib Muslim frutn (^_>Ui
jjASt^ftit to the end of JpJm!) ^US, dealing with tie explanation of
ivotris u»«il in Mindim and uiftcussirms on the opinion of four rmdms.

The full name of tbe commentator is tot given anywhere, "but in

tlit following colophon, dated a,u, P2rj, the scribe calls him &J1 ^^Ss
^jJ! ^j, Shams al M:]lat vtathlm : -

^^ r l^j4| Jjfc\ V* ^51 &,OJ? r U3t ^fiJl «-JLlU5 ^

And from the words <uLii Wkj ^dw^JI dlJI xsl* in the colophon,

it appeal* that ibe commentator -was still living in a.ii. B2t>. In
Tabaqat a&h Shafijy&b by Q&di Shah bah, fol. 207% and in UnB al Ja-lil
tl Tarikhi al Quds wal Khali 1, fol. 4-8 [V*, is mentioned the name 'of

i*)\J\ 43JJI Jks> j J***** dUI J*-£>^Jf ^JJI .j***^, Shamsaddin Abu
'Abdallah "Miiharnmed bin 4 Ataallah Arr£?i, who is H&id to have
written a commenta^' on Sahfh Muslim, and who died in a.h. 82i)

TRA.PITIOV. 89

= a.d. 1426. It would not be unreasonable to believe that the present
commentary is the work of the aforesaid PHarosaddin.

In several places the commentator refers to former parts of his
3ommentary on other chapters aud books of Sahib Muslim, such as : —

On the fly-leaf, there are tome notes and 'Arddidabs which are not
legible. I am not acquainted with any other copy of the work.
Written in good Naskh. Dated a.h. 826.

No. 203.

foil. 137; lines 25; risse 9 x 7 ; 7i x 4£.

■*»

THE SECOND OF THE FOUB PARTS OF-

KASHF AL MUSHKIL AS SAIIIHAIN.

^™ •■— * • a *

A very rare commentary on the difficult portiou of Hadis, narrated in
Sahih BukMrt and Muslim. Traditions are arranged under the Muenad
of each SahabS from whom Bukhari and Muslim narrated lladig 'in
their Al Jami', giving the total number of Hadi§ narrated from the
prophets, by those . Sahabis, and numbers of the Hadi^ narrated in
Sahthain.

By Aba a'l Farj 'Abdarrahman bin «Ali bin Muhammad Al Jawzi
al Bekri al Bagdad!, ^\ J+& ^ J& j ^^Jj j^ ^yj| ^\
^JkXA^I <^£J1 \^)y^\ a descendant of the second Khalif, was bom
in Bagdad, There are some conflicting statements regarding the date of
birth of this author. Yafi'i fixes the author's date of birth a.h. 508,
but subsequently adds that according to some he was boiii in about
a. 11 510. The later date is given in IIuffAz, and, according to Ibn Asir,
as referred to in Brock., vol., i., p. 500, he was born in a.h, 510. Ibn
Eajab, in Tabaqat al Han&biJah, vol. i., fol. 264, however, after
discussing the three dates, namely, a.h, 508, 509, and 510, saya that

90 AUAIilC MASUSCMPT9.

accord iag to an autograph note of the author, he was horn in a.h. oil
or 512.

&_o _i ^jJl 2 ^U A\js& <$^y S 2 ^^ * ^^ ^^ )

This date agrees with that given by Muhammad bin Ahmad bin
'Umax bin al Husain bin Khalaf ft l Bagdadi, better known as Ibn

al Qati% G*£3tt ^ (<*• **■ 634«a.d. 12SG). Ibn al Jawzi
lost his father at the age of about three years, in A.ir. 514 =
a.d. 1120. After the death of his father he was placed under
the charge of Shaikh Ibn Nasir (d. a.h. 550 = A.n. 1161), whose
name the author mentioned on t'ol. 7*. lie took keen interest in the
education of the orphan, and in course of time gave him lessons
from the Musnad of Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal and other workis.
He travelled to different countries for the sate of learning, and,
according to Dahabi, studied under eighty-seven shaikhs. Jawzi made
himself master of all the branches of Muhammadan literature, and,
referring to this, Yafi'i and some other biographers say that Jawzi
was Imam of his time. As an eloquent preacher he had no equal any-
where, and it is stated that his sermons, which attracted not less than
ten thousand persons, were attended by kings, nobles and khalifa.
According to the statement of his grandson, Shanisaddtn Abfl 'al
Muzaffar Yusuf Qimglu, common Ly called Sibt Ibn al Jawzi, ^J Lw-s
t^jujpM (d. a.h. 654 = a.d. 1257). Ibn Jawzi copied out 20,000 books
with his own hand. The same Sibt Ibn al Jawzi states that Ibn Jawz?
o<m verted 20,000 infidels to IsHm, and one lakh of people pronounced
repentance of +heir sins on his hand, as the result of his preachii'g.
The total of the works composed by Ibn Jawzi as iven by Sibt
Ibn al Jawzi is 250 or more, while Dahabt remarks that up to his time
he did not know any other author who had written such a large
number : —

A\ ,Wyi && *-ijuoU <_i*-=. — JJ*H #• \^\ «^*ac> I*

Ibn Jawzi died in A.n. 597 = a.d. 1250.
The present volume beginning thus ; —

TIUMTIOI*. 91

On fol. 07' the author refers to his other work Ta\qih (-jfllJ). See
Brock., vol. i„ p. 500. In the MS. copy of Tahaqat al Huffaz, vol. ii.,
fol. 98% &s well as in the printed coj>y of the Bame, vol. iv., p. 134,
we find that Dahabi, prubablj by mistake, calls this work Kashi
Mushkil as SiUh, c ^cJ1 J^-» <*MS, which fie says is in four
volumes. The Kaahf al Mnshkil ae Bahihain is distinctly mentioned in
the list of the author's compositions given by Ibn Qafi'f and Ibn Rajah ;
aeither refers to Kashf Mugjifeil a? SihAh by Ibn Jawzl. See also HAj.
KhaJ., vol. v., p. 215. The work is not mentioned in any catalogue.

For the author's life see* Hnffaz, vol. iv. t p. 134; Tabaq&t al
llauabilah, vol. i., by Ibn Bajab, fol. 264*; Ibn Khallik'an, vol. i„
>. 279; Mir'at al Jinan, fol. 87P; Brock., vol. i., p. 500.

Contents :—

fol. 13'.
fol. 18'.

foL i'

fol. 5'.

fol. S\
fol, 6\
fol. HA
fol. ll\
fol. IP.
fol. 12\

n rt.iDiv 'Tl A 11 UOV/lli I 1 ■"»•

fol. I3 h .
foL 14*.
fol. 17*.
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fol. 19«\

fol. 22*.
fol. 22>.

fol- 24".

fol. 25*.
fol. 25\

fol. 25 b .
fol. 27\
fol. 28*.

fol. 28*.

fol. 30".

fol. 32*.
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TRADITION. 33

foL 37.

foL 39*.

fol, 40.

J^W 4)1 ^ |Jl* ^ dM j*p ^~* &* J<*^1 «-***

fol. 41*.

fol. 42*.

e*l> o* ^^ ^ — - <y* J^-J' *-*"

fol. 42"
fol. 44\

foL 45».

fol. 45 b .

^ Lai SI J>^* — • ^dl ^ — * ^ j£*-Jl «-A^i

fol. 48\
foL 48''.

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fol. 5 P.

fol. 52*.

fol. 53-.

foL59 b .

ful. t>O b .

fol. 66".

ful. 0G\
fol. 67^
fol. 71'.
fol. in*.

Beside the pr&sent work and the worke mentioned by Brook., vol. i.,
?. 500, the following compositions of the author are enumerated by
Lbn Kajab and other biographers : —

COMaiKNTARlEJ AND THE VARIOUS BeaDINC3 OF THE Quk'/L*.

(1) j^-AaJI ^ ^^^Ujj ^U, in (6) &;\uJ\ S\j$\ <J\ S>UJI,
81 P art *- in 4 pari.

in 1 vol. ^

■(4) ^ *^i ^ >i >ji ^ (9 > r- ,ul 5 ^s?* H^ *^

jJIWI, in 1 vol. C^ 1 * itt 5 P* 1 * 8 '

an abridgment of the -> £**^ f^ ts*

preceding work* £j~ju)1, in 1 part.

TttKOIiKiY,

^^o, m o parte, ^ &U SI Jfcl £^, in 1 vol.

(2) juil r ^ JWI ai*> ^W

Tradition, LtTEitArcRF, and Tasawc*'.

(1) JfcJ» ^fti (15) s^^JI ^ s^a^JI

(2) 2&jJ) <^U£, in 2 vols. (16) '* 4 r. t ». 1 l sr^w

(3) ^l*K<* ^ ^JJ^I Jlfcjl C 17 ) l/'V Z^*^

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98 ARABIC MASURCRrPTS,

Written in good Naskh, within gold ruled borders, bearing a
headpiece at the beginning.

Not dated, apparently 12th century a.m.

Scribe ^r^\ ^ j J*^ ^ 0u*»*

No. 204.

foil. S04; lines 19; slzo 14 X 10; 10 X '.

AL JAM* U BAIN AS SAHIHAIN.

A collection of IIadi§ fiom Sahih BukMri and Muslim.
By Aba 'Abdallah Muhammad bin Abi Na&r Futuh. bin 'Abdallah bia
Humaid al Azdi al Humaidi al AndaTus! al Miy Arqi, j J*^* dUI J^» jj J

c£»**^> who ^asborn in Miyfirq some time before a.h. 428 ^ a.i>. 102&,
and studied under many traditionista and scholars, among whom the
two foremost are: Ibn 'Abdal Barr al Qartabi al Malik f (<*. a.h.
463 = a.r 1070) and Ibn H&sm (4 a.h, 456 ± a.v. 2064). It is said
ihat Hum a idi learnt fur a considerable period of time under Ibn
Hazm, studying all his compositions. He travelled to Hecca, 'Iraq,
Syria, Egypt and Qustat, and finally settled in Bagdad. Dahabi says
that Humaidi first travelled to Mecca in a.h. 448, and met there with
i^jJI <W^, Karimah al Marwazf, a well-known female traditioaist of
Mecca (^U b~> ^ ^ j a*U, jy ^^J| ^ 3^ ^
&*ij)j) ; *>ut referring to this account tbe author states t on fol. 502,
tint ho repeatedly studied Bulghart under Karimah bin Ahmad bin
Muhammad bin Ilatim al Marw»zi. as would appear from the following
Isnad of the author to Sahih Bukhari and Muslim, mentioned on
fol. 502* :—

AAUh- ^H| Uu^t, ^ fij^lj ^ J^ ^^aJb, s«WI

TRADITION.. 99

<Js> dJJ) I* ^\ "aX*i djy ^ ^UJI ^ s?^>UI ^^» ^

>»^ ^)y^ (J^* o 5 *>**'■ «y vU *^ ***** ***^ **J^l &\>J1
^ ^J — » cr-*" s? ! ' f ^' t^^ Ul ^ . . . a^A Lfcjlu*l ^uJ 5^
^1 ^UaJI ^psJt J^ &lyt Lila^JUli aUu~3 ^^WJt £^
**U) >* J *jyl«JJII ^1 ***£> * £j£H jj J+*~ aid! Jy£>
a<*i a^. a**** «jj)IjM kiUJI wJl jj J^t j-W^ 1 ^t ^

Kumaidi collected a large number of books, which be bequeathed
ibr pulilio use, as would appear from the following versified testament
(Waqfnamah) of the author quoted at the end of this copy : —

U*£> ^it-All U ) — J& «t***jl

c^jyt ^ s?*~^ *^ *^*^ ^

l^-j U...,-;^ * all) 5is/ I^a ^ ^I
(h-!~*^) w-~^3^ bl^oj^ c^lyJl l^i

^JUI ^ jjV ^1 ^WUJ L>
a) cUsJI j*i aJj-jj ^ ^

Hnmaidi died in a.h. 488 = a.d. 1095. His biographers soy that
at the time of hie death, ho a eked Maztfftr, a noble of Bagdad, to
bury his deud hod}- near the tomb of' Bighr al Hafl, but that the
Amir, having no regard to the will of Hnmaidt, buried him in some
other place* and it is said that subsequently, iu a.h. 401, the Amir aaw
in a dream that Humaidi threatened him for disregarding his will, bo
he removed the dead body, still quite fresh, to the place desired by
Wiu,

Beginning- : —
^ j <J~* J — *-*£ Jy^W * J ***** ^^ J ^1 *U Jo*St

jJI <*jL* «b««jf _J <tflj i*»}bl ,^U) J>A** ^JLP

In the preface the author, after dealing with the merita of Sahihaio,
states that the sole object of the present collection is the convenience
of readers. The JsnAri omitted throughout with a few exceptions, and
some,espl»uatory notes are added in some places. The syatem observed
in the arrangement of traditions is according to Musnad Hadif of
SahAbi in order of nitwit. Although it k stated in the preface that
the work ie divided into five classes, we find that only the following
four elates ft re enumerated : —

TMHTIOV. IM

l\ Jou~. (3) *y*S ^ — • (1)

,LjJ1 Jju«« (4) Sy***!! J«j < y r *jA*.»M Ja~»« (2)

while no reference to these classes is found anywhere in the text of
MS. Each Musnad is divided, into the three following Rnb-elasafis : —

Beside the present work mentioned by Brock., vol. i., p, 308, the
following works of the author are enumerated by £)ahabi and Ahmad
bin Muhammad al Muqri : —

^JjiJI .Lte^l ^ j~«*&M h^ ( 2 )

«fiJjUl )*£>; ^ ,£^~JI s^JfcJJI ^\aS (3)

a*ft*Ji -i «^L^ (7)

^\J1 ki^ ^ jUJt ; jf>^l ^ *W U ^U£ (8)

^jLaJI ^L.11 ^IsS" (9)

Tho work is rare. Brock., vol. i., p. 368, says that only one copy is
mentioned iu Cairo, vol. i., p. 325.

Towards the end of fol. 502MJ04* a chapter on the cause of the
variance of opinion of the four Imams is added.

For the author's life see Huff*?, vol. iv., p. 17; Mir'at al Jan&n,
fcl 280*; Ibn £h>ll:kft'n, vol. C t p. 485; N&fh at Tib, vol. i-, p. 375.

Written in good Naskh. Not dated, apparently 11th century.

No. 205.

foil. 431 ; lines 27; size 12 X 0; x 5J.

AL JAM* U BAIN AS SAHIHAIN.

• • • «

Another work conin&Ung of the collection of Hadft| from Bukh&rf

and Muslim.

By 'Aldalhaqq Lin 'AMarralinmn bin 'ALdallfih, A-o ^ J^JI »V>
*M <**& Ji o* 8 *^, commonly called Abu Muhammad al Azdi a!
Ishbili and Ibn al Kharrut. He was born in a.m. 510 s a.d. 1116, and
studied Sahih Muslim under a-Ja© j a~*UJ) *j), and receive* the
wrnad for narrating Hadis from ^\^s> ^ ^4 y\ k*U, and
travelled to distant countries, and finally settled tn Bij&yah, a town
oa the shores of a river of Africa or Magrib, where he was appointed
Khatib. It ib stated in Al Mu'jib fi Talkhis AkhbAr al Magri&, edited
by R. Dozy, 2nd eifeion, p. 14)7, that Abi Yumrf Ya'qub Amir al
Mu'minin, ^-^JJ) ^-| ^yU^ Uu*ji y\ (a.h. 680-595 = a.d.
1184-1199), wanted to till 'Abdalhaqq for not mentioning his name
in the JOmtbah of Friday Prayer ; but as soon as Ya'qab had uttered
his intention of killing him, he di*d (a.h. 581 = a.d. 1185).
The jut face is wanting. The MS, oj*--ns thus : —

The work is divided into the following books : —
fol. 1».

fol. 20 b ."

fol, 23*.

fol. 37".

foL 09\

fol ]06 b .

fol. 118\

fol. H9\

fol. 158*.

fol. 1«3\

foL 166%

fol. I68 b .

fol. 17S\

fol. 184*.

fol, 185*.

fol. 186*.

foL 186*.

fol. 138*.

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fol. 188»\ U4 , ,

foL 11W.

foL 19G».

foL 200*.

fol. 208*.

foL 212».

fol. 245*.

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j^oj \ <^»US" (ie defective at the 'beginning)
fol. 244V

fol. 270\

fol. 286".

fol. 294\

fol. 302*.

foL 311,

foL 310*.

fol. 410\

b^jj) &^_>U£

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Bach book ie subdivided into Fa$le and Jfurfl'.

TEAMT10K. 10£

For otter copies comp. Br. Mua., 1563; Cairo, 325 ; GoLkihcr M. St.,
ii>, 270.

Besides the works mentioned in Brock., vol. L, p. 371, the following
are enumerated in Huffaz, vol. iv., p. 144:—

JiU ^U^ (3) «^J*M ^ J*uJl ^UT

&JI s^#l ^ ^ ^\~S (4) jjuyi ^ ^U£ (2)

For the author's life see: Huffia, vol. iv.,p. 144; Tahdtb al AsmA,
fol. 99*; Mtf&t al Jan an, fol. 351 ; Brock., vol. i, p. 37 J.

^ai3tg omitted by tlte scribe in the copy, are noted on the margin
in different hands.

Written in ordinary Kaskh.

Kot dated, apparently 11th century.

No. 206.

foil. 347; lines 20; eke I1J x 8; 8 X 5.

The Fourth Volume of tke MuatiKlrak,

A collection of Sahih lTadt§ not mentioned by BukhAri (see above,
nos. 129-49), nor by Muslim (see above, wos. 188-91), but, according
to the author's viev t ooming under the category of Sahih Hadr§,
according to the conditions laid down by Bukhiiri and Muslim,
Dahabi, however, maintains that almost all the Hadis in this work
cannot be reckoned as Sahih Hndi$ (.£Kja-**J! ^ J (^JjJj

Ifr^^li .S^Jgi.-JI ^Lss) ; see HufffU, vol. iii., p. 242.

By Mnhammad bin 'Abdallah bin Huh^mmad al H&kim an Naisaburi,
^^jUv^iJi ^A«J1 «X^4^» ^y <JJ| J^jjfc ^ Jo*^», connBonly called Ibn-
alBfti^i*, ^Jt ^y 1. He vas born in a.h. 321 «= a.d. 933, and from

IOC AtLiMC MANUSCRIPTS.

Lis boyhood began to study H*di$ under his father and others.
A I die age of twenty, ii>. a.h. 34.1, he journeyed to 'Iraq, and in
tho same year, after performing a pilgrimage to Meeoa, "began to
travd far and wide in. order to acquire a fuller knowledge of
Mohammaclan literature. Dahabt, vol. iii. t p. 242, says that Ibn al
Baiyi* studied under about two thousand wise men, and that as
a traditiunist and author he secured a wide reputation. Some of his

biographers attack him as a R&fidi C-Aitp), while I>ahabi and some
others call him a Shi l i (LI j*\k* ^£>. fyc&* ^> 6*\y±\ Ul «~I*
^ai\j 3 ^>&>^iJ JU j<? W*) ffck*li „jft**AJJ j^l) ; «e Iluffuz,
vol. iii., p, 248. It is strange that Subki, who defends Ibn al Baiyi*
and calls him Sunrii, basing his statement on the opinion of different
liiogi? ph(-rs, should mention Dahabi as one of his «so«Toea. ibn Baiyi'
died in A.H. 405 = A.D. 1014.
Beginning: —

aAfet&M ^5 jjui ^ <Ljk> <sl!| J^U. dlM J^j £Jjj>l 5~*-J

^p ^ ^1 ^ ^ u — s?t )JI ^U ^ dlJl j^> <ULI

Beside the author's works mentioned in Brock., vol. i., p. 16G, the
following are enumerated in Haifa z, voL iii., p. 242 : —

J^JI^U* (4) ;>U ^> (l)

^laJt JILw (5) j\^\ Jy ^L£ (2)

For the author's lire sec: Hufftiz, vol. iii., p. 242; Subki, toI. iii.,
fol. 214"; Mir'at al Jan An, foL 243" ; ' Isnawi, fol. 143*; Tabaqat by Ibn
Mulaqqin, fol. 40*; Ibu Shahbah, fol. 26*; Ibn Khallikan, vol. i.,
p. 484.

See also : Goldaiher, 273 ; II«j. Khal.» voh v., p. 321.

Contents; —
fol 1\

^Le j &Js> dlH J^Lo dUI Jj^j £^l d^Jf

J0J. ££',

fol. 23*.
fol SO*.

fol 32\

foL 34 b .
foL 35\

fol. 3tf\

fol, 30".

fol, 37\

foL 37%

fol. 37'',

fol. 38*.

fol. 38\

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&~t>j&) )i/ «^J i£jj\ j^6
fol. 30 b .

fol. 40*.

u^JkJI J^C ^ &y+s» «^j &*UI ^0

fol. 40 b .

fol. 40 b .

fol. 41*.

fol. 41*.

foL 4l b ,

&*£d «^j +yb& J ^i
jJle, uu*J^ jJU -1 ^

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fol. 4I h .

fol. 42*.
fol. 42 b .

fol. 42 h .
fol. 43*.

fol. 43%

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i^s. ^\*S dWl ^^o) A?**; u^ &*-t /^
ful. 4-1*.

fol. 44*.

fol. 53*.

fol. 62*.

fol. 81 s .

fol. 87 b .

foL 105*.

fol. 115*.

fol. 12D\

fol. 130*.

foL 140\

fol. 153\

fol. 170\

fol. 177*.

foh 191 b .

iM All ~U^

fol. 200 b .

foL 223*.

li£P1 ^*.*iJ ^\sS

fol. 237%
ful. 241 \
fol. 318^.

The colophon, dated a.h. T026, Bays that this copy ib the fourth or
the last Tolumo of tho MuBtadrak, -written in A.H, X026 : —

; ^w*« ? <sUI j^& ^ ju*^ aiJt j^c ^J ^UJM ,JU1 t^Jll

\-n ^ J

No. 207.

foil 101 ; lmoe 27 ; size 9^ X 7; 7x5.

MASHARIQ AL ANWAR 'ALA

SIHAH AL AsAR.
• • • ..

*

A commentary on the difficult words and phrases of Muwatta',
BukhAri and Muslim, with the correction of the mistakes as to the
Iladtg, Isnad, names and distinctive places of the tradition ists, made by
scribes and traditioniefcs, by Abu al Fadl 'Iyad bin Milsa bin «Iyad al
Yahsahi as Subti al Maliki, ^Lfr ^ ^^ ^ ^l^ J^Jl y\

^-as^JI — .^^Jl. His grandfather originally belonged to Andalus
(Spain), but the author was "born in Sabta, a.h.476 = a.d. 1083, where
he settled. Ho studied under* ^JL-JkM Jit y.\ kiLH, from whom
ho first received the eanad for narrating Hadfs, and after the death
of Ghisaanf, in a.h. 498, he travelled to Andalus and studied under
various traditionists and scholars in Qartaba, where, aooording to
his own statement in the preface, he received the sanad for narrating
Had if of Muwatta*. Bukhari and MuBlim. *Iyad was appointed Qad!
of Granada in A.H. 532, and died in Morocco in A.H. 544 = A. a 1149.

For <Iy ild's life and works Bee: Ibn KJiallikan, vol. i., p. 329;
Ilufftz, vol. iv„ p. 99; Mir'at al Janan, fol. 815; Brock., vol. L, p. 369.

The work is arranged in the following alphabetical order ; —

f J -^ ^ ^ > J $ J £ C G **■» '*■**•'-* *

'Abdarrahmiin bin Mohammad bin 'All bin Ahmad (8th century a.h.)
says in bis Bahr al wuqftf, fol. 76 (Bankipore Library copy), that this
order of the letters waa observed in former times in Africa.

Beginning: —

The work is mentioned in Alger, 540 ; Cairo, L, 420.

Written in good Naskh.

Not dated, apparently 9th century A.H.

Scribe ^^sjJI J^s^ ^jJi U ^*J» ^ <*AM J**£>

No. 208.

foil. 366; lines 25; Bize 11 X ty; 7£ X 4.

«»

SUN AN U ABI DA'tJD.

The 3rd of the six canonical collections of traditions, in two parts,
bound in one volume.

Part I.
Bediming with the iBmid thus :—

**»& J>Ua>! 2fe)| ^U3I r UH J^J| ^(Jj 1)^1

C*"' £j^' *^' d» y=* e»*jJI ^^ ^' o^ C - 4J ^
-^ . . . s->J^ *> ^1 i j^ ^ j^ hJIL ^ kAJI

Author; Ahfi Bauil Sulairaun bin Ash'a§ as Sijisttnt, jjjj y\
^eiU«a«J! tit^fcisl ^y ^U-Ls, was born in Sijistan a.h, 202 s= a.d. 847.
There is some controversy regarding his birthplace, ^la^v^^a. Some
assert it to be a village in Basra (see Yaqiit, vol. iiL, p. 44), while
others take it to be the well-known town in Harat, and the latter
statement is supported by the later biographers, such as the author
of Aii8ab-u~SauV»mi, foh 16G", Wafi'at al a'yan, vol. i., p. 214, and
HuflTAz, vol. ii., p. 177. He studied many branches of Mtthammedan
literature, travelled to Hijaz, Egypt, and Syria, and attended lectures
by many renowned traditionistii, such as Lj** j j^| r Ul,

<?. a.m. 241 = a.d. 855, and ^**£) &L~. J dDI J^, d. a.h. 221 =
A.n, R3C>.

Abu D/i'fid secured an exceptional reputation in Hadi§, and was
unanimously udmitted to be the Imam of the Subject. It is etated
in Huffaz, vol. ii., p. 7 77, and Mirat al Janan, fol. 172*. on good
authority, that the Hadf§ was as easy for him as the iron was soft
for the prophet Ba'iid, j**J1 jjljj JjL£ ^j^J) jj|j ^$ ^J.
AT any traditionista have narrated Hadt ? from him ; among them the
following are the foremost : AM 'Isa Turmudi (d. A.H. 279 = a.d. 829)
and Abu 'AbdarraWn Nasa'i (d, a.h. 303 =* a.d. 015), authors of the
4th and 5th canonical collection of traditions. Abu Da'ud finally settled
in Basra, where he died in a.h. 275 rr a.d. 888.

See, for his life: Ansub-u-Sam'anJ, fol. 10G*; Ibn Kha!lik&n, vol. i.,
p. 214; Huflaz, vol. ii., p. 177; H«j. £hal., vol. iiL, p. G22; Brock.,
vol. i,, p. 161.

According to the author's own statement, quoted in Huffaz, vol. ii.,
p. 179, the present work con cists of four thousand and eight hundred
Hadfg selected from some 500,000. Tabaqat Abu Ya'la, fol. 67%
and Jbn Khallikan, vol. i., p. 214, tell us that it was highly
admired by Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal, to whom the author submitted

it far approval. It is his only work. Foil. 1-4 contain a collection
of various Isiiftds of several Mashaikhs for narrating tho Srinan of
Abfl Drt'fid, These Isnads, according to the colophon, Part L, were
copied from a copy of tho Sujian, dated a.h. 612, written by Futilh
Burh&naddin, an eminent traditionist, who died in a.ii. CIS. See
Huffaz, vol. iv., p. 175.

Scribe ^jljjLjJI ^^J* J^C ^J cr <JI

Part II.
Bftginwii) g with the Tenad thus: —

— ^U-Wi .JiU ^ Jfi, ^1 ^| ^J <yJl ll^l

and ending with the last Kadig of the Suuan.

For other copieB seo: Berlin, 124G-4B; Munich, 121; Itai*, 707/8;
BodL, L, 207 ; Alger, 41)4 ; Jeni, 208.

Tho work hag been printed in Delhi a,d. 1890 = a.h. 1307, Cairo
a,h. 1280 =* a.d. 1863, Lucknow a.h. 1305 = aj>. 1888.

For its various commentaries see ; Jlaj. Khal., vol. ii. s p. 622 ;
Brook., vol. i., p. 161.

Both the parts are written in one hand ; good Na&kh<

Not dated, apparently 10th century a.h.

foil. 191 ; lines 22 ; size 8 X 61 ; 7 X 5.

M

A very old copy of the 3rd or the last part of the Sunan, beginning

ivith the <^AA) u r i>\sS i and ending with the best Hadi§ of gyb <_^lj

3j )), oorregpondiQg with p. 3 83-275 of the Deltli printed edition,

dited A.rr. 1272.

The following colopbon says that the present copy was written
in Alexandria, dated a.h. 576, and compared with a copy which

belonged to Sanad bin 'Inau al Azdi, ^bVjJM O^' O* * igu *
(i. a.h. 641 = A.r. 1146, see linen al lluhiidarah, foL 224»), who bad

compared his copy with the copy belonging to Tartusi, d. A.n. 620
= a.d. 1126, from whom Sanad bin 'luan had got permission to
narrate the Sunan : — -

4*5*31 fa~J4 A*-,*^ <*Jbl? dJJI ^yJ ^jw)) «^L£ ^J

^^^ j% ^ ^ «-*^ o* <W D Jr*J- s^' c^ ^*

In the same colophon the anonymous scribe Bays that ho studied
the whole work under Abu at Tihir, whoso full name is Aba ut
Tahir Ljma'il bin Makki bin Tea i>m «Auf al Iskandarflni, y>UJI ji)

i.D. 3185; see Husn al HubddaraJb fol. 224% and Huififc, voj. iv.,
p. 130.

Toll. 181-101 cimiaw) » copy of the loiter of Abo Da'ud to the
people of Mecca, negarding the merits of tlio present work. This
letter is quoted here on the authority of Abu Bekr Muhammad bin
W*lid at Tartuai, <i Air. 520 = a.d. 1126, but in the printed edition
the Bame letter is quoted without authority,

A not© written at the end by Hcmiii bin Yusuf al Hub* inf. ,, ; - r^
^ .^...- o H <— a-sji ^j, says that ia A,u. 584 he, with a group of tradi-
tionista named here, studied HadTs contained in this copy, under
'Abd al Majfd biw al Hnsain bin al Hunan bin Ahmad Lin Dalil
alKindf, JJj ^ j^) j ^J ^ ^^J ^ ^^J) ^

jaaji ^i &d) r usi ^ji j*. ^\ U* ^^ ^

^ ^ J**~ /J ^?l r l.j!| A^l ^Uj| ^ ^j

^**- ^ ^UJI X& j i e*j~<=&\ «JUa ^ c^l^l J^.fr Ju*-
^ysll a^. ^ ^1 j^t ^ ^^aJl ;^l j^.fr jj ^U j

The above note ia verified by 'Abd a.1 Majld bin Dalit al Kiudi
himself, thus; —

Another note, dated a.h. 634, says that the Hadfs, marked in red
(from foil. 1-72"), were studied by Abu nl Barakat*Ahmad bio 'Abdallah
tin Muhammad, Ju«^ ^j 4J| ^s> ^ ^^\ ^^,1^) j\ (d. a.h. 671
ss a.d. 124.3, see Husu al Muhadrah, fol. 185*), and other tradition ists
mentioned in the note, under Muhaniiaad Abd al Mn^i bin MuhaDauiad
bic *Abd al Mn't!, ^^L-J^ <X*£> ^ J-^* ^ ^^Jl -M>» who
reoeived the Sanad from the n foresaid 'Abd al .i.ajM bin Dalil:—

i y M k/> >» SJWI *V&> c~* ***~* ^ ^ & cjA-J '
au^l rM ^ . . . (w) . . . ,***> ; ^<>J1 ^ ^' o?

This note is also verified t>y Muhammad 'Abd al Mu'tf bin *Abd ai
Jlu'ti himself, thus : —

^*J\ J~s> sJ>*^ Jt g^***' *M> ^** (^) c*
Written in ordinary Naskh.

No. 210*
foil. 344 ; lines 25 ; size 14 X 9 ; 10 X 5.

AL J AMI',

A ownpleto copy -of the 4th canonical collection of tradition.

Author: Abfl 'IsA Mohammad bin *ta4 at Tnrraudi Ad-darir,
^1 ^X*yM sr ^ J J-~- Jy-^tO >t. The vord ^X*jS
is pronounced in three ™»ys: Tiring Tarmid., and Turmud; but

Sani'ani remarks that scholars generally pronounce it Turmud
^1 ; „W1 ^i &*j»*i\ J*1 j ^JA&^J dj$i *£&\f (see Ansab,
foi, 70 k ). According to some he was born in Mecca, a.h. 209 (&e©
Ikmal ft Asma ax Rijal by 'Aba al Haqq ad Dehlawi, fol. 229); but the
earlier biographers, such »b the authors of Aua&b, \V afloat, Huffas^ and
Mir'at al Jaimn, etc., do not XU the date and place of his birth, white
Sulahaddlnas Safdf simply remarks in Nukat al 'Uroyfiu, ibl. 87 b , that
he was born in the beginning of the 3rd century A.H. Abu 'I&a

(studied Hadi£ under traditiouiats euch aa : Os~*~» ^ ^s^ (A A -H. 240
= A,D. 854); ^-iusu. ^1 (A A.H. 242a=A.». 856); ^^^ ^ ^&
(d. A.H. 244 =A.D. 858); and <£;WH Jj^I*~jJ ^ *U*^», the author
of tho 1st canonical collection of tradition. Many well-known tradi-
tionista narrated Hadig from him.

Hufc, en the authority of Botno reliable sources, remarks that
Turin ml i had an exceptionally good memory, and was admitted on all
hands to have boon the Imiiin of tfadi§ in his time. He adds that
Turmudi shed so many tears in the fear of God that he at last lost his
eyesight Abu 4&a died in Turmud, A.K. 279 = a.d. S23.

For his life see: Arjaab-u-Sam k ani, foh 70 v ; Ibn £halliUn, yoL h,
p. 484; Huff&z, vol. iu, p. 207; Mir'at al Jan5,n, id. 17^; Nukat al
'Uuiyan, foL 88"; Hsj. Khal.. vol. ii., p. 548.

Beginning :■—

For ether oopiea compare: Berlin, 1246; Munich, 121; Paris, 707;
Alger, > T o, 494; Jeni, 208; Koper, 134; A. S., 445-6 ; BodL, i., 207.

The work has been printed in Cairo, a.tt. 1 2 80 = -*.d. lg<>3 ; Luricnow,
a.d. 1888 = a,h. 1U05; and with marginal notes in A.D. 1890 ^ AM.

iao7.

Por ihe various corotnentore of the present work see: HSj. Kh»l.,
vol. ii.t p. 548, and Brock., vol. i, p. 161.
Written in ordinary fta skh .
Not dated, apparently 13th century x,n,

No. 2ii.
foil. 200; lines 22; size 10 X 6; 9 X 5.

A port] (m ofjami* Tuvraadt, designated lioi^o: —

^£11 ^LJI ^UT ^ J^SI ji^JI

Beginning with tlie I&niid, thus : —

cJ,* ^ijJI ^ g^l Mill ,JWI f U3! ^J1 Uj^l

&u* ^ L=^ j_^a ^ £*-«! Ul ) dgio AjjJi <us> ^U5 *U1
JloJl kiU! pUSl £~aJ1 lib) JU &U~*^ j &*** ^ Js^l

sjy a*=^ ^j)3i ^*=^ <y ***** <y ^-* is) I ^ j^.-^b-^t

; tfUjjl j ^LJ ^j ^! ^ J^M ^ ^ ^1 til ^ d*lo
M ^ U*A& Sj^s ^UJ' dUI U***, ^j* 3 * ^^ s^ ^

^l~P jjJ L$J^ Jl5 — dJ& S B ^ ^^vJl cOA^ 1 *&*W*

TRADITION. * ^ ^

and ending with the cnapter —

Corresponding with the printed copy, Ufmitb. edition, A.n. 1282
-a.d. 1865, pp. 1-226, toI i. The text has been collated with several
copies of note.

Tho colophua runs thus : —

^1 ^Us ^-^^l ^ iA^> ^\ ^\ ^
— &U1 Ju*~i ^ } hy^\ {sic) <-^UH *'><** i^ <-*;^

^ji ^ ^ **- giyJi &i t* ^* * c^-*- 11 Cr*^ >

Written in bold and good Nukh.
Dated a.h. 572.

No, 212.

foil. 229; linos 39; size 13£ X 9£; 10 X 7-

A portion of tho Jami' Tnrmud.?, designated her© :—

120 ARABIC MANUSCRIPTS.

Beginning with the following IsujLd :—

and ending with the lTad^ of tLe chapter; —

Corresponding with the printed edition, toI. i^ pp. 57-226, and
vol. ii., pp. 1-109. The MS. bears at the end a Sanad dated a.h. 707,
granted by Yfisuf bin 'Abdal Hadi to some of his pupils.

Written in a beautiful Naskh.

Not dated, apjtarently 6th century a.h.

No. 213.

foil. 283; lines 17; size 12£ x 8; 9£ x &h

Another copy of Jami' Turmudi, beginning with the chapter of —

and ending with the last Hadis of Turmndl ; corresponding with vol. ii.
of the printed edition.

Written in ordinary Nasta'liq.

Sot dated, apparently 13th century a.h.

No. 214.

foil. 324; lines 15 ; sice 9 x 6|; 6Jxi

Another fragment of Jami 1 , designated here :—
Beginning with the Hadis :—

and ending with the last Hadi§ of Jami< Turmndi; corresponding wilh
the printed edition, vol. ii. t pp, 109-264.

Written in good Naskh.

Dated a.h. 1292.

Scribe ^J\ ^j^SLJ\ ^ i y^^ j J**) ^ ^

No. 215.

foil. '211; lineB 20; size 12J x 8; 9x6.

AL MUJTABa.

The 5th canonical collection of tradition* also called Aa Sunati a?
Sagirah or ae Sugrfi, abridged from the author's larger work called
As Sanan Kabirah or al Kubri, in two volumeu.

Beginning with Isnad thus :—

Vol. I.
yl ^j*J» g^ ^J^JI pJUJ) d^t pU3| ^( Uj^

.w. ^>i ^^ji ^ ^^ J *" Jj r usl C^ ! ^ sT^ ->

*;>W1 ^ j/SJ\ ^JjLJI y>UJI yl kiU» JU ^ ^UJI ^

The usual "beginning —

IB given here on the margin.

Author : Abti 'Abdarrahm&ti Ahmad bin Shu'aib bin 'Alt bin Sinan bin

Bahr al Khurasani, ^Lu* ^ ^S> ^ s - : ,* ^ ^ ^^^ tf*^ ^-^ >'
jLl^l ^ Jl, was born in Naea' in Khurasan a.h. 215 = a.d. 830,
where he studied Hadif under J^su* c> ? <L«^ (J. a.h. 240 = A.r». 855),
He travelled to Hijaz, 'Iraq, Egypt, and Syria, and studied under th<:
followiag traditionists l —

iUf> ^ (*t*^» (<i- A-H, 2i5 = A.D. 8tJ0),

rRAnrnos, 123

JW1 ^ J^a^* c^o^^jI (fl. a.h. 243 ~ a.d. 863),

s£A?J^' ^ ^ ^"^ ( d - A - K ' 244 = A,a 85C! ^'
and finally settled in Egypt, According to Ikmfll, fol 22»% Hum al
Mnhfidarah, fol. 170, anci.Haj. Khal., vol i., p. 479, the author Timdu the
present abridgment at the request of a certain Aniir of Kgypt. It
is stated in Huifa/, toL ii., p. 26S, tba« the KJuWfH 'All of Ts'asa'J, in
which he restricted himself wnoliy to the praise of 'All the 4(h Khaltf,
led the puhiic to accuse him of professing the Shi'i doctrine. He was,
however, able to convince them that ho wrote it specially for the
people of DftinftsciiK, whom in the course of his journeys he had found
to have no regard fov 'Ali. As this abridgment contains a selection of
Sahib Had is only, it is regarded as one of the canonical collections of
traditions. Nasa'f died in a.h. 303 =r a.TJ. 915.

Besides the works mentioned in Brock,, vol* i., p. 162, the following
are enumerated in Hailaz, vol. ii., p. 268, Husn al MuhMrah, fol. 170",
and Ikmal, fol. 220 s :—

tMJU Jsx*- (3) eUlx^ (2) 4jWo JJUa* (1)

Js> Jjuw» (4)

For the author's life see: Yaqfifc, vol. iv. f p. 777; Huffaz, foe. tit. ;
Ansab-u-Sam'ani, fol. 357; Ibn KfmlliUn. vol, i., p.* 20; Jkfir'at *al
Jannii, fol. 18o»j Haj. Khal., vol. L, p. 479.

The present work has been printed in Delhi, 1850; Cawnpore, 1382;
and Cairo, 1895.

Prom the following note —

) ^31 ^JW *UJI j**>

made by the scribe on the margin oi the title-page, it appears that the
wribe commenced to transcribe the copy in JumtL& 1. A.h, 1239.
The present volume ends with S*£jpl <_s.U£.

No. 216.
foil. 227; lilies 20; size 12± X 6 ; 9x0.

Yol. 1L

Continuation of the abjve, ending as usual with the lust 11 ad if of
4.1 Mujtaba.

124 ARABIC MANUSCRITTS.

Both the volumes are written, in good NaekK, foil, 102-227 are
■supplied in a later band.
Colophon runs thus : —

No. 217.

foil. 303; lines 25; size 11| X 7^ ; 10 X 5,

A correct and complete copy containing both vols, i. and ii. of the
above work, beginning as usual with the chapter —

^1 ^ lit i^i ^jji 1*1 k j* , j* *m Jy Ji/fc

Written in ordinary Kasta*liq,
Dated a.h. 1258.

Ko. 2I&

foil. 57 ; lines 24 ; size 8 x 8£; 8 x 5.

A good and old, but unfortunately incomplete, copy of the preceding
work. It has been divided by the scribe into several parte, of which tho
present copy contains the 7th and 8th parts and a portion of the 10th.

Part vii., foil. 1-36, begine abruptly thus : —

vjiJ\ iJU ^> yUl ^ ^1 &^\ bl (JU * «J*> all!

Corresponds with foil. 33-72* of the preceding copy, and ends
thuB ; —

Part viii, foil. 37-56 b , begins with the chapter —
and ends with the chapter —

Corresponds with foil, 72 , -90 1 ' of the preceding copy:—

^3-*)) -/I £-&JJ ^U~« ^^1 <***» S tj***^ ■^ A *** <«^

Part x. (part), foil. 57*-57 b , begins with the chapter —

and ends with a portion of —

^^1 «jjj <-r»lj

Corrosponds with foi. 101*.

The MS. has been annotated \>y several famous traditionists of the
Cth century A..H,, such as —

({?, A.H. 550 = A.I>. Hu3)

(A a.h. 577 ~ A.a 3180)

<$Aj) #J\ *ly& ^3 ->-*»- ^^J^^^UJlj^s^Jl^l

(d. a.w. 503 = a.d. 116(3)

(A a.h. 597 =s a. a 1200)
and others who had studied the present work under —

(d., according to Mir'ttt al Jaiifcn, fol. 31 3 h , a.h. 541 = a.ij. 11 44).

Some of the nottB mention the fact that the four daughters

of iGjlci$\ ^J| Jjt«c 3 viz. &j|p . jj^ „ f-r^tJ) - (Uisli, had

studied the present work under their father.
Written in good Naekh.

No. 219.

foil. 07; lines 23; size U|x8;9x6.

•1

ZUHAR AR RUB A 'ALA AL MUJTABA.

A uoijmK'.iiiftry on NasaTs Mnjtaba, by 'Abdurrahman as SuyfiK (Tor
his life, see above, pp. 8, 4), on the model of his commentary on Bnkhiirt
(see no. 1 G9).

Beginning:—

He SA5 s in the pro face that the want of a commentary on Nasa'i'a
MnjtaM induced hitn to write the present one. The preface includes a
short biographical notice of Nasa'i. The Mujtaha has been printed with
the present commentary in Delhi, TSoO ; Cawnpore, IS82; Cairo, 18?5.

According to the colophon, Suyfiti wrote the present commentary in
A.H. 904:—

"Written in goo<l Naslrfr.
Dated Medina, a.h. 1115.

Scribe ^jU, ^ Jk*&-«

No. 220.

foil. 360 ; lines 10 j tfissc ll£ X 0; & X *•

SUNANU.IBNI MAJA,

The 6th canonical collection of traditions.

Author: Abu 'Abdalkh Muhammad biix Y&ztd al Qazwini, ^)1
^^yJl J^ ^j j*w &\ J^s>, commonly called Ibn M ajft (born
Ail, 200 = a.d. 824). Ha elndicd Hadis wick* the traditionista ^bU>^ji

S50), and ^Lo ^ -Uujc (rf. a.h. 24-5 = a.d. Sh\}) t and several authors of

repttte have taken him as their authority for Tladig.

He died in a.h. 2; 3 - a.,ik SKti.

Sto for bis life : Ya<{iJt, vol. iv., p. 00 ; Ibu Khallikan, vol. i., p. 4S4 ;
Huffuj, vol, ii., p. 209; Hiv'Lt al J an tin, fol, 171"; TIflj. JLhal-, vol. i.>
p. 477 ,- Brock,, vol. i., p. 163.

Beginning : —

^1 LjJ^ J~* ^ <jJ^ dJJ) J^ <^ ! J>-V &-* £^1 v^i . . »
4 ^ j^l L. fL» ; ^ <sUI ^ all! J^j Jli JU ^.^ ^\

This wort is divided into thirty-two Babs, subdivided into 1,500
chapters, and contains 4";000 Kadis.

Some authorities tttko Muwatta* afi the Gth canonical collodion of
tradition r, against the opinion of the majority who give that place to
Sunan i Ibu i Maja. l>ahab? and TAfi'i mention Ibn Ma> as u Lustoriwi

and one well versed in Tafsir, and Ibn Kfr allikan says that Ibn Maja
wrote a commentary on the Qur'&n and a history, which, however, do
not seem to be in existence.

For other oopies Bee Paris, 706; Br.. Mue., 1564; Alger, 492-3;
Ragib, 259-60 ; A. S-, 542-44 ; Koper, 203,

The work has been lithographed in Delhi, 1282,

The colophon runs thus : —

Written in good Nasta'liq,.
Dated a.h. 1262.

Scribe

^& ;jl# J*-*

foil 189 ; lines 21 ; «ze 10 X 7 ; 8 X 4£.

SHARHU SUNANI IBNI MAJA.

The 2nd part or Juz of the commentary on Ibn Maja (^tf *y>
AbsU ^\ r-jit g*), containing the commentary on the chapter—

and ending with the commentary on the chapter —

Commentator: Abu 'AbiJallah Muglata'i bin Qilij bin *Abclallah
*Ala-addin al Bakjari al Bikri al Hanaft, -^is ^j -flkJdb* dJJl J^ yl

Jb«M <^^»^ (^-W^-^ 0*^ •^ ^ ^^ O*' was ^ OTn in
a.h. 698 — a.d, 1290. He studied most branches of Muhammad an
literature, bnt was a specialist in biography and tradition. He was
appointed teacher of Hadi§ in Madrasah Zahiriyah in Cairo. Husn al

TRADJ.TJOK. 129

Muhadarah, fgL 171, say a that he wrote mprc than a hundred works,
but few of them are known to his biographers. He died in a.h. 762 —
A.p. ]361. Seo Ad Durar al Kuminah. fnl. 540* i TTesit a] MuhAdarah,
folUV ; Haj. Khal., vol. i. t p. 477 ; Brock., vol. if.,' p. 48.
Beginning; —

W ^P *0 .* ^ aJl Js> .^l yci* Lfjjs* djU^ ^»i» J£ iW <^*Ij

aljyU ca-jj^ )Jjb 4*Jl» j-fc-J! lyul^ ^3t&Jl I^L-i>U A Us*, j*j»
w^L^ ^# )J^ i__£-.n-o y^ j<^ <j*j>=* «j^JI <JfcJl jJU >jl

Besides the works mentioned by ft ruck., vol. ii., p. 48, the follow-
ing uio enumerated in Taj at Tabaqit, vol. viii., part i., fol, 381 :—-

v^J^Ji ^ Jji (3) ^;WI p^ C ^ 0)

^iJ^Jl r l^i ^ (4.) ^-^j, j^ j^ (2)

The following colophon gives the date of composition A.re. 739 : —

»

T)ie poloplion Ik /olio-wed by a note, signed hy the com men tat or, hi

which he mys that in a.h. 741 he. himself arranged the folios of this MS.

in the Zahiriyah Madrasah. The handwriting of the nolo and of the

text ai* the same ; the present copy is thus an autograph.

^Ikl) Am^^JIj *jJUJI aJ^ £*J JgJUS d)J! ^1 <& Ju4»)l

^JUJjl. a>U*-~»j c j ft *Jj^ JsJ^.1 ^i* J^*— * ^ t^AJi^

There are marginal notes throughout the coj.>y.
Written m good Naskh.
Dated a.u. 7J9.

No. 222.
foil. 49 ; lines 33 ; sue 11 fc X 7& ; 9 X ty-

MISBAH AZ ZUJAJAH <ALA SUNANI

IBNI MAJA.

A coranientary on the Sanaa of Ibn Mtlja, following the same lines
as the author's commentaries on the other five canonical collections of
traditions.

Author; 'Abdarrahmun hin Abi Bakr as Suyu.ti, ^ tf**\>^ "^^
-U^wJl ^ ^}1 (see above, no. 219).

Beginning : —
J*** J^y ^£> fXJ\; SjU^\^ fl/Slj JM ^ •**•**

In the preface, which contains a short life of Ibn 31i*ja t he says that
he promised in his commentary on Bufchart (see Tawshih, Fol, 1*) to
write a commentary on each of the six canonical collections : —

^ UUT &U\ ^Ol ^ $ ^ ^1 1 J^ ~-y> My
The colophon runs thus : —

^^^jp.1^ uljjJl ^bt J>4 t Ji& SjyJl ij^jJb fUl ^^ 5^aSI

The present commentary and the &^l«J1 rW^' ^y 'Abd al Ganf

were lithographed on the margin of the edition of Ibn Maja published
in Delhi, a.h. 1282.

For other copies see Br. Mu«.» 3564; Alger, 492-3; Bagib, 259-60;
Brook., voL i, p. 1 63.

Written in ordinary Naskh in Medina, a.k. 1116. .

Seribe ^\e, ^

No. 223.

foil. 415 ; lines 30 ■ aire 13| x 10; 9 X 6.

JAMI' AL US6L ILA AHADIS AR RAStiL.

A collection of the traditions of Bukb&ri, Muidim, Mnwatta', Tur-
madi, Ab4 D6'fid and Nasa'i, in two Tolumes.

By Majdaddin Aba as Sa'Adat al Mubarak bin Abf al Karam
Muhammad bin Muhammad bin 'Abdalkartm bin 'Abdalwahid asfe
Sfeaibanllbn al A?fr al Jazari, ^ jJjU" «JaU«JI ^! ^jJU**

Vol. I.

Beginning ; —

r ^AJ &-JI J^ A^ ^n ^jvJ ^\ ^1 aU j^»

Tbe author was born, jlh. 544 = a.d. 1149, in Jaxlratu Ibn *Umar,
where he was brought up and educated. He travelled to Manual
(where he settled permanently) and Bagdad, and amassed a vast know*
ledge in all the branohes of Islamic literature. According to his own
statement, f©]. 18-^10*, be attended lectures on the following alx worka
under several traditioniBts : —

I. BukhArf, in Mansal, a.h« £88 = a,d, 1192, under—

Ji ***** ^ Aw dUI j^* jf\ r A«,JH ^ ^jj! JU^ c#J6t

K 2

II. Muslim, in Mausal, a.h. 585 = a.i>. 1189, under—

from whom he received a sanad for narrating the Hadis. of Muslim-and
Jc j 1c- ^ t^Uyi **-£ Jw»*1 yl ^A~JI ^a. ^1 *W>

III. Muwattu', in Mansal, a.h. 588 * a.i>. 1192, under—

IV. Turmudi,in Bagdad, a.h. 586 = a.d. 1190, under the aforesaid—

V. Abu DA'ud, in Bagdad, under the same.

VI. Nasa'i, in Bagdad, a.h. 586 = a.d, 1190, under—

His two younger brothers, 'Izzaddm Abu '1 Hasan (d. A.H. 630
= a.». 1232) and Piya'addin (d. a.k. 637 = a.d. 1^39), were also
specialists in some branches of Arabic literature, and the former
composed the famous historical work, Al KAmil. Abu '1 Barakat
al Mufltauft remarks that Majdaddin. was a famous scholar of his
age (see Ihn Khallikun, vol. i., p. 441). He at first entered the
service of Mnjahidwddin QiWa ()W^) bitl 'Abdallah (d*. A.h. 595 =>
a.d. 1199), the Governor of Mausal, for writing letters to kings and
nobles* and subsequently, of 'Izzaddtn Hus'ud L (a.h. 576-589 = a.d.
I18tM193). the fifth king of the At&baks of Mausal. After the death
of ♦Izeaddfn Mus'ud J*, he continued to enjoy the same favour from the*
king'* son, Aralac Shah L (a.h. 589-607 = a.d. 1193-121 0> An attack
of paralysiB compelled him to retire from the royal service, Ibn
Khattikan rays that Majdaddin spent his leuat days in the composition
of books and in payer, and that he was constantly surrounded by
scholars, who helped him in his literary productions. Majdaddin built
a restrhouse in a village of Manual, and bequeathed all his property for
the endowment of the same under a trust deed. Shortly afterwards he
died, in a.h. 606 - a,d. 1209.

For his life and works see : Ibn JThallikan, voL i^ p. 441 ; Mir'At al
Janazi, fol. 377*; Subki, vol. vi., fol. 274; Isnawf, fol. 48»; Ibn ghahba,
fol. 67*; Haj. KM-. vo1 ' *•» V> 244 » Brock., vol, i, p. 357.

The confusing arrangement and omissions of Hadig in the Tajrtd
(a similar collection of Hadls. by Ibn Euzain, d. a.h. 513 = a.d. 1119)

TBAD1TI01I, 133

induced him to write the present work. He supplied all the omissions*
arranged the Hadis in a more systematic order, and gave explanations
of all difficult Hadig. He mentions the Jam' bain as $ahihain (see No.
204 in this volume) as his source for BakJulrf and Muslim, and for the
remaining four he relied on his own copies of the works.

The following abbreviations have been observed in the present
work : ^ for 3ukjjarf, -, for Muslim, L for Af uwatW, j for Abu Dtt'ud,
^ for Nasa'1. The work is divided into three Eukns : I. deals with
the science of tradition and the author's Isnad; II. contains Hadig
arranged in alphabeiical order, subdivided into 129 Books, 131 Babs, 513
Fasls T and 201 Far's, followed by an appendix, called jpJ^Ul ^U*,
dealing with Hadis. omitted from Rnkn II.; Ill, contains explanations
of difficult Hadta, lives of the Prophet, his descendants and companions,
and a detailed description of the contents of the work, subdivided into
three Fanna and six Qisms.

The present volume comprises Rukn I. and the first portion of
Bukn II. j ending with the letter fc>.

The title of the work is written on a gilt ground, within a golden
circle.

No. 224.
foil. 392 ; lines 30 ; sire 13^ X 10 ; 9x0.

Vol. IL

Continuation of the same, containing the latter half of Rukn TI.
and the whole of Hukn III. It begins with the letter e thus : —

&J& «~JI ^i J^l J^fiJI J^sJ &~* Vj fl*H ^

For other, copies of the work see: Berlin, Nob. 1311-16; Br. Mus,
Suppl., No, 145; Jeni, 181-03; Cairo, i, 204; Kampore Library,
Noa. 66-70.

Both the volumes are written in beautiful Naskji. Dated a,h. 843.
Scribe s g^^a3VJ a > y » » ^ ^ Ay**y o* %x ***

134 ARABIC MAKUSCR1PTS.

No. 225.

foil. 351 ; lines 2b; size 9£ X 5£; 7 X 3&.

lir^" -t^W rj-^ Jj* 5 ^

al fusOl sharhu jAmi* al ustto..

A rare commentary on the preeeding^work.

The name of the coin men tutor is not given anywhere in the work,

but on the title-page the following note, by an anonymous writer, says

that it was composed by 'Ali bin Hustimaddin al Mattaqi, J ^J^

JbJI ^iJJI j»L^ (<J. A.H.977 = a.d. 3569; see Brock., vo3. ii.,p, 384).

The biographers of 'AH bin Hupamaddin do not mention the
present work in the list of his compositions, but on comparing the
present MS. with the autograph copy of Jaw&mi' al Kiiam, fU&,
jjh&t, by this author, see Hand-list, No. 1411, it is found that tbe haud-
writhig of the two MSS. is identiisd. This fact, and the frequent cor-
rections and alterations in the present MS., support tbe statement of
the anonymous note, and leave .little doubt that the present copy i»
an autograph of 'Ali bin Hus&niaddin.

Beginning :—

ixJli IfcJc feltt^ dJu-Nj Jo*lJUj b^l ,-JJt JJ ^*JI

The commentator in the preface sayB that he undertook the present
work in view of the fact that to hi* knowledge there did not exist any
commentary on the J&mi* al TJpiil.

The colophon rune thus : —

^KH a^U& ^ bMtl% ^LJl J^ U^ ^Ikll

Written in good Naakh.

Not dated, apparently 10th centnry a.h.

No. 226.
full. 187 ; Mnes 27 ; size II x 9 ; 8| X G.

TAJRID AL USUL MIN AHADIS
AR RASOL.

An abridgment of the Jam!' al U«A1, excluding the fold and
repeated Hadfy in two volumes.

Vol. I.
■Beginning :— .

By Hibatallah bin Qadi al Qudat Najraaddin bin 'Ahdarrahim bin
Qadf al Qudat fihamaaddin Ibrahim bin al Barki al Hamawi, jjl ^
^^ * LijM ^U ^ ^j ^ ^ ^jjl ^ fi LcJUl ^If ^
<^>**ll sAJjUl ^ ^1^1 ^jJI, who was bom in Hamat, in
a.h. 645 = a.i>. 1247, and studied tinder his father, grandfather, and
some others, such as Shaikh 'Izzaddin Abu '1 'Abbas Ahmad bin
Ibrahim al Wasitt al Farusi (d. a.h. 694 = a.d. 1294), aod Jamaladdin
Muhammad bin *A Wallah bin M&iik (d. a.h. 672 « a.d. 1273). He
received a sanad from ghaikh 'Izzadin bin 'Abdassalam (d. a.h. 660 =
a.d. 1262). In a short period he made himself master and specialist in
Mnhammadan Law, and surpassed all the scholars of his age in that
branch of learning. He secured for himself a world-wide reputation
and general respect, and in a short time became QadS of his native
place, a post which was held by his ancestors in times past. The fact
that he did not accept any salary or remuneration for the post
testifies to his pioiia feelings. Even when discharging the responsible
duties of Qadi, he did not give up the idea of learning, and devoted
part of his time to composition. It is stated in Tabaqat Ibn Shahba,
t>n the basis of reliable authorities, that he composed nearly fifty works,'
and collected a large number of books for his own use. He repeatedly
performed pilgrimages, became blind in his latter days, and died in
a.h. 728 = a.n. 1338,

For bis life and works see: Subkf, vol. vii., fol. 300; Ad Durar al
Kaminah, vol. ii., fol. 637; Ibn ghahba, fol. 131*; Haj. Khal., vol. u t
p. 244; Brock., vol, ii., pp. 86 and 116.

The author in the preface says that he studied the J&mi' al Usfil under

xrader Majdaddin, the author of Jami' al TJ««1. He further adds that
as the work, Jami' al Usui was a lengthy one, it was not utilized by
the public, hence the present abridgment. The Isnad*, repeated Hadig,
and commentaries on Hadifi, with few exceptions, are omitted.

Beside the present work and workB mentioned in Brock, vol. i.,
p. 388, vol ii., pp. 86, 116, the following wort* of the author are
enumerated by lbn Shahba in hiB Tabaqat, foL 131" :—

1) 1jaJ1 j*~tf ^ d UI «U»
,4) UjN ^>Ui

6) ^aUM (X*\ Aj — * ^ Aj^A\ <^\s&

7) >**J! >***J

8) ij*J|^ ^1 aLo ^ &>oJI

10) j*****!* >«**H i3 TU * ^ £^ 1 s?* -» s:::lt * J, **■**

The present work i* mentioned in KopT., 257; Jeni, 138.

On the title-page it is noted within a red circle that the present
copy was transcribed for the library of Hnsain bin Abl Bekr bin Ibrahim
an Nazi]!, a scholar of the 10th century A.h.

l>ijJl c3>S- A**>il J^pJI Atr*d\ J*>>H dftiflJ! illy* ^*>

The aforesaid Hnsainbin AbS Bekr records in the margin of the title-
page the date of birth of his son, Abu Ahmad Abu 1 Mahasin, in a,». 911.

«M ,1* 1 ftu^l o> *~01 ±**J\ ^^ ^^ ^ ^

^lyJl Ajb ^ jft ^ ^ <*-** 0* *"■***">* ***M ^"^
JJ **)Usi1 i**U dUI Kil ^l«-Jj yufr ^) AW j*Jl £*0 j**

TUJLD1TI0X. 137

Three folL before the title-page contain a few aauads and quotations
from different works on Iladig.

Foil. P-2" contain a sanad fur narrating the Iladis. contained in
the- preeent work and reciting other woTka on. different branches of
Muhaoiuiadan learning granted by «Abdarrahman bin Abi Bekr a§
§iddiqi bin Ibrahim bin Ahiaad bin Zaid, in i.ii. i)12, to Lib eon, whom
be calls Najib.

**i) ^fiJll m \^l\ ^U^^ Uyi; JJ^sJt J»l JT Jpj ^^oJ\

** o^> *vy j U* *w **-» o^ h-«*ji ^y> *«>i jj>

UO ^UJIj, ,/JljAty J^ty JaUl; dftftll; *^J1, ;*~AaJI

^1; ^UH, ^Jl r ^ A>W«I *J* «**»Sl . . . *>i\» ^}^i

**> gO;Ut* ;***J1 J^l ^yi J-£> ^yJJI «-*>& ^JUI r UJU

Foil. 2 b -3* quote a different work on Hadi>

Fol. 3 V contains a Bauad, dated a.h, 1044, granted by »Abdallah, the
grandson of Husain bin Ibrahim an NazSlt, to hie eon.
Written in good Naskh.
Bated a.k. 601,

Scribe s? * ffi Jl ^\ j^| ^ jJU ^ ^

No. 227.

foil. Ill ; lines 32; size 12* X 9 ; 9fc X 7.

Vol. II.
Continuation of ihe same, beginning : —

Written in a later ordinary NaskJi. Ihtted a.h. 1185,
Scribe J^ ^ J^^» j <r ^)

No. 228.

foil. 330 ; Hues 34; wee 13 X 8 ; 10 X 5.J.

TAIS1R AL WUSOL ILA JAMI* AL USfjL.

Another abridgment of the Jami* al Usfil, arranged in alphabetical
order.

By Abu *Abdallah 'Abdarfahmiln bin 'Ali bin Muhammad bin
'Croat bin 'Ali bin Yfirof lVajthaddfn. agh ghaibAnl az Zabfdt bin

Daiba\ £i y& ^ Jo**, ^ ^£> ^ c y«» - jJi J** -^' *M> >'

£*i J O* C^.) 3 * «^WJt ^1 <Uc^ oi-^ ^ ^Js. y who was
born in Zabid, a.k. 863 = a.d. 1461. A few months after his birth
his father 'Ali went to India, where he died in a.h. 87o % a.d, 1471 ;
hence 'AJbdarrahman -was brought up by his maternal grandfather,
gharafaddin Abu '1 Ma'rfif Isma'il bin Muhammad al Mubarisl,

^^WJl J-K*^ ^ J-5-U-1 «_f^*Jl ^{1 ^JJI wi>& (<*. A.H.

884 = a.d. 1479), who took every possible care and interest in his
education, and trained him personally. He also received education

TRAItfTlDN, 13S

from his maternal uncle, Muhammad Taiyib bin IsmA'il bin Muhammad
al Mubarizi, ^J^V^JI *U^» ^ J^l»~») ^ «-r-ftk A*«-«. In
a,h. 883 bo studied J^OI t^\s£ (a work ort jurisprudence by

Hibatallah, d. a.h. 728 = a.d. 1339) under 'Uinar bin Muhammad al
Ash/art (d. a.h. 887 « a.!>. 1482). At the end of the same year
he went to Mecca with only seven Dinars, which he bad inherited from
his father, and performed His first pilgrimage. He returned from
Mecca to Zabfd four days after his grandfather's death in a.h, 884
&A,p. 1479, and stayed there for about a year with his uncle, and at
the end of 885 a.h. = A.n. 1480, he proceeded to Meoea for the second
time, and then returned again to Zabld, where he visited Ahmad bin
Ahmad bin 'Abdallatff az Zabidt, «_ q , c U) l J^p ^j iXm*1 ^ JueJ
^J^yi (d. a.h. 893 = a. n. 1487), and studied under him the six
canonical collections of traditions and other collections of Ifadfs, and
after completing his study under bim he attended lectures on juris-
prudence under Jamaladdin Abu Abroad at Tabari. In a.b, 896 =
a,d. 1490 be performed a third pilgrimage, and in a.h. 897 -
A.n. 1491 met Muhammad bin 'Abdanahman as Sa kh& wi, ^ J****
tqjl^JI .**»-V' ^ v r fa a.h. 002 = a.i>. 1497) in Mecca, and attended
lectures nn Hadi^ under him. lie then returned to ZaUd and composed
<L»j$£Jf t^Qjfe^' and JwJis*»*J1 dfJo (a history of Zabid, -which was
highly appreciated by ShihAbaddm al Malik a? ZAfir 'Amir bin Tahir
(a.h. 894-^23 = a.D. 1486-1317), the fourth king of the Til-hinds of
. Yaman, who called the author to his court in Yainan, and showed him
great favour. A few months afterwards he made an abridgment of the
Bugyat al Mu&tafid, and entitled it Al 'left al Bahir ff Tail kh_ dawlati bani
Tahir, jjlL ^-aJ ^jj ~ijti ~s j&^\ JJbOl, dealing particularly with

the accounts of the Tali i rid Dynasty. Suou after he was appoiutwl a
teacher of Hadig, in Zabid, where he continued to deliver lectures till
his death in a.h. 944 = a.d. 1537.

For his life see; An Nut ae Safir, fol. 214; Haj. gh_al., vol. I, p. 275.

Beginning : —

The author in the prefaoe mentions that sanad* for narrating
Hadis, of the Tajrid al Usui were granted to him by Ahmad bin Ahmad
az Zabldi and Muhammadj bin \Abdarrahman as Sakhawi. The author
at the end gives the date of composition, a.h. 91 6.

For other copies compave Paris, 730; Alger t 498; Bagib, 251;
Cairo, 2S3.

This work ha* been lithographed in Calcatta, a.h. 1252 s* a.i>. 1836.

140 ARABIC MANUSCRIPTS.

Reside the present work and works mentioned by Brock., vol. ii.,
p. 480, the following are enumerated in Au Niir »» Safir, fol. 223^ : —

(2) a^yCJI <-&&£

(3) SlC&JI cW*=-*

(4) g^j ^US

(5) ^Jl jJ^*

The following colophon, written on a gilt ground within two circles
on foil. 32 9 b and 3<J0\ says that the presont copy was transcribed by
Ahmad, bin Salah al Khawlanl for Bilal Muhsit* bin Ahmad liajih : —

^a.^1^ a-JI ,001 jLx, ^£il lil; -XJI^ £>U01 J-^il lfr~^U>

-Ji ^1j j-^1 i c3 — «- J^ ^—i — Jl ^i/^1 <sW

Written in good Naekh.
Dated a.ii. 1152.

No. 229.

full. 253; lines 32 ; size 12$ X 8£ ; $ X 6.

TUHFAT AL ASH RAF BI MA'RIFAT

AL ATRAR

m

A collection of the traditions of the uii canonical collections, and
cf the following works on tradition which are, in the author's opinion,
equivalent to the six canonical collections in genuineness and some other
respects.

(0 JiUdJl t^US by rnrmtiai.

(2) JW1 ^U£ by Turmiicji.

(3) aydlj rJ J) J*o by tfasaT.
<4) J^I^Jf «^U£ by Al* l>rud.

The traditions are arranged under the Masnad of those Sahahl
(Companions of the Prophet) from whom the Iladis is narrated. The
names of the Sahabi are arranged in alphabetic*] order. The entire
work is in four volumes.

Vol. L
Beginning r —

fl^> *5«JI p» 4)^j &^S> hJUfc-^1 J^i»f> j^fy ^Jl dJI

Author: Abu 1 Hajjflj Yusuf bin 'Abdarraliman Ian Yflauf bin
Jamaladdin al Mizzi al Qrola'i al KalbS ash ShtifH, ^ i-^jJ jUI ji\

was bora in Halab a.h. C54 « 1254 (Brock., vol. ii., p. 04, wrongly fixes
"birth in a.h, 643), and was taJten as a child by ids father to Mixza,
where he was brought np. In a.h. 675, he studied under 'Alt Ibn AM
'1 Khair aud others tho six canonical cullections and the following
works : —

(i) <uUI ^U£

(2) J^ J J^l j.U Jou~.

(3) ^^^ ^*-

In a.h. 683 he left Mi«za for Arabia and Egypt, where ho attended
lectures on different branches of A rabiu literature, aud Noon distinguished
himself as a traditionist and bcholar. In a.h, 704 ho came to Damascus
aad settled there permanently. Tor the next tw«nty-three years and a
half he taught H&die in the A^hrafiya Aladrasuh. From a.h. 727 ho
devoted his tin;e to composition and transcribing MS& (he is known
as a good scribe), and in a.h. 742 - jl.d. 1314 he died.

for his life and wcrke see : Huffaz, vol. iv M p. 200 ; Isnii wi, fol. 452 ;
ad Duxar al Kaminah, vol, ii., fol. 6S1 ; TabatnH, by Ibn Shahba, foi 14y b .

In the preface he says that he relied on the collections of Had is by

142 ARABIC MANUSCBIPTS.

Bukhari and Muslim, and on the works j ^ ^H <-*!>' (which are ft
eort of index to the Haai$ of Bukhari and Muslim), two independent
works hearing the same name, by Ibrahim bin Muhammad ad Dimishql
(d. a.h. 401 = A.n. 1010), and Khalaf bin Muhammad al WaBitf (d. a,k.
401 =a.d. 1010). _

For the Hadi§ of the remaining four canonical collections, and for the
four works on Hadis mentioned above, the author relied upon the work
c^ljLJI Mj** ,j£> «-»1>e»M, by Abu '1 Qasim bin 'AsAkir (d. a.h.
571-a.d. 1175). Abu'l TTajjaj prefers the arrangement and style of
«_*|^i»1 , consequently he observed the same style and arrangement in
his own work. He began the work in a.h. 636 and completed it in
A.H. 722 :—

For other copies of the work see Berlin, no* 1374-57, and Alger

499-500.

Written in good Naskh, in different hands.
Not dated, apparently 10th century a.h.

No. 230.
foil. 172; lines 32; size 12£ X 8}; 9 X fi.
Vol. II- ana a portion of Vol. III. of the same.

Vol. IL
Beginning :—

Vol. II. ends on fol. 101% and on 1 02" Vol. III. begins thus :—
and ends abruptly with the following heading —

Written in ordinary Naskh by different hande.
Not dated, apparently 10th century a.h.

No, 231.

foil. 224; lines 32; size I2J x H ; 0X6.

Continuation of Vol. III. of the same.
Beginning: —

Written in ordinary Naskh.
Dated a.h. 1259.

No- 232.

foil. 314; lines 32; size 12£ x 8%; 9x6.

Vol. IV. of tbe same.

Wrongly designated in the title-page as 3rd part (u-JUJt 0*^)-
Beginning : —

Written in ordinary Nas^i.

Dated a.h. 1126.

This manuscript and the preceding one are written by the same

No. 233.

foil, 171; lines 27; siae 10$ X 7; 7 x 5.

AN NUKAT A? ?1RAF 'ALA AL ATRAR

A wort believed to be unique, contamipg a collection of Hadis
not included by Mizzi in hjs wort, Tuhfat al Ashraf (see preceding
Nos. 229-32), and corrections of the mistakes committed by him in th«
same.

144 aeabic MAwnscurpTs.

By Ahmad Liu 'Alt bin Muhammad bin 'Alt bin Hajar al 'Asnahlni,

A.D. 1449),

For his life see the present vol., p. 49, No. 159.

Beginning : —

Tbn Ilajar in the preface says that the work «jlji«S1 ^ is
unanimously admitted to be an authority on the subject, but when he
devoted his time to reading and studying the work he noticed several
omisbionB of Iladis, and mistakes, which he sometimes noted in separate
papers, and sometimes on the margin of hie own copy of the Tuhfah.
Subsequently he found that the following authors :—

I. MugaHa'i at Twrki {d, a.k. 762 = a/d. 1301);

II. Hafiz Ibn Kafir (d. A.h. 774 = A.i). 1373);

III. Ilafiz 'Ahdarrahim 'Iraqi (<2. A.H. 806 - A.D. 1404) ;

IV. Waliaddin bin •Abdarrahim al 'Iriiq?,

had also pointed out the omissions and mistakes of Mizzi, which they
noted down on the margins of their copies of the Tuhfah, and on which
they had composed small treatises. After that T Ibn Hajar discovered
that Miszf himself had collected some of the omitted Hadia in his small
treatise c_i1>31 ^t^J. It is Baid in the preface that Ibn Hajar, at
the request of some of his friends, composed the present work, basing it
on his notes and on the treatises of the authors mentioned above.

A note on the title-page, copied from an autograph note on the
title of the autograph copy of An ffukat, says that Ibn Hajar, in
A.H. 833, collected the materials for the present work, together with
the no*s on 4ho margin of his own copy of <-i]y»$\ <W and other
notes made by him in a.h. 805.

TKAnmoir. 145

The title-page bears the two following notcg by persons in whose
possession the MS. was for some time.

(i) Written in a.u\ 999, by Safiaddin bin 'Ala' as Safari, *__**-<=. I <s<U
*U-<=J 4-J1* JJ1 ^^ko ^jA*aJ) Jts? ^ ^oJI ^^L© <^j2M «sM Jl^o

(ii) Written by Yahya bin <fsS, ^ dSCU ^IjJI ^j <tU Ju«Jt

Another note on the margin of the last fol. says that the prOBont
copy has been compare^ with the autograph oopy, A°^ 3b, &• *J4

Ibn Hajar in the following colophon gives the di^to of his notes oil the
margin of the Tuhfah as x.u. 802, and tho date of completing the present
composition, comprising those notes, as Jt.H. 839.

<-i-JSi& j&*b\ <dLe1^ iX*aJ) d)Jj 6_fttjLJl .o&l^ &* te**^ L* j^l

The colophon is certified to be Ibn Hajar'a colophon by the scribe
thus :—

A^sJI j^~JU ^jUUi^ ^jft—*^^ £-** &~a (V**^' c?^* u***^'

The scribe ^^^ *Xg-> „4 ^*i5 ^J^JI Jo,*;*, a -well-known

traditionist, author of A] Mu'jam and a pupil of Ibn KajaT, died in
A.ji. 885 sa A.r>. 1480. See Bivck., vol. ii. f p. 175.

Written* in Magribi character.

Dated a.h. 857.

FoiL 2-2 l*> and foJL 57-69 are written in good NaBkh, by a different
hand from the rest of the MS. The condition of the MS. tmggests
that*the scribe obtained possession of the foil, mimbered above belonging
to an older MS., and then transcribed the remaining portions from the
autograph copy.

14$ ARABIC MAXt) SCRIPTS.

No. 234.

foil. ±39; lines 20; size 11 X 1\\ % X 5.

Oj\y}\ ^<j **\jj\ £-*=^

MAJMA' AZ ZAWA'ID WA MANBA'
AL FAWA'ID.

A collection of the traditions which, in the author's opinion, are
■worth being added t<i the Hadfe of the bis nanonical (tollectioTia.

By Nunkddin bin Abu 'I Htisan bin 'Ali bin Abl Bakrbin Sulaimtin bin
Hajar al liaigami, \j j<l ^1 ^ ^Az> ^ ^^Jl ^i| ^ ^\jj

i ^ +'t & i ya=* ^ ^uJLi, an eminent Hcholar, SilfT and tradition is t,

who was bom in a.h. 735 = a.u. 3 334, and died in Cairo in a.h. 807 =
a.i>. 1405.

For his life see : Husn a? MuMdarah, foL 1 76 ; Taj at Tabaq3t, vol. ix.,
fol. P0»j Brock., vol ii., p. 76. Hfij. Khal., in vol ii.,' p. 300, mya the
author collected the materials from the lollowitig works: —

T. Mnsnad of Iiuam Ahmad bin Hanbal, d. a.h. 241 =* a.d. 800.

II. Musnad by Abi Bwltr al Bazzftz, d. a.h, 292 = aj>. 1)05.

III. Musnad of Abu Ya'la al Mausali, tf. a.h. 44G = a.d. 1064.

IV. Three Ma*ajim, Al Jlu^jam »s Sagir, Al Mu>m al Awsat, ana
Al Mu'jain al Eabir, by Suiaiuiaa bin Ahmad at T&barani, d t aji. 360 =
a.j>. 971.

Beginning abruptly thus: —

The present copy ia the first of the four parta, as would appear from
the following colophon : — ►

A few foil, at the beginning arc wanting.

For another copy see^ Cairo, vul. i., p. 340, The work is not printed.

"Written in good Kaakh,

Dated a.h. 1021.

Scribe *u**. ^ j^\i ^IJI ^ j^^.

AL MASANID.

No. 235.
foil. 45 ; line* 22 ; size H>£ X 6 i 7 X b\,

MUSNADU ABI HANIFA.

A collection of Muennd Hadfs, ie. Had if related from the Prophet
in the proper ubain of Jen ad.

By Iaiam Aba Ilanifa Xn'mln bin S&bit al KiifT, AS-^ _y1 JuA
^^1 ut-jb A ^} ^L*J, the founder of the Hanafi school, and the first
of the four founders uf the four Berts of Sunnia. The date uf birth ot this
Imi5m is much confused by hie biographers. The author of Al Jaw&hir
al Mudiyyah mentions three dates, viz. ji.ii,. 61, 63, and 80, and holds
the last date as correet, £&***) ^^^ Jw 5 ^ ^^ ^ **) ^c^\j,
^j^a-*^ lajIj AfrS^ . Almost ail his biographers agree that the
Imam died in a.h. ISO = a.d. 7t>7, and it has been mentioned by
several reliable biographers that he died at the ago of 70. This
at once suggests that he was bom in a.h. 80 = a.d, 099. This date
is supported by the statement of the Iiniim's son Haromjid (rf. a.h.
196 = a.t). 812) and his grandson Ismi'll (d. a.h. 212 = A.n 828), both
of whom say that he was born in a.h. 80 = a.», 6i)9, «t***~» \U

^U &>~* ^\ jjj Jy^ AiuA^. ^\ ^ jU^ **... » ■*, ■ ■ > ^jk ^J^iyi

See N». 233, Jam Mi Masanfdi, Abi ITanifa, fob 9", ^ J#**~>! Jl*j

^jjj [*$ &u« ^J^ *XJ^ . . . dity^ -j 1 ^j ti L&. . See Ibn Khalliktin,

vol. ii„ p. 163. Beside these statements we have Abu Hunffa's own
statement rogardiug bis date of birth in a.h. SO in the present Musnad,
fob 45*.

*^_~£*U> ^j\ ^ aUI J^ +J3j c)*^ **** * sti ^ J^ ****** y'

After devoting a *hort time to preliminary education, he engaged
in trade, when Ituam Shu'bi al Kufi {d. a.h. 10!) = a.i>. 728, see
Ansabu SauVtini, p. 334) advised him to continue his studies. By
Ins advioe Ab« Hanif* left trade and began to study the different
branches of Islamic literature under various traditionists and soholars,
and mostly under Shaikh liammftd bin Sulainmn (rf. A.n. 120 = a.t>, 738),

L 2

a well-known lecturer and professor of jurisprudence in Kufa, and in a
short period ho secured a wide reputation for learning, .and commanded
the highest respect for his knowledge. In A.h. 120 Abu Hanifa was
appointed a lecturer at Kufa in. Hararaad's place, and the fame of Ins
lectures reached distant countries within a very short time, and people
from ovoty quarter began to flock to Mm. Although, ho has not narrated
3 very largo number of traditions, be is generally admitted to be an
authority on the aame. He devoted the greatest paTt of his time to
delivering lectures and holding discourses with atheists and infidels,
whom he overcame. These discourses gained for him a world-wide
celebrity, and in a very short time ho was declared Imam. He thus
founded the Ilanafi school, which is regarded aB most reasonable and
philosophical.

Irnim Mulik, the founder of the Maliki sehool (for his life see the
present volume, p. 1), in connection with Abu llanifft'e powers of reason-
ing and argument, remarks that if AM Hanifa had intended to prove a
wooden pillar to be one of gold, he could easily ha *e done so.

See Ibn Khallik&n, vol. i.» p. 164.

Abu Hanifa's authority in jurisprudence is unanimously admitted.
As regards his merit., Imam ghafrf, the founder of the Shafri school
(d. A.H. 204 = A.D. 820), says that he who wishes to learn jurisprudence
must have recourse to Abu Hanifa.

See Ibn KJyOliHrVvol. ii., 164.

Abu Hanifa was widely known for his devotion and piety. On
account of his piety, and tearing the responsibilities of Qadiship, he
more than once refu&ed to accept the post of Q.adi of KufH. In
the reign of Marwan II. (a.h. 127-132 = a.d. 7+4-750) he had to
Buffer punishment when he. declined the post of Qaflt, and was
obliged to leave Kufa for Mecca. In the reign of Ja'far Mansur, the
eecond Abbaside Caliph (a.d. 136-158= a.d. 754-775), he came buck to
Kufa, anl towards the end of a.h. 150 he was called by the Caliph
to Bagdad, and offered the post of chief judge (cXls!b\ ^>tyr hnt
he declined the appointment. The Caliph, on hearing of the refusal,
ordered the Imam to be brought to him immediately by force, and
gave him two alternative orders, cither vo take the appointment or
go to jail. The Imam preferred the latter. A few days alter wardB

the Imam was called to tho court and again asked to accept the
appointment. But the Imam did not alter his mind, and refused more
strongly than before. The Caliph became very angry, and ordered
him to bo punished publicly with ten stripes daily. The Imam
preferred this disgraceful punishment to the acceptance of the appoint-
ment. This tyranny, which continued for ten days, ended in the
death of the great Imam Aba Hanifa, which took place in Eagdad in
a.u. 150 s» a.d. 767. Be was buried in the cemetery called Al Khaizuran.
It is said that hiti funeral prayers were attended by fifty thousand
people, and that tbey were repeated not lees than six times. He left
behind hiui & son, Haiuui&d, and a large number of followers and
pnpiis, and even to this day the number of hia followers greatly exceeds
that of the followers of the other three schools.

For his work and life see; Ibn KhaUikan, vol. Ii., p. 163; HufTaz,
vol, i., p. 1,11; Mir'at al Janan, fol. 78; Al Jawahir al Mudiyah,
fol. 13 ; Khair&t al lliean, 'TJqud al Jurnmin, Tabaq&t al Ahnaf by
Mull A 'All Q&rt, fol. 63; Tabaqat Sadat al Aim If, fol. 4^ Taqrib al
Tahdib, p. 202; Arbutnno't's History, p. 571 Brock., vol. i.» p, 169;
Haj. Khal., vol. ii., p. 230; Taj at Tabaqat, vol. ii., part I., fol. 695.

Beginning ; —

Jl U-JJ* . IL^ &J\ lilJJBj Ui>S W»J W cya ^JJI JJ ^*J1

The Kusnad of Imam Abfi Hanifa, like the Muwatta of Imam M&lik
(see present vol., "No. 121), exists in sixteen forms, in which the tradi-
tions are narrated from different sources (cee for tho detaik of fourteen
forma, present vol., No. 238). The present Mutmad id collected by Musi
bin Zakarya bin Ibrahim bin Muhammad bin Sa'id al Haskafi (d. a.h,
660- = a.d. 1252), and is narrated with his Isnad to Aba Hanifa.

Beside the present, the following works of the Imam are mentioned
bv Mulla 'All Qari in hia Tabaqat, fol. l*-lo b :—

(1) j4%\ A&flJl

(2) liUyi ^>\sS

(3) jjusjjj ^Ul

The existence of the third work cannot be traced at present in any
catalogue, but Mul]a 'All Qari ia the same Tabaqat mentions the names
of persons who had seen the work, and expresses his desire to write a
common tar y on the same if he could get a cepy of it.

150

ARABIC MANUSORllTfi.

After carefully searching the list, of 'Ali Q&ri's compositions, we do
not find any commentary on the work, hence it appears that «Ali Qarl
did not succeed in getting a copy of the same.

Beside those mentioned above, the following works

(1) k^Jl ^U£

(2) j^a&Jl tpl^

are mentioned by the authors of Haflaiq al ITanafiya ne being Abil
Hanifa'a compositions, but the existence of those two works is also not
traced. In the present Musnad, towards the end, we find that a few
Hadte have been directly transmitted by Abu Hanifa from tho Sahabi
Anas bm Malik (d, ±.u. 92 - a.». 637) ; but the truth is that he had not
received any Hadfs from him (see HurTaz, vol. i., p. 151). Mulla *Ali
Q«ri, in bis commentary, No. 237, has a long discussion on tbe point, but
fails to give us any final opinion on the subject. The present Musnad
is not mentioned in any catalogue, but it was printed in the Aesah
al Matabi' of Dehli in a.d. 1$03.

The present MS. beare two seals of

one towards the end and another on the title-page.

Written in good Naskh.

The present MS. and Ma No. 122 are both written in the same baud,
™th the sajne date (a.h. 1005), by the seribe ^L^- +<j^ ^ ^ly

No. 236.

foil. 96; lines 10; size 9 x 6j; 6£ x 3.

Another copy of the same, beginning like the above.

Tbe following note was written (apparently in the 14th century a a.)
by Bagfeiraddtn Ahmad, who says tfcat he studied a few Hadis of the
present Mnsnad under Matilawf Muhammad Ishaq ad Dehiaw?, a well-
inown Indian traditionist and Arabic scholar, who received the sanad for
narrating Iladis from hie grandfather Shah 'Abdai 'Aziz (ri. a.h. 1228 »
1813). Maulawi Muhammad Ishaq died in Mecca in a,h. 1262 =
a.i>. 1846 (see Hadfiiq al Hanafiyah, p. 473).

Js^ f*~H> aJi-cJI* .^JfeuJJ a^WI, ^Ul ^ aU j^!

*•*» 4*y\ j^ j^l^ 44 ui , J ^**i *Woi> *>T, *♦•. *i^j

TRADITION. *51

.-jT^j ^aaJtj jjUJl ^s ji^^mJI <^*^ a^i Juwa ** ^V

Jtf> ^* U£ 6^^ jUs, ^ Uw-* J3 Jb j*) diil Aw^J ^f&\

The marginal notes are not Frequent
Written, m Na*ta*liq.
Dated a.h. 12U3.

Scribe ^Lu-o #»^tf?

No. 237-

foil. 96; lines 10; size 9 X 6fc; 64 X 3.

SHARHU MUSNADI ABI HANIFA*

A commentary on the above Musnad.

By MulJe "Ali bin Sultan Muhammad al QSri al Hitawf, ^3 ^P X»

K52j£\ <$J^ J -* <e * g)^""** a w « ll - knt)WU scholar, traditionist, and
the author of a largt) jminber of compositions. He was born iii Herat,
Tire date of his birth is not b iven by his biographers. 'Ali Qkri
travelled to Mecca, where h« thenceforward permanently resided, and
Bodied there under Shaikh 'Abdallah as Sindhi al Makki (U a jr. 906 =
a.i>. 1589), ghihibaddin Ibn Hajar al Hai^auu (d. a.h. 973 = a.u. 150C),
Shaikh Qutbaddita. Muhammad bin Muhaininad al Hauafi al Makki (d.
a.h. 0i>0 = a.D. 1583), and other scholars and traditioni&ts. His natu/ai
intelligence and industry made him a master of learning. In a ph^ri.
time the fame of hie learning and thy i epilation of his authorship
spread far and wide. Though 'Alt Qarl's compositions are less in number
than th.se of Suyuti, they are highly regarded and more valued than
Suyuti'*, as 'Ali Q&ri based his work on critical investigation ao welt

as on quotation from others, while Suyuti (seo No. 123) based hi 9 work
general 1 j on quotation.

*Ali Qnrf died in a.h. 1014 =, a.d. 1605. .For his life and work see:
KJiuhisat al Asar, vol. iii., p. 185; 'Iqd al JawiLhir, fol. 66; Taj at
Talent, vol. xi., fol. 59 ; IthAf an Nuba]*, p. 326 ; Hadaio al Hanafiyah!
p. 399 ; Brock., vol. ii., p. 394.

Beginning : —

Or. fol. 2", <AU Qfiri says that Shaikh *Abrla!lah an Sindbi (if. a.h.*i96
- AJ), J 589) reads the name of the imrrator of the Mnsnad as Khaskatt,
hut 'An Qth-i, referring io Al Jawuhir al Mudiyah, corrects it as

;La!l ^jCsj ^J( ft UJ| ^ ^fcCo^l ^^1 ;J&1 j^£>

JUiJ- ^AJ #<=*, jjl 5^ ,UJ| bjil ^ ^jWI ^ di^JI

Art* &>

The title of the commentary is not mentioned anvwhere in the
present work, but *Ali Qirt incidentally mentions ita title as Mnsnad
al Abfim in the preface of his work Tabaqat al Ahnaf (see Hand-lint,
No, 2451), thus:— " v

^ ^ «y»» AMyj ^i dflkb diU^ din ^^ u ^uai

The following oolophon, which has been copied from an autograph
copy, gives the date of composition as A .H. 1012, in Mecca :-

4tt* ^gi Hj dUlp W UII ^^ ^UJu* ^ ^ dftJ^. ^tf
r > dA*J1 4^31 al^fa cL-^CJI di^J} ^ ^1 d^S> Ji^J

153

TRAIHTIOS.

A note Mow the colophon give* the date of transcription as a.h. 1083.

Another note below the Above not. Bays that the present MS. is a
copy of an autograph copy.

^jji jjU x. ^ ^/Ji ^> .w &^ **~~ ^ <r J 51

The present commentary with its text «» printed fin* in £ 1300
= a*. 1884, at the Muhammadi Press, Lahore, aad again at the JUiy
taba'i fress, Pehli, A.». 1903.

Written m good Naskh,

Dated A.n. 1083.

No. 238.

foil. 404; lbes 25; B fae9*X4; 9X0.

JAM'U MASANIDI ABl HANiFA.

(also called Mnswian H]™ 4r "M»> ^Xj'j*" Jl *~*^

A collection of Mu»nad Hadi? emitted '«™ AM ^'^ ** **
following 14 ftUthow : —

I AM Mnha.nn.ad 'AHallah bin Mn^amnuid bin Ya',ub bin »1

hm, ai Ha*; -yui j v^ o> •»— *» M *^ ^r/'

II HaS« Abfl'l Qtaia> Talha bin Mnh*.an>ad bin Ja'fer, >l K»UI

III Bin, AMI ?a«an bin MnWmad bin MnfaBar Un Ht.» U»
•!» bin Kn^oBMd, J^ ^! j4^ j! J— o! or~» >' "^

j-*- oi .w* a t* ** 874 = ** 986V

IT. HSfi* Ab* Na'lm Ahmad bin 'AbdaUab bin *hm«1 .1 IfUtot,

*** ajiabic MAyuscnri'Ta.

V. Abfl Batr Muhammad bin Abdalbaqi bin Muhammad al An^rt,
SjjLoJ II 4*** ^ ^U) J^> ^ a^ ^ ^1 (A a.h. 303 = a.l. 015>

v'I. Abfi Ahmad 'Abdallah bin «Adt al JurjanJ, dJJ| j«^> j^J ^|
^W^l g5^ J (<*• A-n. 305 = a.d. 977).

Till. Kfifi* *Umar bin al ttaaan Ashmini, ^^ j ^^ fc^^|
^U&JJJ (d. a.h. 347 = a.B. %1).

IX. ItAfi? Abu Bakr Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Khalid, j}\ ^ Ul

X, H4fi ? Aba 'Abdullah Muhammad bio Husain bin Muhammad
bin Hl,«m„r, AwwA JJ ^ ^^ ^ ^^J, ^ ^^ dJJI j^^l lu W ,
^c^yi (rf. A.11. fiirfl -• a.m. 3129).

'XL Imam Abii Tflauf QAdi al QmUt, SlalOl ^U .JU* ^1 *L.|
(A a.h. 182 =r a.d. 797). The collection of Musnad tradition "narrated
by Abu Yfleiif is culled 4JL*ji ^1 3**J.

XII. («) Imam Mohammad bin al Hasan el h ghaibanl, *W. r UJ
^L^Jl c v~Jl d (rf. a.h. i«o =i.n 804). TJie oribotiua of tradi-
tions narrated by Imam Muhammad i> nailed J**^ *UI ^-J,

(6) A few Miwnad Hadi 9 quoted by ImSm Muhammad from Aba
Haul fa which are mentioned in hi» work al-A$ar.

XIII. Hammad, B on of Abu Hanifa, A*^ M jj, j^ ^
(U A.11. IDG - a.», 8121. VF * ■ CT-

XIV. AMI id Qaaim 'Abdallah bin Muhammad bin Abf al IwAm,
r 1 ^' s^ 1 d>***~ S & » *M> ,•- UW^I(d.A.H. 405 =a.i>, 1014).

Author : Abu '1 Mu'aiyid Muhammad bin Muhammad al Efcawarasini,
c^UJ! ^)j^\ wu*. ^ a*^ j^jj >)( who wn- born in

Tab.r bin Muhammad al IIaf«t. and travelled to Bajdfld and Damaaww
"h,re h e staged Iiuuf ?J aud lhea r€turned ^ aw , J^h

T1UDITI0S.

155

plats© he was appointed Khatlb and Qa<tt A few years Inter Tift resigned,
toe appointment and went to Mecca to perform the pilgrimage, and
from Mecca he came to Kgjpt, and then to Damascus, and tlumse
to Bagdad, whore he delivered lectures on jurisprudence till his death
in a. if. 605 = A.i). 12G6. For Ids life see: al Jawahir til Mudiyah,
fol. 128*; TAj at, Tabaqiit, vol. viii., fol. 97; Haj, Khal., vol. li., p. 320;
Brock., vol. L, p. I5U.
Heginning ;—

^ ^ DUu ^JJI aU Juji W^r s^^ 1 ^ 1 J *** ^ Jw

*j^i ^y^ y^\

The author, in his preface, says that when he was in Syria ho hoard
that some ignorant Syrian, out of evil motive and malice, condemned
Ahfi.Hanifa for his weakness in iUdfs, and for having left no composi-
tion on the same; hence the present work.

No MS. copy of the woric is mentioned iu any catalogue, but tho
work was printed in Dehli in a.h. 1300 - A.o. 1884, and again at the
Dtiirat al Ha'urif Press, Hyderabad, in 1916.

Written in good Naefch.

Dated km. 1246.

No. 239-

foll 188; lines To; size 10^ x H I 9 X b.

Another correct copy of the first pan of the sumo, designated here as
pUSl J*~* &* JjSI ,^J corresponding with foil. 1-205 of tho
preceding copy.

Written in good Naekh.

Scribe WJaJw ^Jl ( J^\ *+** ^U J ^ ***"

No. 240.
foil. 225; lines 16; size 11 i x 7£; 9x5.

[SHARHU MUSNADI ABI HANIFA.]

A commentary on the Muenad of Abfi Hanifa, transmitted from him
by Hasan loin Ziyad al LtJ'lni (d. a.h. 204 = a.d. 820), and according
to Hariri's (d> a.h. 340 = a.b. 052) narration, arranged by Qasini bin
Hassan (d. a.h. 679 = r A.r>, 1474). The arrangement and division aro
the same as are generally observed in Arabic worts on jurisprudence.
A note on the margin of the title-pag-e says that the present commentary
ie by Mulla 'Abid Sindhi, on tho ilusnad according to the narration
of Haskafi, ^^ ^\o X*^t ^JSia^ «^j^ d*^ ^jl ±^> c y>.
This however cannot be so, since the text does not agree with Haskafi's
work (sco above, >io. 235). The contents of the text are exactly the
Bamo as those of the Musnad according to Hariri's narration, mentioned
in Berlin, Nu. 1255.

Mulla 'Abid Sindhi was born in Sintlh, and was taken to Arabia
by his father, who settled there. He received his education in Yaman,
acquiring considerable knowledge in many branches of learning,
especially in lladis. He died in Modina in a.h. 1257 = a.d. 1841, and
was buried in the cemetery called al Baqi*. It has been mentioned
in Hadaiq al Hanafiya, p. 473, that 'Abid compound a commentary on
tie Musnad mjder the title of Al Mawahib al Latitat. The present copy
is incomplete, and begins abruptly with £;KjJI t^te£, and the name of
the commentator as -well as that of the commentary are not found.

The commentator refers in some places to Yaman, and praises it
Very highly. On fob 172\ he says that he secured an autograph copy
of the commentary by Mulla l Ali Qfiri (&ee No. 237>

W*U Js^ & jy* ^^*? s£>^' i^ ^ C^ ****** ^^

*-flJlj jJU> os aU iu* ^ pU^ SJJlcJJ J^il

This fact and the above note taken together give some reason to think
that, the commentary is by Mnlhl 'Abid Sindhi. For that author's life,
&to Hadai<i al-Kanafiya, p. 473.

Beginning : —

The work Las not been printed.

Written in ordinary Xasta'liq.

Kot dated, apparently 13th century a.h.

No. 241.
foil. 344; lines 20; size OJ X 6 J ; 7,} X 4.

MUSNADU ABI DA ? UD AT TAYALASi.

An old and extremely rare copy of Musnad T&yalast, containing a
collection of Musnad Tladi§.

By Snlaim&n bhi Du'tld, jy J ^ ^LjU, commonly called Aha DA'M
At Tayulasf, the well-known traditionist of Basra, who studied Ifadi§
under i^aJI ^^ ^1 (rf. A.H. 150 = x.r>. 7H7), ^^J' £^ S A ** is
(J. i.n. lfiO = a.d. 777), and others. Tie iliod in a.h. 204 = am. 820.
For his life »ee: Huff&z, vol. i,, p. 322; Mir'ut al Jantin, fol. 1086;
H&j. Khal., vol. ii., p. 231.

Beginning with Isn&d thus: —

J*«31 ^yjl ^ ^ *W* ^ ^jH a*S> ^ dill J~S> ^ .U**

&)y ^yuJl jUJI ^yv^JI ^ J*eJ ^ ,a~*JI ^ jH /%^i 4
\Ls AjyU 5»L~~*e-^ &y~& ^^il 2u-» |»j>«* ^ £-»—* «-^b ,<s s^

^1 ^ djic> ay) ^u ^j j*»i j >*=, ^ <&u*£> j»»» ^1

a*c JglUJ 41UT ^ -^ ^) c^jjU! JLs ^LUl jjlj

The portions within braoVeta hi the above Tsnad were abided by some
readers, apparently of tb« 7th century a.h.

The present Mnsnad is divided into eleven Parts, most of which
begin with Tsnad.

Part I. t foil. 1-3)?. Part YL, foil, i 5!M 9f>.

Par t 1 f ., f o II . a H-» 7. Part VI L, fo] 1. 200-2 29 .

Tart III., full. 78-108. Part Yl If., foil. 230-25ti.

Part IV., foil. 109-126.. Part IX., foil. 257-286.

Part V.. full. J 27-138." Part X. ? foil. 2S7-3X7.

Part XL, foil. 318-344.

Each Part, oxoept the imi?h, which is slightly defective at the end,
hears towards the end autograph aauads and notes of male and
female traditionistK, numbering iiot less than <5D0 in all, of the 7th and
8th centuries a.h., who studied from the present copy. Of these the
following are important: —

L, ful. &44. San ad dated a.h. G85. The writer of this wan ad, who
does not reveal his name, says that 'Afifaddiu Abti Ibrahim Ishiiq bin
Yahya (J. a.h. 715 — a.d. lei 1 5), the owner of the copy, Abu ; l 'Dli
Mahmtid «1 Pukhaci ('i. a.h. 700 = a.d. 730rt), As 'ad Ham** (d. A.H, 735
= a.d. 13'jO), and others, while studying a copy of the work belonging
to the Maurt^ah Xxiriva under 'All bin Ahmad bin 'AbrUJwahid (d. a.h.
6^0 — a.o, 1291), in the Madrasah Div-l'iva, Dama^us, compared the
present -MS, with that copy and received sanads for narrating the Had is
of the present wort from 'All bin Ahmad, a pupil of Qacti Abfl al
Mtihariro Ahmad bin Muhammad (d. \. it. 59; = a.d. 1202} and Aha
tla'fur .Muhammad bin Ahmad (d. a.h. t>03 = A,n. 1206), It is also
atatud hero that the students finished all the eleven parts of the MS. in
eleven sittings, each of which ib marked on the margin.

f»L*U w-i-JlS Jju-vJI *_jls^ ***+£*> Jy SjJt^Jl s>\ik /*??*<?• am
&.JUI j~£\ ^31 r UJT'^JJ ^ *U1 4**^ ^UJI ojU ^\
v i ^ cr-* JI ^ &>•*** ^-a^lWI &*j ^UJl dj-— jJl&jJI £Jt}

J-*=J ^ J*-s*» ^i**>v ^i ^ O^*"*^ c7* ^ ^"^ ^ **•***• jJ J-ko.1

^U ^~J1 *)1j-y fiU ^ ^j^ a**.^ ^ <dy JJl «J>1 -. L=i

j^> kiUi ^ o*~. ^1 ^» >*> a-to ^-^ cy *"* ^
^oJl ^ £ u^ ^jjUI^ ^ J& s ^ ^ J s^

^ L^L~j jUJI J— \ &~*M ^ cT AD ' U ^ J^ ] s^ J *
» ^^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ j*> ^ *~» * >* -W -^

^\ r L.« jJuoJ! JgJ^H Afc-J* *** ^Lo -A-**" * jU '

^U\ j i^-i ^ <5— i r^ / * J > -^ >^ u~*y

JjJM ^J^l ^ ^^ A 1J| 4^1 ^ ) yj 1 <^KJ| ^l^J)

e iJ) ^ .^xji ^, ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ u ^

XH^' <^l JoAJI ^,1 ^ djj^, ^ ^ ^j, ^ u ,^ ^jy,^
^» ^^ d^ftftJl tfUfc^Ufc ^Wlj ^JUJ) ^^J^jj ^

^ U! ^ j*-^ e^ ^VJ» ^ ju^v, ^ ^

^ ^w. ^ ^^^^ tf yij ^j U | ^j, ^ ^^ ^
^^U ^ VUJI i-yaJ^ ^y&JI ^yg jffUx^ ^U,

r* ^ JJ ' ^ ^ e— J» c^ 1 J>>!> *-^' &->* ^

*— **— * o> -^ ^ sg-Jl s^ 1 ^^ ^ J^ *>->> &**>

It is attested by «Ali bin Ahmad 'Abdalwuhid, mentioned above, thus :_
^*&J\ ^\J\ ^s> J ,JU^\ ^ ^ ^ M ±

A- similar sanad, agreeing almost verbatim with this, and attested
hkew.Be by the same 'All bin Ahmad 'Abdalwahid, is found on fol. 38K

.AM L l'l w 2 ^i. A J n ? f ; e flftted A -*- ™ 7 «*» that the writer of tiri„,
Abdallat _bm Ahmad bm 'Abdallah (A a.h. 737 - a.d. 1SS7), studied

i u* « J ' 0t er8r from th6 P resent °°P7. " nd ^ Ibn an

£a« ( A ' H ' ' D " i310> ' iU tHe Madr ^ A ^ rafi ^ rf

Ju*- <M ^£>^ ^1 ,j~*-fc k*UJ1 jJUJ! j* 1*3 1 &\j% («e) <i£>U~j

.^yj^ ^Ul ^s> ^ ^U ^ J*«*- ^jJI ^r**^ ^^cWl ^-^
a*o ^ js*c*1 ? <slM juj> cLJ! t-Jl^ ^t*^ o3 ***»*t ^ •**»*
p.^1 ^ ^o tiJUll ^il ^i ^^ dill ^^ ^JJiJI aUI

U iS *J Jt J^ t5A--J^ i^jisJM utJ.WI ^JJ JjUju-o^ £«J &-*

1IL, fol. 218. A note dated A.h, 675 says that Yttsuf bin 'Abdar-
rahm&n al Mizzt, the author of Tuhfah (Nos. 229-232), and 'Abdallah
bin Muhammad bin TarkMn (d. a.h. 735 = a.d. 1335), and others,
studied this oopy under 'Ali bin Ahmad bin *Abdalw# M al Maijdisi
in Damascus.

a^! fi*%\ £&}) <y& ^uji ^ ^ ^^ &** c*^

/** <j\> d Uil |yKJ» ^1 o" *3>^ gr*^ ^;WI ^*

O? h*** O^ 1 s?** 'A^' O* ****"!> ^^ O* f** 1 -** O* J*****
^ ^c,yl *M> ^1 ol »-L.ji fU-JI c^l^ ^»— Jt *^Jtk ^!

IV., fol 196 b . A note dated a.h. 713 says that *Abdallah bin Khalil
al Makkl {d. a.it. 777 ss a.d. 1377) studied this copy under the owner of
the oopy, ' Afifaddin, who studied the work under Iba Khaltl (4, A.H, 648
s* a.1*. 1250) and under 'Alt bin Ahmad al Maqdiai,

o 3 <5*-** cs*^ ^L&o juu*J1 caaJ^JI J^Uil fJUJI pUSI ^-aJt

^l^y ^ ^4u£> ^(; ^^^s*-^ ^i—i dy*> gc>) U*Ju-^* t^)WI
VOL. V. K

V. ? fol 1 00". The female trad itionists FaUm&h, Khudaija, and Zainab
studied this copy under the above-mentioned 'Afxfaddin and under
AI Misuti, the author of Tnhfah.

The copy, though not dated, was evidently written in or before
the 7th century a,h. No other MS. copy of the work seems to be extant..

A printed edition of the wurk, exclusively based un this MS., bat
omitting the notes and s*nadN, appeared from the D.Virat a.1 Jia'uiif
Press, Hyderabad, 1U02.

No. 242.

foil. GOO ; lines 1»; melOx C; 1x3.

NTJSNADU IMAMI AHMAD BIN HANBAL.

A collection of Mimuad Hadig.

By Abu 'AbdalUh Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Haubal, <\)JU^S> jf\
,3*-*^" ^y J»^» ^y *X*cJ, founder of the Hanbali school. He traced
his descent from the prophet Ibrahim, and waa bom on the 12th Rati',
a.h. 164 = A.i>, 700, in Bagdad, where he was brought up. He was
originally a follower of the Imam ghAfi'j (<J. a.h. 204 = a.i\ 820), and
studied jurisprudence under him in Bagdad for a considerable time.
Afterwards lie attended lectures on Hadxs for four years under Hushaim
bin Bashir (d. *, v . ]6fcs - Am3J . ^04), who, it is said, knew by heart
20,000 tradition*. See Until*, vol. i., p. 220. Tti Yaman he Btndied
under 'Abdai-razziiq (d. A.ff. 211 =r a.d. 827) and others.

He is an admitted authority on tradition. BukMrf and Martin
have quoted Hadi? from him. Tie was severely and repeatedly
punished by the Caliph MutawakkU-Mllah (a.h. 232-247 = a.d, S47-801)
for not supporting the theory of ^ly ^ (Creation of the Qur'fin),
and finally for the same reason he was sent to jail. Shortly after hia
release from jail he died at Ba£dfid in a.h. 241 = ad. 855. For his
life and work wo: Huflfcy, vol. h\, p. 118; Mir'at al Janan, fob 156; Ihu

ghallikar, vol. U p. 17; Tabaqat Subki, toL i., fol, 430; Tahdib al
Asma'i, fol. 133; TabaqiU AM Ya'la, fol. 2 ; Haj. KW-, ™ L »■» P- 230;
Brock., vol. i, r>. 132 ; Iktifa al Qunfi% p. 158.

The present copy Is designated on tho title-page m the First i olume ;
it corresponds with vol. i, Cairo edition, a.h. 1313, and iritb a portion
of vol, iL, pp. 1-56.

Beginning with lanad thus ; — -

^ ^p *m jwo aii j^ ^ «***- w J** «^ Uj ~

J) UiJ*.

According to the author's son 'Abdallah, the 40,000 Hadi ? included in
this work consist of selections from 700,000.

See Subki, vol. i., fol. 430'.

It is stated by reliable authorities that 'Abdallah arranged the
present collection iu order after hie father's death, and touted it into
the following 18 classes:—

I. &yu~* &J&&- J*~* x - sa>**>' **** ^ lU ~*

II. «^J! J*1 *+~* XL *U1 JyX- ^ ^ J^— *

III. J^*l> ^1 Jo—. XIL ^^^ J*—*

it. ^> ^1 j^~. xin- ****■*" **~"

V. <ULy ^ j*S> ^\ ^— XIY - tf****/ kU *^

TO. ^Ufr ^l J^~- XVL ^p***^ ^*—

V11L *x>* <^ Ju "*- XVIL -^ Ja ~*

IX. ^AJU ^ ^ **— XVTU. ,U J*-~*

Later «, Ibn Malik Qati'i (d. a A 360 = A.B. 972), the pupil ofjAbdaUah
bia Imam bin Hanbal, divided the work into several parts, which
Hasan bin 'Alt, the pupil of Qati'i, arranged in 172 parts. The present
copy contains nine classes of the Musnad according to 'Abdallahs
division of the work. „,, _ . - n *

For other copies of the work see: Berlin, 1257; Iloustama, 70S;

It £

164 Aeabic aiANUsCftiPTS.

Cairo, 135; Had, 125, 448-9; A.S., 890-03; Dumad Pasha, 380-03}
Kupr., 411; Damascus, 253-9.

Written in ordinary Nasta'liq.

Not dated; apparently 13th century a.h.

No. 243.

foil. 231 ; lines 45 ; size 12 X 9; 10 X 8.

Another copy of the Musnad, containing five c J asses of Musnad;
designated on the title-page as the Second Volume.

I. Foil. 1-33. ^^C- iXu** t corresponding with vol. iii., pp. 409—
503, of the printed edition.

IL Toll. 39-G9. ^jfti^i J-» Jji*w- , corresponding with vol, iv. T
pp. 1-88.

These two classes of the Musnad are written in a very fine Xaskh.
Dated DamaBCtiB, a.h. 1127.

Scrihe <dJI J^t ^ j^^ ^ j^J

According to the colophon on fol 69", these two classes of Musnad
consist of eleven parts of Qati'i's division of the work.

III. Foil. 70-122. ^j^-j^Lto Juuw*, corresponding with vol. iv.,

pp. 89-238, of the printed copy,

IV. FolL 123-185. ^t^j fi Ax*~* t corresponding with vol. iv.,
pp. 230-417, of the printed edition.

V. Foil. 186-231. ^jfg&ij&j tku*, corresponding with vol. iv,,
pp. 418-447, and pp. 1-328 of toI. v.

These last three classes are written in good Naskh.
Dated a.h. 1128,

Scribe ^Ua,J) J***

The scribe, in the colophon, designates these portions as the second
part of the Musnad.

No. 244-
foil. 256; line* 45 ; size 12 X 9 ; 10 X 5.

Couthmatiou of the above copy, designate* here as the Third Volume,
containing the following two classes of the Muenad.

I. Foil. 1-126. ;UJt Juu~-, wrteBpondinj with pp. 329-447 of
vol. v., and pp. 1-28 of vol. vi. of the printed edition.

It conlu of 13 parts acting to O^f. di™um. « ™W appear
from the following marginal notes-—

Marginal note on foL 1 : J^ ^ ^*^ Jj "— tf* -^ £ U

Marginal note on fol. 126 : ^ J^»\ *^-~* cT d-^**^ C"* W

It „ .»M in the following colophon that Ao ^ *^Jg
the pnM »i copy from a reliable copy belonging to the HaiW fc ot AM
" xii-iuBami7eu S ^ringtheold notes of th* tiwUtiomstt vrno.taUcA

from the copy :-—

JyuJI J* Jl ^ - . . ■ J*— H ^ -^ ^ • • ' • ^^ ^ ^
JU- 5*p «W*> *>/* ^-^ ^ **■"* ^ ' * ' ' ** ^

Written in very fine Na*kb*
Dated a ji. 1127.

II, Foil. 127-256. jaJIp vU^*, corresponding with pp. 29-447
Of vol. vi. of the printed edition.
Written in good Nnskh.
Datfid i.ii. 1128.

Scribe ^jUd^l Js*«**

No. 245.

foil. 242; lines 23; size 9 X 6£; 7£ * 5.

Another old and valuable copy of part of the same Muanad. It con-
sists of two classes of >Iuimad in 12 parts, and comprise*. 1776 Hadig,
corresponding with pp. 400-500 of vol. iii., and pp. 1-88 of vol v. of
the printed edition,

A note on the title-page says that the copy was for some time in the
possesion of Sayyid 7sm».'fl of Eg^pt.

It would appear from a mutilated note on fol. 242 that the MS. was
studied iui.H. 733.

tialfe)! ajUrfsJI c s> Jw*JJ £*W1 C z*ol\ J*~Jt £^ t^u-a

^ j^) 431 o,*& ^i tiUI r U3! jw^* ^ <5»*<JJJ!> ^to^Jt
^L*^ ^-^ 4i^i' aw («V) ^VJI tUJI ^i» ^~j>

Another not© towards the eud tells ns that. Ahmad az iSaftawi, a
descendant of SirAj'al Hindi, QadI al QudAt of Egypt (d. a.h. 773 =
A-D. 1372, see Himn al MuhSdarah, fol. 234), Bold this copy to the
Madiasah Muhrofidiya in Samarq&nd; and another tote towards the
end says that in a.», £33 tbe present copy waft compared with a copy
of the Mu&nad by Shaikh Muhammad Khalil al Makki (d. i.n. 6*8 =
a.d. 1250).

dTUx-y ^^ O.JU a^ ^<J| JJ^Jf j^ ^jj c);y j l _jt

Towards the end of the 11th part, a note on fol. 202& uaya that it waa
studied by Ahmad bin Muhammad bin 'Umw bin 'Abdallah bin 'Abd an
Nasir under Shaikh Muhammad al Khalth This Ahmad, according to
the autograph note of his father, was bom in *.H. 003.

Written id good NaKkh, jn 01 before aji. 633.

No. 246.
full. 261; lines 35 j sizo 11 i x 8; 8£ x S.

Another copy of part of the same Musnad, designated here as U10
Sfchpart, ^Wl »>^1

Tho present part begin* with Hadi§ of MuBoad narrated by the
Prophet's wife and other females, and ends with tbe last 1 butted the
wiue, uwiwonding with pp. 20-467 of vol. vi. of the Cairo edition.

The following colouhon rays that tho present oaj.y was written in
a.u- 1 124, and the transcription of the present part, as well as the
previous parts, was made 111 Mticca.

OcJI y*> „>» ^ &U* ^ gl^M ^ - A~*J1 ^— j*l U*

"Wiitten hi good Jfaskh.

Scribe As^* ^ J^a* ^ ^ : >^^—

No. 247.

foil. 533; lino* 2S; tbe 13 X 0£ i 10 X 7.

Another copy of the same Musuad, in four volumes, of which the
fourth or last volume is wanting.

Vol. L

Beginning as uaual, and ending with the bet JUdfc of Abfi Eam ? a
Taimi, corresponding with vol i. and vol. ii, pp. 1-227, of tbe Cauo

edition.

Written in good Naslth.

Kot dated; apparently a. 11. 1301.

No. 248.

foil. 571 j linos 29; size 13 x 0£ ; 10 X 7.

Vol. II.

Beginning with the Mnanad of Abu Huraira, and ending with tbe
iast Jadi* of Uwnod J&hit bin 'Abdallah al Ansarf, correspondicg with
vol u pp> 228-475, and vol. iii„ pp. 1-400, of the printed edition*

Written in good Naskh.

Dated a.h. 1302.

No. 240.

foil. 425; lines 20; size 13 x £>i,- 10 x 7.

Vot, Iir.
fcUo^fc" w* ^ tLe M,,S,Jad ° f ******** aBd OTdin * with the

^J! ^*- ail ^ ^ <l^ *>» ^U ^1 ^^ ^ j^ y

ComBponcling with vol. iii M pp . 400-503, and to!, iy. and vol, v.,
pp. 1~2P;>, of the printed editum.
Written in a.u. 1307.

No. 250.
foil. 330 ; Hues 25; »ke 8Xb^^4

Jj^ ^ *+2»\ 0^~~< *jA*>

HASHIYATU MUSNADI AHMAD BIN

HANBAU

An incomplete c,, P y of ft gloss on the Mu B nad of Ahmad bin Hanbal,
dealing xntk the difficult words and passages used m it

By an anonymous author. Ho quotes various authors; the latori of
them is Mull All Qari (A a.h. 1014 = *.* 1605), vhom he mention,
011 fol. 302 thus :—

I* the Uhtf an Nuhla, p. 142, it is said that Aba 1 g«* * M ^
had! (<*. i.H. im = A.U. 1730) compiled a gloss on the Muuiul «. 60
Xirasa, each Kirasa « 10 foil. The present W compete copy consist* .*
34 Kirasa. There is some reason to thi*k 'Abdrih&Jt to he the author
of the present gloss.

Beginning:—

*!**>>»«* J— 1 r usl •**— J>>» -*«" J**-' u** •*•"

^SUJ 41 > „! J^ W *15» *W U ,jj ^ »b h-i^ 1 C^'J ""'

A xAe. Art* A.H. 1313 - A*. 1804, ok the title-page »y» **»* *»
UtoiiHi of the in«y» M»«y of Hyderabad gaw the MS. to the

STtf w. fata*. -* »«i"» ""^ K from 1 ™ 1 lor tbe

present copy.

^ >*^ d^v-in* ^^ *jy *J*** **^ T *^^

at ajio

The present glose is not printed.

This copy bears three ueala of the Asifiya Library.

Written in Kasfclj.

Not dated; apparently 12tb century a.k.

No. 251.
loll 23; lines 25; size 7.J X % , r j| X 3£.

t>Ou-D , \J&\

AL QAUL AL MUSADDAD.

A work opposing tho theory of certain tradf tiomsts that the Maenad
of Ahmad bin Hanbal includes false JTadffi.

By Ahmad bin 'Alt bin Muhammad bin 'All Ua Hajar al 'AsqaUni,
^UUJI ^^ d ^* J ^^^ o' ^ d? J**- 1, who died in
a,u. 852 = a.d. I44f>. For his life sec the present voh, p. 49, no. 15l>.

Beginning : —

c 3 ' JUft - cr ^^ , *> *WI ^^JJI Jl4~ dJ^ ^ 1*

In the preface Urn Ilajar says that he studied a treatise under hitj
teacher JIah> Zajnaddiu al 'Iraqi (d. ah. 800 = ad. 1404), who in the
«aid work had pointed out that nine JLIndi? in the Mu B nad were false
Had is. Ibn Hajar made nuie* of all doubtful points on the margin of
tbe said treatise, and in A.n. 819 wrote the yreBeut work in dofence of
the ttasu*L 'iraqfs treatise haa l>cen transferred verhafim to tbe
present work, and each of the nine Hadi* is followed bv Tbn rear's
defence. " i

'Ir&qj's treatise begins on Fol. 2 b thus :— •

'Iraqi tells us in the preface that in a.h\ 750 ha was asW J by some of
his Hanbali friends to collect the false and weak JIadi ? found in the
Mnsnad ; bnt, thinking that there were very few such l.ladis. in the said
work, he took no notice of hU friends' request Subsequently, m
a.h. 760, while studying the Musnad under i ^ j^JI >l ji^ J&
<Jla^l JU ^ J^ ^ Ju*J ^J, he found that tbe Xwnad
contained many weak Hadts and some false Hadi$; hence the present

work.

On fol. 56 Ibn ftajar begins hie replies thus :—

*U1 fry Jl dJy - ^ i^^-Ji oJ ^r*^ If- Jj^ —4^

This treatise is followed by Ibn Hajar's reply concerning fifteen
more Hadis of the Musnad which aw said by Abu *1 Farj 'AbdarraWu
al Jaw'zi (i a.h. 5« = a.i>. 1250) to he false Had*. Urn JTajar quotes
these fifteen Hsdia, and defends tbe Miisnad.

Tte author's colophon quoted here give* the date of composition as

A.ir. 319:—

The colophon is followed by a note in whi ch the scribe, J-1&. ^ *U*-*,
says that in a.h. 848 he studied the present work under the anthor with
ghemaaddiP as SakhAm (d, a.h. 893 = A.P. UW),and received 1lu sanad
for narrating the Hadi§ in the work.

^ b \jfr tL- «JU>JI ^ ^1 JJ* ^! >W <M* *k
This sanad is verified by Ibn Hajar himself, thus :—

Ibn Hajar made several corrections on the margin of the present
copy with his own hand.

172 >iunit: Auxuscaip rs.

A note on fol, b h says that tie present oopy has been oompared with
the autograph copy by the author himself:—

4 <yUj dl'l oUJ dft£, Jc iftjp J^ ^UU, t*L-

The work seems to be mro. "Wo are not acquainted with any
other copy of the work.

Written in good Nnskli, am. 8+0.

No. 253.
foil. 175; lines 24; size Dx6j; 7 X 4\.

AL MUNTAKHAB MIN MUSNADI <ABD

BIN HUMAID.

An abridgment from the author's larger work, called Al Muanad
al Kabir, consisting of Musnad Hadi?.

Author: «Abd bin Human! bin Naxr, v*a» ^ «J^-s» ^ ^r .
Bukhari, in his work Al Jami«, supported byDahabJ in Tin Baa, vol. ii.,
p. 115, and Mir'at al Janan, fol. 162, calls him »Abda)haintd. The
following note on the title-page of this copy states that the real name
of the author ia 'Abdalhaiuid, but that he is commonly known as 'Abd
bin Ifumaid; and this statement most probably is correct.

Trustworthy authors, stmh aa Dahabi and Y&qikt, hold that the author
belongs to Kus in Samarqand, while some others say that he belongs to
Rush, a village in Jurjun. Towards the en it it has been noted that
Kns,with ^, is correct: g.s»at\ ^ &+$JI ^^Jb

'Abdalbarmd, after receiving his education in different branches of
lcarnmgt studied Had is under traditionists whu are reckoned among
the best authorities on Jladis, such as ! —

)*&i ^ ^**^ (<?. a.h, 203 = a.o. 839 ) Y

f,**iS> d ^ (<** a.k. 201 ~ a.-d. 837),

^h*^\ ^ 0} ^-^ (rf. A.rr. 203 = A.r.,839),

<uL*l ^1 (rf. a,h. 201 = A-T>. 837),

and others. Muslim «ud Turmudt, th« authors of the 2nd and 4th
canonical collection^ have repeatedly admitted his authority in Hadt§,
and quoted Iladls from Mm. Re died in a.s. 2±fl m a J). 863. For his
life soo : £u»* vol. iL, p. 1 15 ; Mir'At al J&niin, fol. 162 ; Yaqut, vol. iv v
p. 274; Haj. Khal., vol. ii. 5 p. »&0; TierVui, So. 1110; Brock-, vol. i. :
p. 167.

Tor other copies of the work compare: Berlin, 1261; Goth, 590;
Jeui, 508 ; Kopr., 45G. The work has not been printed.

Beginning with Isnad thus : —
^ j^_ j **>* & y,\ tf~.3l H!^\ (Jl-eJI ^ &_^l

UlJl J If ^JJWI Ju^ ji ^M ^o ^1 >» U» JU ^jrfdl

^3^t ^1 lit Jl5 s? -^ r J1 <*i>*~ ^ tkt*» ^» *Dt J-£- ^**.^1
The colophon runs thus : —

^ *U! a*^ ,^3' ***** ^y ***!*■ J^-— tf* **£»w>Jl ^£.1

The scribe of this copy, ^hdarrahman bin 'UpnAn, towards the end,
in his note dated A.u. 1SL0, says that'the present MS, is a copy of an old
one, -which was compared with a copy bearing the notes of tradittonista
who studied in a.h. 55$, under Sharif Tuniu who received the eanad for
narrating the Hadi$ of the present work from Abfl '1 Waqt (d. a.ji. 553
= a,u. 1159).

Written in ordinary Kabkh.

Dated a.h. 13] 0.

No. 253.

foil. 270; lines 23; size 13 X 9^; 9 X 0.

4*

MUSNAD AD DARIML

A collection of Musuad H»tlt§.

By Abii Muhammad 'Abdullah bin 'Abdanahman bin Bahrain ad

r>aritm as Samarqandi (fl^i ^ tf*»Jt Jwj£> ^i A)\ ^s> J*av y\

y^Uiif^jA-JI), who was bora in a.h. 181 = a.d. 818» and studied Hadia

under tiaditioniats whose authority 011 the subject is undisputed,
such as: —

Ja*^» ^ ^ (4 A.h. 203 = A.l>. 839),

OV^* 1^ **4>t (*• A - H - 2 06 = a.». 842),
^•l& ^ ^-jt^ (d. a.h. 208 = a.p. 844),

and others. He shortly proved himself a very prominent Muhaddis
and was soon admitted to be an authority on the subject. Sellable
traditionists of his age, such as ; —

Muslim {d. a.h. 261 = a.d. 877),
Abu Da'ud (d. a.h. 275 - a.i>. 888),
Turmudt (d. a.h. 279 s= a.d, 892),
narrated Hadi§ on his authority.

He died in a.h. 255 = a.d. 896. For his life and work see: Huffaa,
vol. tLt p. 115; Mir'ataJ Janan, fol. 163; Taqrib a^ TahdAb, p. 206;
Haj. Kbal., voL ii. f p. 340; Brock., vol. i„ pp. 163-4.

Beginning : —

^ d^ dill ^ ^1 ^^ ^s ^UW 4^ ^ u ^

t" ^ ^ <P

Ibti Salah (d. a.h. 643 = a .d. 1245) included the present work in
Masanfd (works on Musnad Had if); while some others, such as *Wi
(d. a.h. 806 = A.D. 1404) and Ibn Haj ar (<*, a.h. 852 = a.d. 1449), do not
count it as a work ou Musnad Had is

TRADtTIOST. 175

The wort is highly regarded as genuine Hadi§, and according to
some is considered equivalent to the six canonical collections.

It is said in Huffaj, vol. ii., p. 1 1 5, that Darimi compiled a commentary
on the Qur'dn, whioh, howevrr, does not seem to be extant.

For another copy of the wort compare Liod, 1726.

The work has been lithographed in Cawnpore, a.h. 1293= a.d. 1877.

Written in Nasta'liq.

Dutod a.h. 1225.

Scribe A.J nf '- J^e^

NO, 254.
foil. 224 ; lines 2U ; size 9 X 5 J ; 7£ X 4.

Another copy of tho same, "Written in ordinary Kaskh. Xot dated ;
apparently liith century a.h.

The present copy begins with Isniid thus: —

c^ <uLU jj-^JJ ^1 aJUJl *— J1 J^ *a^u-^ ^L^l ^^

^ W*- gu*^ a l>** ^ <**y X& *J*' <J* W cT* Aft ****J
^ x& ^ ^l^i yCj ^1 j^J ^oj> ^yUi Uj^, J^ l^**^

ju . c y^ ^ ^^u ^ ^ d*t ^ &>wb ^*^ o^ 1 J 1 ^

^1 ^jjJI j^j~* pUSi ^UU-* ^j»ajl ^iJ! ^U^ k*UJl li^l

176 A.RA8IC MANUSCRIPTS.

The above Isn&d says that 'Aftfaddin Junaid, the oldest son of Jalal
Ahmad bin 'Umar bin Muhammad bin 'Umar al Balbani (<Z. a.h. 796 =
a.p. 1303), traditionist and scholar of the 9th century A.H. (see the
present vol., p. 16), studied the present work under the female tradi-
tionist Futimah bint Ahmad bin Qasim (d. a.h. 783 = a.d, 1343, see
Ad Durar al Ktuainah, vol. ii., fol. 135), who studied the work under
Iiadiaddfn Abi B<ikr Ibrahim bin Muhammad at Tabari (d a.h. 722 =
a.i>. 1322, see Ad Durar al Kiiminali, vol. i„ fol. 69"), and received the
eaiiud for narrating the Hadis of the present Musnad from the above-
mentioned Kadiaddin. The continuation of the sources of Kadiaddin for
narrating the Hadia. of the present work ends witb the author.

The above Isnud gives us sufficient reason to hold that the original
copy from which the present MS. has been transcribed belongs to the
9th century A.ir.

No. 255.
foil. 198 ; lines 19; size 9£ x 7 ; G£ x 4\.

AL JILD AL AWWAL MIN FIRDAUS

AL AKHBAR.

The First Volume of Firdaus al Akkbar, also called Musnad ad
Dailanii.

A collection of 10,000 Musnad Hadis, -with, omission of Isnads, arranged
in alphabetical order.

Author: Abu ghuja* Shirwaih bin Shahriyar bin Finna Khusran,
£lj~4* Ui ^ j\lj&» ^ tljjtJ* pW> yi\ . Ho was born in Hamadfin,

a.h. 445 — a.D. 1053, where he studied Sh_afi'i jurisprudence and Had is
under Yfleuf bin Muhammad bin Yilsuf al Mustakmi, a Shafi'i jurist
and traditionist of the 5th century a.h., and several others. In Isfahan
he studied under 'Abdalwahh&b bin Hundi (<f, a,h. 512 = A.n. 1118).

tradition. 177

After that he travelled to Bagdad, and then to Qazwin, where he
attended lectures of scholars and tradirionists on IIadi§ and other
branches of Ifiarning. He died in a.h. 509 =■ a.d. 1115.

For his life and works see : Brock., vol. i., p. 344 ; Mir'tLt al Jan An,
fol. 293*; Iluffaz, vol. St., p. 55

It is stated in Hilj. Klial.. vol. ii„ p. 260, that the author's eon
Shahriyfir hin Abi Shuja' (d. a.h. 558 = a.t>. 1102) enlarged the present
work hy adding some IJadi§ and Isnad omitted by his father, and
entitled it Musnad al Firdaus, and that this was abridged by Ibn Hajar
(see is'o. 256).

The present copy is without ih* preface, and begins thus :—

The usual beginning, given in Ilaj Khal. ( vol. ii., p. 264, runs
thus : —

For other copies of the work see ; Cairo, vol. L, p. 382 ; Berlin, 1 278.
The woTk has not been printed.
Written in good Nafik'h.
Not dated ; apparently 7th century A.ir.

No. 256.

foil. 312 ; lines 29 ; size 10x7; 7\ X 5,

^j&Jd\ ju^ (_»>y3\ *X}iX— >

TASDID AL QAUS BI MUSNAD
AL FIRDAUS.

An abridgment of Musnad al Firdaus, arranged in alphabetical
order. Musnad al Firdaus consists of H.QOO Iladi?.

By Ahmad bin 'Alt bin Muhammad bin Hajtvr al 'AsqaUni, ^y A*r>1

J^S— *JI jsfi* ^ 0^<&-» jJ ,J^ } who died in a.h. 3&2 — a.d. 1449

J see No. 59).

178 Aiumc vAsuscitirTs.

Beginning:—

c ikJt ^wn ^31 ijJUuiij j.yuji \u^is ^u\ & j^jj

^^Jl . . . ^USt L*^ ^ ^^ ^U Jui} U ... . >Ua)J J^-
.... a^*Jt t^aWM ^ J^aS <ji£j s?*b*^ J*£>fi)l ^Ij

In the colophon Ibn Hajar suys that he completed the present work
iu Muharratn ji.tl 852 (ten months before hie death) : —

The words ^W <«* UC*, "thus in the draft," and ^ IJX»

J-i»3! , " th«H hi the original," frequently noted on the margin, suggest

th&t the present MS. was transcribed from an autograph copy. The
following note, -written by on& Muhammad Murtada, suggests that this
copy was written before the author's death in a.h. 852.

J**-# s_j£ » J^-t dttlj j$^»l &>.&£=■ ya~l d*)<5> &\ ^fce^j ^,SJL-*J)

Fol. I has been supplied in a later hand, apparently 11th century ajz.
The work is not mentioned iu any catalogue.

The founder of the Library notcH on tho title-page tliat he paid
100 rupees for the present oopy.

Written iu good Naskh.

THE SHfA CANONICAL COLLECTIONS
OF TRADITIONS,

No. 257*
foil. 158; lines 55; »we 11 X 6; X 5fr.

AL KAFI.

The First of the four ghi'a canonical collections of traditions.
Author: Muhammad bin Ya*qub bio Iahaq al Kulint> ^
* ;( ).< ^ ^\***l ^y tr^-i - The author was a native of Kulin (accord-
ing to some Kalin) in Rai. He left several other works, viz, :

(1) JfUjJI ^LS

(2) dk-lyill ^ JjJI s^

(3) \i)j\ #-5 ^te

end died, according to most authorities, in a.b. 328 b» a.d. 939. Tftst
and a few others place the date in a,h, 329 = a.d. $40. ,

For bin life see: Wajiz, fol. 6*; Manhaj al Maqal, fol. 317; Majfllia
al Mu'mmtn, foL 230"; Kashf al rlojub, fol. 112"; Muotaha al Haqal ft
*llm ar Kijal, foil. 196*; Talk^is' al Haqal, foL 20 t b ; Brook., voLi*
I*. 187.

The author devoted fullj twenty years to *h« composition of the
woirh. It comprises 1699 Hadts., and is divided into thirty-four Books.

The entire work is in two volumes.

Vol, I.
Contains the following four Books : —

i. JJbJI ^U£, foil, i-a*

XL J^^ai ^\9S> foil, 8-23,

184 ARABIC HAMtrSCRTITS.

For a complete copy of the work and the Sanad, see tlie lithographed
edition.

The work begins abruptly on fol. 2\ thus : —

<tf/U*J cj^l? ^Df < S «—J^ fl*** /»JuJI f <Jf * t,Jlt

It is stated in the preface that the work was composed at the request
of tho author's friend Muhammad bin Ifchaq, a iioble of Balakh, and that
prior to the present composition he had already composed 244 works
( 1 66 works of the author are enumerated in Manhaj al Maqtil). It con-
sists of 5,963 Iladfs of the following two kinds ; —

(1) Musnad Hadi$ numbering 3,913,

(2) Hurg&l Hudis numbering 2,050,

and is divided into 666 Babs.

The present copy iB incomplete, wanting a few lines fit the beginning,

For other copies of the work see: Berlin, Nos. 4,762-3; Pet. 250;
Paris, 1,108 ; Br. Bins., No, 905 ; India Office, 283 ; Bodl., ii., Noe. 84-86.

Written in good Naakh.

Kot dated ; apparently 10th century a.h,

No. 264..

The Batne.
foil. 318; lines 20; ske 13 X 7£; 0x5.
Another incomplete copy of the same, designated the First Part

Beginning: —

and ending with the last IIadi§ of alLcJI jjlji t^>\l , corresponding
with vol. i., pp. 1-184 of the lithographed edition.

Marginal notes are not frequent.

"Written in good Naskh.

Not dated; apparently 10th century a.h.

No, 265.

The same,
foil. 122; lines 21 ; size 11 X 6; 7 X 3£.

Another incomplete copy of the same, beginning as the above, and
ending with the Hadis of the chapter /LOI &j**, corresponding
with vol. i, ii.i and a portion of vol. iii. (pp. 1-192) of the lithographed
edition.

Written in ordinary Nasfch.

Not dated ; apparently 13th century A.H.

No. 266.

foil 4-15; JineB 20; size .10 x 7, 6 X 7£.

TAHDIB AL AHKAM.

The Third of the four ShS'a collections of traditions.

Vol. I.

Beginning : —

4*&* dSii, j*J* ^& <M o^ *&&*—•> <>**H ^ *U ^**tt

j)| 1^^ UftJuJ ,juy <sJV>

Author : Abu Ja'far Muhammad bin Hasan bin 'All at Tusi, y5*5, ^jl
.— sJaJl -lp .J ^-e* ^ *U&*. The author, a well-known scholar
and traditicmist, was born in a.h. 3S.v = a.d. 9S)5, and studied Haditf
under Muhammad bin Muhammad An Na'imi (d. a.h. 41 3= A.D. 1053)
and some others. He travelled to 'Iraq in a.h. 408, and then to Bagdad,
where he permanently settled near the B»b al KarkH, and delivered
lectures on Hadls and on other subjects till A.h. 448. In that year the
author, on account of a serious dispute between the Shi'as and Sunnis of
Bagdad, was obliged to leave the place for Najaf, where he died id
A.n, 460 = a,d. 1008,

, n tnfr „ 9 T b> ^ 41% ^^ the ftuthor ' 8 de *th in A.H. 458 =
a.d. 1066. Brock., vol. i., p. 404, first mentions the author'*, death as
taking place m a.h. 450 = A .* i068 r and then in a.k. 460 = a.b. 1060.
Iktifa alQunu'placea the author's death in a.k. 460 = A.I>. 1075.
A.H. 460^ e A D mhOr8 .!! ^ W 30 ^* *w*i all say that Tusi died in

(1) MajAlisal *uWnf», fol. 240*

(2) Muntaha ai Maqftl, fol. 185,

(3) Manhaj al Maqal, fol, 280 1 \

(4) Talkhls al Aqwil, fol. 222",

(5) Al Wajiz, fol. 7\

rt f I he rJ U 5 0r ta ^ Preface "*■ that the P resent work mostly consists
Of the Had^used m A l Muqanna'ah, a religion work by his teacher
Muhammad hm Muhammad An Na'iml, but partly of Hadia taken from
ottier works.

„ 5? ^ *? If®? 11 * W ° rk ai,<i ^ W0rk8 roeilti ^ed in Brock., vol. I,
£.+11* w- T? ar ° enu ™ rate * among his compositions by the
author himself in Fihrist Tftai ;—

30. ji^ji ^ aU— .

11. yaTI^JI ^ ^ J| ^^

12. J^yi^ J*J| ^^_

13. ^m\ ^ ^ au_

14. djl*aj» J?LJt

lo. d^^l JJLJ1

shJ'a tradition. 187

16. <*aJ&-*jJ1 JTLJ1

19, f LJI, ^ ^ j^l ^ JfUJl
21. ^U, ^) J& jja&JI <^L£

23. J^Jl ^Jl

24. gl.. o . J l j, g isA*

25. JLJ1 Jgiffv ^s? L~4 jUwtfJH

20. A^USI JJUJI
27. jU&JI ;L^|^asA^
23. A~>*J| ^ls£

30. ^Jufeja J I &Ijj>

31. JVjJIjL*! *^'U£

32. c3 ^J|J^

and be&ide these, the following works of the author ere enumerated in
Muntaha al Maq&l : —

1. \jti\ j^JS ^ <^\sZ

The present copy ends with 0^j*JI s->^«

For other copies of the work see : Bodl., iL, 87, Hand-list of Asafiyah
Library, Hyderabad, Nob. 187-188-

Written in good Naakh, Foil. 1-10 have been supplied ia a later
hand

Dated a.h. 1073.

Scribe ^1^1 J**-. ^ ^JU ^ J**>1 ^ <J^ji

188 ARABIC MAJmSCBIPTB.

No. 267.

The same.

foil. 515 ; lines 21 ; size 9£ X 7, 7 X 5.

Another copy of the first volume* beginning and ending ae above.
Written in good NasTcK
Dated a.h, 1001.

The second vol. of the work, which is wanting, contains the follow-
ing Kitab ;—

I. ^iJJI m 1 ^

II. ^SUOI ^b£

III. ^liUoJi ^\sS

IV. *w2J|^J}^U£

VI. ^ K^% \t t l&ti\ ^*\s£
VII. < »\<J1 c^l£

No. 268.

foil. 875 ; lines 23 ; eiae- 10 x 7£, 8J X 4J.

Vol. III.

The third vol. of the Tahdib, beginning with £^£*M t^U? abruptly
thus: —

and ending with the last Hadig of ^IjjJI t^U^,

Written in good Naekjht,

Not dated ; apparently J 1th century A.H.

Scribe (jn-ftM <**£> J ^U ^ ^-H^i A^C.

sqI'a tradition. 189

Ho. 269.
foil. 350; lines 25 ; size lljfe X 6£; 7 X 4.

■1

AL ISTIBSAR,

The Fourth of the &ht*a collections of traditions
By the author of the preceding work.

The difference between the present composition and the ^fbdib
mentioned above, as stated by the author himself in hia work Fihnst
(tfo. 620), is that the Tahd.ib contains the two following classes of
Hadisj : —

(1 ) lladis. in the narration of which all the traditionists agree ;
(3) HadSs transmitted from some tiaditionifcts, but not narrated
by others.
The present work contains only the Hadi§ of the latter class :—

Beginning : —

aj^ Jb^ f^l? «J w b ^a**—; J^ 1 ^ *" ^*

The work is divided into 925 Books, and contains 55 It Hadif.
For other copies of the work see : Berlin, 1 772-0 ; Pet. 56. The work
was printed in Tehran in a.h. 1322*= aj>. 1003.

Written in beautiful Naskh, with a head-piece at the beginning.
Dated A.h. 1057.

Scribe ^J^uJt jS\^\ Jw

1M

ATUOTC MA-MtTSCltlTTS.

No. 270.

The same,
foil. 32+ ; ltoea 27 1 size 11 x 9£; 8x4.

Another copy of the same, beginning and ending like the above.
"Written in good Kaskh.
Bated a.h. 1095.

Scribe ^U\ p-kSji) ^ iir ^ ^ j£j\^ ^ «w ^ J^l

Na 272.

The same.

foil. 379; lines 25; siao 12£ x 7$; 8£ X 4.

Written in good Naakh,.

Dated a.h. 1074.

The MS. bears on the title-page, as well ae on the laBt page, seals of
NawAb Wilayat *Alf Khan of Patna, and of bia son Kh_urshaid Jiawab,
who presented the MS. to the Library in 1898.

No. 272.

foil. 398; lines 20; size 8£ x 5; 8£ x 3.

AL WAFL

An incomplete copy of a work containing the above four ghi'a
canonical collections of the Hadf ? , with explanation of the difficult words.

By Muhammad bin Murtuda, ^g&y ^ Jv**-, commonly called
al Muhsin al KashT (^JS-K)) ^U I), a well-koown scholar and author
of namerons works, who died Bhoitly after a.u. 1002 = a,d. 1C79. See
Eashf al Ilujub, lbL 135 t .

SHI' A TRADITION. Iftl

Brock., in vol. ii., p. 201, mentions Al Muhassin al KasM (^j^aJl
-A,bai), giving the date of his death as a.il 911 « a.d. 1506, and
eittmerates As S/ifi fl Tafctr al Quran as one of his compositions; and
agftin in the «Joievol., p. 413, mentions Al Muhsin al Kitsfci as a scholar of
the 12th eentury A.H., and enumerates Al Kalimit al Maknunali mm
'Uluro al Hikmab as one of his works; while Ka*Mal Hujub, on fbl.
97, 12" and 157, sayB that the author of the above two works is the
author also of the present work, and that he died shortly after A.ir. 1091*

- A.n, 1679.

Beside the present work the following four compositions of the author

are enumerated in KashX al Hnjub ':—
II- JLjevtt *Jl?

in. M>~M &s**M
IV. *>*Jl &V

The entire work is in fifteen parts. The present copy contains only
two parts, viz. the 4th and 5th.

Part 4th, foil. 1-141,
Beginning:' —

*,1«LH ^ - all! J^

Written in good Naskh, A.tf. 1128.

Foil. 141-143 are blank.

Foil. 143-148 contain the index to the present work.

Part 5th, foil. 149-306.

Beginning with £}Lb)» ^h$ . This part is defective towards the

end.

The following abbreviations are observed in the work: 4 for
dJlflJI a^ J ^ ; w-l i°* At Tahdrb; \£ for Al Kafir ^ for

Istibriar.

Written in good Kaekh-

Ntrt dated, apparently 13th centnry a.h.

ZAIDl MUBNAD.

No. 273.

Foil. 80; lines 15 ; Size 8 x 5£; 5 x 3.

AL MUSNAD.

An incomplete copy of the Ifugnad Hadis., designated here as
tfnsnadu Zaid,

Author; Zaid bin «Ali bin Husain bin 'AH bin Abi Talib,

son of Zain al 'Abidin 'All (d. a.h. 95 = a.d. 718), the grandson of 'All,
the fourth Caliph, and was one of the famous Imams, whose followers
are known as Zaidiyah. He was induced by the people of KG fa to claim
liia hereditary Khilifat, and to fight against Hisham {a.h. 105-125 **
a,d. 724-743), the tenth of the Omayyid Caliphs. In a.h. 122= a.d. 740
he marched against the Caliph, but rery few of Kufa people joined
him. Consequently in the same year he was killed at Kufa. See
tfanhaj al Maqal, fol. 138"; Berlin, No. 968; MukhtaFar ad Duwal,
p. 206; Taqrib at Tahdib, p, 86; Anb*> az Zanian, fol. 12; Al Milal,
p. 207.

The present copy is defective at the beginning as well as at the end.
Beginning abruptly with the Hadi§ of the chapter ^^31 S$uo
thus ; —

U^i £kw fi ^U USU ^jjJI s? Ui fXJI Ufr^ic
and ending abruptly with the Hadfs. g~^\ $\ ^ jJH ^Jo thus:—

ZAIDI TRADITION, * 53

The Isnad for the present wort, quoted on to). 72, rnns thus :—
^J*. JU ^]^\ J** o* jL-»l jf jl^H J^> cr^

On fol. 72 the scribe quotes a statement of 'Abdal 'Aziz bin I&h&q (an
eminent Zaidi tiaditionist, -who was alive in A.H. 326 = a/d. 937, seo
Manhaj al Maqal, fol. 180), who give* us to understand that almost all the
followers of Zaid who had studied tbo work under him were 1; tiled m
tlie revolution of a,k. 122, except Abu Kfeitlid al Wasift who, it is said,
studied the present wort under the author ; —

jjlfe 111 «jL ^jjl Jll jW-» o» JO -3 * *•* J U

^ & *> r ujn ^ ^^ ^ ""^"^ ^ ^ **" <U ^ >

In another note on the same folio the scribe says tbat Abnl Qfeiiu
«Ali bin Muhammad al Kfifi, arranged the work in the order observed m
other works of jurisprudence.

Contents : —

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^31 SjU, J*t 'IcjJI (previous chapters of aji*cJl s-*^
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SUNNl ARBAlNlYlT."

(W0EK3 OF FORTl' HADI§ NAKltATW) KT THE SljXKf TKAMTIONISTS.)

No. 274.

foil. 25 ; lines 23 ;. size 0& X 7 ; 7£ X 5.

AL ARBAUN AL WAD'ANIYARL

A work containing a collection of forty Jlailif with si oOTOmentary
on the fft me. 15y Abu l\>r Muhammad Hn <Ali bin 'Ubaidailah bin
Ahmad bin SaliK bin SnUiuin bin Wadin, .^ ^ •****• ^ ji*
^^ ^ Ju<\~ J ^U ^ J*^1 ^ *U».W> ^j, «*.hol»r.,ndE
Qadi of Mausal, who died in *.h. 404 = a. p. 11 01 ; see Huj. Khal., vol. i„

p. SD ; Brook., vol. i.. H."«">.

The present Arba'in b«« been Jransmitted from the QAdi by bis pnpil
Abu TAbir Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Ahmad as Kalafi (who died at
the age of 100 years in -*.H. £7o = a.D. 1180). Sakfi regarded the Iladis
of the work as geDuine, but other UBrtiliimisls have condemned the
present work for including a few weak iTadty

.Beginning ;-—

^LJl iX*U ^ J*«- ^ J-*l j*U» jjl fUJl j^iJ) U**

,k-J^I All Jgk> ^ A> dUI ^ tfUl J^y W^ J^ ^^

* The Prophet in some Hadta is said to have declared special regard for those
who remembered any forty Hadff. Consequently numerous tnrtltwnirts corned
-works containing such collections. 'Abdaltah bin Mubarak al Ilnwftrf (A A.H. 181 =
iP 796, «w No. 282, Sharh al Arba'in, lot Ifod* ia the first traoitjonist who
composed n work comprising 10 HadU. Later on, *orks containing 40 Madia cam*
to be regarded a* a ijpeeial branch of Hadis.

o 9

Each Hadff is followed by its commentary. TJbe commentary of the
first Hadig begins thus :—

M\; UtM (^) ^jLiuJ, ^ ^j, fc ^j U >k ^j, cyJ|

For other copies of tho Arlw'm, mm Berlin, Nos. 1458-60; Cairo,
toI. i. t p. 409. No printed edition of the work has appeared.

The present MS., Jatecl a.h. 730, w a transcription of the copy
written by Zakarya bin Yahya bin Zakarya, author of Risala fi al 'Araal
(see Berlin, No. 5804).

Written in a very clear Naskh.

Scribe ^AJL^I j^ ^ ^ ^ ^j^, j^ ^ ^,
a traditiomst of the 8th century a.h. For his work, see No. 270.

No, 275.

foil. 2fl; ]im- B u ; 1^ 0J X Gj 4£ x 3.

AL ARBA'IN.

A collection of fotty Jladis.

Author: AM Zakarya Yahya lin Sharf an Nawawi U a.e. 678 =
A.T). 1278). For his life, see No. 102.

Beginning ; —

C 51 ^ &#j sr' 1 Js^ *^ <y J 1 *

For other copies of the work see: Berlin, Nos. 1476-7; BaP, 389-

o« ' * ? ' ^^ 1 74 °" ? ; Br> Mu8 " 878 ; Pa ™' 386 - 7 * 4 >' Cai ™> vol. i.',
p. 254; Brock., toI. i., p. S96. The present Arba'iu with the com,
inentaxy (No. 283) was printed in Cairo jlb. 1307 » iA 1891, and the
text was separately printed in Cairo in the name year.

Tor the commentary on the work by the author himself Bee No. 278

Z^LV^i? l Tl he aUtW dcahng with tho P hibl0 ^ of the difficult
words used in the Arba'in soe Ko. 279, folL 60^63,

Written in good Naskh.

Dated a.h. 102(3.

Scribe ^1^1 ^.jJt ^l^ ^ j^

One Salami biu Ahmad al Mal'hi, a *eh<,lar of the lUh century
A.H., studied from the presant copy, * 6 appear* from tho following note :—

On tho title-page, as well as tho last fol. of the MS., are various
extracts from different worK?.

No, 276.

foil 26 j lines 33 ; um 8J x % 5 X 3£-
Another copy of the same work.

Written in good Xaekh.

Not dated, apparently 11th century a.h.

Marginal notes arte not frequent.

No. 277.
folL 13 } lines 18; Bize 10 x 6; 8 X 4.
Another oopy of the same.
Written in Nasta'liq,
Not dated, apparently 1 3th century a.h.

One Maulavi ♦Abd&lmajrd, a zaroindar of Patna, presented the present
MS. to the Library in ] 914. Tho title-page beara a Sanad granted ly

Maulavi Miihamm»a Sa'id, ft well-known Arabic scholar of Patau, *ho
died iu a.h. 1304 = a.d. 1888, to his pupil 'Abdahpidir bm 'Atiqallafc :—

. , . ^j*} *U ^ ^o 1^ ^ ^W» ^ ^ ^

L*** aXJI ^ ^ Jas-^ o* J « 1 *-' %u *-*

No. 278.

foil. 38; lines 17; ei»C B X 6; 6 X 3 J,.

SHARH AL ARBA'IN.

A commentary on the above work, by the author himself.
Beginning ; —

£)l AuJI ;L~ J^) O 1 J*

Yor otW copies of the commentary, see Cairo, vol. i., p. 403. A
printed copy of * C * ir0 yditioa » without date, is noticed in Baropore
HamMi»l t Ko 189. . „ . ,.

The text is written in Nftskh at«i the commentary hi Hfi&taliq,

Not dated, apparently 12th century a.«.

No. 279*

foil. 63 ; lines 23 ; biz© 10x7; 1\ X £.

SHARH AL ARBA'IN.

An autograph copy of-* commentary on the above Arba'in (No. 275), by
'AK hin 'Abdalliadi hiii Muhauumttl hbi Yahya al 'Asq&hitii, <X^ ^ i J^

«USHI TlUDlTfOX. 1$&

^J&UJJ J^ ^ «W ^ ^^1, a scholar and traditionist of
the 8th century A.H., who composed the present commentary iu a.h. 733 =
A.D. 1333, as appears from the following colophon :— -

d) >*£> a*£> <d)t lis> ^&S«jJI J^^^i ^ ^*«.-* ^ ^W l

cj-* tb^ o { h cp**^ 1 o** 1 -^ £•**-> "-^ *»jm> *«*v>

<**)& ^ Jlyw ^t* ^ **JUU ^l^JI ,***J1 r >i VU* 1

The work as well as the commentator is not mentioned in any
catalogue. No mention of his life ia given in biographical works, but
the above-mentioned colophon gives us reason to believe that he was a
Syrian scholar of the 8th century a.b., who died after a.h. 733= j .d. 1 333.
The copy is defective at the beginning. It begins abruptly with the
commentary on the 4th Hadi§ thus : —

^ ^ ^ d^ 4)1 J~ aM J>~> «ly ^>1/l li* ^

£\ 2^ ^C JL^J Ij j#* J^ j*e*

Foil. 60*^63 contain a treatise by Nawawi, dealing wilh the philology
of the difficult words used in Hadi? in the Arba'in (No. 275).

Beginning : —

i^. \&m k^ ^ \yas±* /Al til u^ a^Jl ^w S 3

The MS. is written in a very clear bold Kashh.
Dated A.a. 733,

No. 280.

full. 141 ; lines 27; size 10 X 7; 8fc X H*

SHARH AL ARBA'IN,

A commentary on Nawawi's Arba'in, by Muhammad Inn Ahmad al
Mas'udi al Hanaff, i *&^\ ^J>*~*J1 J-***f ^ fcU *^' * scLyIa1, of the

00 -ARABIC MAKUSCniPTS.

8tli century a.h., who composed tho present work in a.H. 748, and died
in a.h. 788 = a.d. 1386'. See Brock., vol. i., p. 396-
Beginning :—

The colophon runs thus : — ^

<3?W«, ^^j, ^u a^ yj'| ^ ^ .... jjLJi U* ^

Only one other copy of the present commentary is mentioned, bob
Cairo, vol. i., p. 264,

Written in good Naskh.
Dated a.h. 840.

Foil. 1-3 arc supplied in a later hand.

The scribo does not reveal his name anywhere in the MS.

No. 281,

toll. 471 ; lines 17; size 7^ x 5; G X 4.

^ r >)\ ^u

TAMP AL 'ULftM WAL HIKAM.

«

A commentary on Nawawie ArWJa, by 'Abdarrahm&o bin Ahtnad
bin Rajab al Bagdad*, ^jUa^J. ^^j ^ j^ ^ ^y ^

commonly called Ibn Kajab, a well-known Haabalr scholar *r;d tradition-
ist, who wa6 born in Bagdad, a.ll 706 = *.«. 1300, when, he was brought
lip <.nd receive bis education. Thence he travelled to Damsuciu, whore
ho pomianentJy settled, and studied under—

Muhammad bin Isma'il (d. a.h. 735 = a.». 1335),
Ibrahim bin Da'ud al 'AttAr (<*. a.h. 745 = a.d. J 345),

^.m^?™; f^f J>ama6eUB lie «™it ^ Egypt, wheie he studied under
Abul lath al Mandnmi and Qala BB ?, tho well-known traditional* of
tgypt. He secured a good reputation as an author as well as a scholar,
and died in a.h. 795 - a.u 1393. For his life and works B ee: Ad
Duraral Kaoiiinh, foh 550; As Suhab al Wabilah, fob 117; BrocJr.,
vol. 11. , p. >07.

SUJWI TRADITION 201

Beginning : — ■
gfrftJl r lSlf s? ai* ,JuJ! <-i>fc *»jJI JUUl r# \iJ1 £«aJl Jll

pJl^ Uj LJ J**l ^JJI *U J-Jl ... - ^dUM -r-^? f^t

For other copies of the wotIc see : Berlin, 1492 ; Cairo, vol. i., p. 355.
The work has not been printed.

Written in good Naskh.
Bated a.h. 790.

Scribe Jb*&* ■£ jA\J&\ A*&, a pupil of Ibn Rajab.

The laet fuL bears aD autograph Sanad, dated a.h.790, granted by
Ibn Rajab to the scribe : —

The abovo Sanatl also tells hb that the present copy was compared
with the autograph copy by the scribe, while ho studied the present;
work under Ibn Rajab.

No. 282.

foil. 119 i lines 19 ; size 7| X H ; 5 X 3J.

SHARH AL ARBA'IN.

An incomplete copy of the commentary on Nawawi'e Arba'in by
Muhammad bin Muhammad ad Daljt, <d?JjJl ***** <$? ******* ft scholar
and traditionist of Egypt, who died in a.h. 947 = a.d. 1540. See Brock.,
toI. i., p. 397 ; Gotha, No. 617.

Beginning : —
f£*V <^L£!| ^liT £*\£ J^H 5U1 ffe) £*r> <jJJ JoJt

^1 J^l fcnyJl r K*4 ^

In the preface the commentator traces his Iwld for transmitting the
Hadis of the Arba'fn (No, 275) from Ahmad bi» ' Abdul wahid al MisrI, a
tradi tionist of the 8th century a.h. (see Berlin, No. 1490). The MS. ends
abruptly, thus ; —

Only one oUict copy of the work is mentioned, see Gotha, No. 617.

Written in good Naskh.

Not dated, apparently nth century a.h.

No. 283.

foil. ltiO; linos 21 ; siae 9£ X 5£; 7 X 3 J.

AL FATH AL MUBiN.

a popular commentary on Nawawi's Arba'tn, by Ahmad bin Muham-

This great author and commentator was born in Abu '1 Ilaienm (a
Mahallah in Egypt), a.h. 909=a.d. 1503. This date is found in a
treatise dealing with the life of the author by me of his pupils (see
Hand-list, ffo. 11/2532). The latter quotes the author's own statement
regarding the date of his birth : L* **£> ^jj J^JUJ M A*^ jj^

aru«r> ^ <u- jfity f ^ fr ^\ ^\ s^ ^ dj^u*

The author of An Kftr as flafir (see Band-list, No. 2S86) also supports this
date; while Brock., vol. ii., p. 388, wrongly places the aothor's birth in
A.H. 611*=A.n. 1505.

The author, like the author of Fath al Barf (see No. 356), is com-

monly called Ifcn Hajar. The reason given to us by his biographers fa?

his bwng so catted is that one of his ancestors was habitually given t<

silence, so he became known as ^o, (stone). Hence the author i

sussi TRAWTI0N. 203

known as ^ ^t (son of Btono). He lost his father at an early age,
ghamsuddin'ash Shinnawi {d. i.n. 933:=a.d. 162H) and Abu '1 Hama'i,
well-known scholars of }igypt, took him in thoir charge and gave
Hm his early education. In a.h. 924 Shinnawi admitted him in tire
Madrasah Jami 1 Azhar. In a very short time (a.h. 929) llm Hahtr
completed his study at that institution. During the cuurse of his study
in Jftmi' Azhar he also attended lecture* on (liferent brashes of
learning in other institutions of Egypt- From about the end of the
same year he was continually engaged for four years in teaching
work in Egypt. In a.U. 933 lie proceeded to Mecca and performed bis
first pilgrimage, and during his two years' stay in Mecca he seoured
Sanads from the eminent traditionista of the placo. In the beginning ot
a.h. 935 he returned to Egypt and employed himself in teaching, and
devoted part of his time to condition. During eight years as a
teacher in Egypt Ihn llajar gained a wide-spTuad reputation. In
a.h. 939 ho performed a second pilgrimage to Mecca, and came back to
Egypt towards the eod of the same year. In a.h. 9*0 he left, with all
the members of his family, foT Mecca, where he settled permanently,
and was appointed professor of Hadift and of ghafi'i junsprudence.
He was acknowledged to be a specialist in the latter branch. He
composed 70 works on different branches of the subject, and died in
ah. 974 = a.d. 1666. (Brock, wrongly fixes the date of Lis death in

A.H. 973=rA.D. 1665.)

Beginning :

In the colophon, Ibn Hajar says that he compiled the present com-
mentary in two months, a.h. 951 : —

Ul C ^J1 IJJb u-Uql dl^opj te^j* *M *>^ ^J** u U

For other copies of the commentary see : Berlin, 1493-6 ; Paris, 748 ;
India Office, 169; Cairo, vol. L, p. 379. The present commentary wa*
printed in Cairo a.h. 1307 = a.d. 1891.

Written in good Naekh.
Dated a.u, 1004.

Scribe ^Ul*> ^ ^ ^1 j>>

204 AEABtC MANUSCRIPTS.

No. 284.

folL 253 ; lines 16 ; size 10 X 5fc ; 5x3.

AL MUBIN AL MU'IN,

A commentary on Nawawfs Arba'in, by *AK bin Sult&n Muhammad
al Qftri, ^jj^il *W* ^bLj> ^ Jic, who died in a.h. 1014 - a.d. 1605
(see No. 236).

Beginning : —

Jl *\*t &U» ^i <j^)^ <*ajj*— 31

For other copies of the wort see : Berlin, No. 1407 ; Cairo, vol. i,, p. 396.
A printed copy of the Cairo edition is noticed in Eaf as Sutur, p. 45.

Written in "beautiful Naskh» within gold-ruled borders.
No date ; apparently 11th century a.h.

Marginal notes are found throughout the MS.

No. 285.
foil. 37; linea 17 ; size 7 X 3£; 5 X 2£.

SHARH AL ARBA'IN.

■ ■ ■

A commentary on Nawawt's Arba'in, "by Sa'id bin Muhammad al

Mufti, ^^aJ' *>**^» £# «*t-*~».

The commentator (an Indian scholar) sajs in the preface tbat he
studied the Arba'in under Muhammad 'Ismatullah bin Mahmud al
Bukhari, a scholar of the 10th century a.h. 7 and the author of the
H&shiya *Ala Kharhi Mulla Jam! (see Hand list, No. 1541). The date
of the composition of the present commentary, as given in the colophon,
ie a.h. 1015.

SUHNI TEAWTHW. 20 °

Beginning i —

«Uo|, jt ^ r x-i, 5>i^» 4^ j^j> r l^ ^ ^ **•"

We are not acquainted with any otter copy of the wo A.

The following note on the title-page says that, in A.H. 1152, Die MS.
vu p lM»d in the Royal Library at AurangsbM, Deccan, known as
Khujista Bony ad. (see Giyaf, p. 159, iS dlilWjjjl **- fli J ^ *b^^

No. 286.

foil, H ; lino 28 ; size 10 X 6; 7 X 5.

\\ - * >?

TUHFATAL MUHIBBIN.

A commentary on Nawawi>& Arba'io, "by Shaikh Muhammad Hayat
as Sindhi, jsJj-JI' ^l~=* *U«*« £*£»-

The author was horn in -Adilpore (in Sindh), -where he was brought
Tip *nd educated. At an early age he travelled to Arabia, and studied
9adf$ under tradition^ of Mecca and Medina, such as —

^\J\ ±<& j #~^\ ji\ fr* (* **. "3* = A - D - 1727 >'

^^\ ^U .y aiil ^ (d. a.h. 1134 = A.B. 172K).

and other*. He permanently settled in Medina, where he was appointed
a professor of Hadis. Muhammad FAkhir, an Indian poet and Arabic
scholar of Allahabad, who went to Medina in a.h. 1M6. ana atudied

205

A1UMC MANUSCRIPTS.

HadfR uoder him, describes in his Magnawi Mnhammad Hayat's teaching
at Medina, in the following Persian verses:—

Muhammad Ilayafc died at Medina in a.h. 1163 = a.d. 1752, and was
buried in the cemetery called al Baqi*.

For the commentator's life Bee Ithaf an Nubala, p, 403.
Beginning ; —

• • • <***-«} ^Tj &~~s* ^S> ^XJI; aJWlj 61 £ji 1js*e* Ju«J|
<uiiflJ1 pUJI L$*«^ . , . ^^1 J& oUJ CJ ± !j^i j*j Uj

The present commentary is not mentioned in any catalogue, and seems
to be rare.

The present MS. was written in Medina a.b. 1144, during the life of
the commentator, as appears from the following colophon : —

A^J^Jb . . . tfr&J^ **i?L? ^^ «-*^ ^*— £*ji >&*>
Scribe ^^ A**w ^ t^iliijj) d^o

No. 287.

foil. 50 1 lines 13; size fy X % ty X 3&.

KITAB AL ARBAW.

An autograph copy of Arha'in, believed to he unique, by Ahmad
bin Abi Bakr bin Ahmad bin 'All bin Jsma'il al Hanbali al QAdirl,

of the Hanbali school, and belonging to the Qa<Uri order, who was horn
in Hamat, a.h. 763 = a.i>. 13«4, where he was brought up, and studied
under his fatber and others.

After hi* father's death vn a.h. 782, he travelled to Heliopnlis,
EmeBBa, Damascus, Cairo and Aleppo, in whi«h places he studied
lladia and other branches of Islamic literature under fifty scholars.
Their names are mentioned in the work by the author.

In a.h. 787 he performed the pilgrimage to Mecca. la A.Jt. SOfl his
masterly knowledge of jurisprudence induced the authorities of Aleppo
to appoint him at* a Qftdl of the place, where he continued his services
as Qadi till his death in a.h. 8+0 = i.n. U37.

For his life and works see As 5»hab al Wabilah, foh 27. Brock.,
vcl.ii., p. 107, wrongly places the author's death in a.h. 831 = a.i>. 1428,

Beginning : —

The author in the preface says that he studied under fifty Shaikhs,
and having collected forty Hadif he added ten Ifadis from his remaining
leu to&cbers, with a view to showing the complete number of hra teachers :

y& J\*~r &* 8$)jH *-^ ****** ' f$

Beside the present work and the works mentioned in Brock,, vol. n.,
p. 107, the following works of the author are enumerated in As Suhab
al Wabilah :—

(1) r kl\> ^1 JUb* ^ JM>JJ^

(2) u»\J'\jjA\ ^ fc^^

208 AFABIC WANUSCMFTS,

Contents : —

Foil. 1M 3\ 14 Hadi$ transmitted by the author from 14 Shaikhs
of Hamat.

■

Foil. 1 3 h ~l5^. 2 Hadis. transmitted from 2 Sh aikha of Emessa,

Foll. 1 5>-2G\ 8 Iladf? transmitted from ft Shaikh* of Heliopolis.

Foil. 26 b -4l*. 15 lladis. transmitted from 15 Shaikhs of Damascus.

Foil. 4I b -48\ & Iladif transmitted from 5 Shaikhs of Egypt.

Foil. 48 b -56. 6 Hadi§ transmitted from G Shaikhs of Aleppo.
Written in good Naiskh.
Dated Halah, a.h. 837, as appears from lh« following colophon : —

The last fol. bears an autograph Sanad dated a.h. 738, granted by the
utbor to his pnpil, Abu '1 Khair Muhammad,

No. 288.

foil. 20 ; lilies 25 ; size 7 x 5J ; 5 X 3&.

AL ARBA'IN AL MUTABA'INAH.

A collection of forty-five Hadis, hy Shihabaddin Ahmad bin Hajar al
Asqalani, ^^JUjJI _^=x ^j jit*j ^jJl ^l^ (d. a.h. 852 - a,d, 1449,
Bee No. 155). The Hadf§ of different Isnade (j^LJIj ^xJI &JL^-)
are collected in the present work.

Beginning : —

jJl uul(^ ,*X-J A-iff <dJ| ^U }ju»* liJ*-

SOHNi TJUMTIOK.

20D

Ibn Hajar faitnself designates tho work as Albania (forty), bnt ho
says in the preface that, in collecting the Hadif Darrated by all well-
known 'Abadilah (traditionists named 'Abdullah), be found fire in
excess of forty ; thus the work contains 45 Hadt ? , and completes 'the
number of famous traditionists named 'Abdullah. According to the
author's own statement in his work Baf al Isr, fol. 35 (aee Hand-
list, No. 2745), ho completed the present work in the Madrasah
Shaikhuniyah, Egypt, a.k. 808 :—

Only one other copy of the work is mentioned, yiz, Berlin, No. 1510.

Fol- 20 bears the following Sanad, dated a.h. 838, granted by Ibn
najar to the scribe of the Sanad, Yficus bin Faras al Qadiri (d. a.h. 866 =*
A.d. 1463, see Taj at Tabaqat, vol. ix-, fol. 532) and others, who studied
the present MS. jointly with the scribe under Ibn Hajario the Madrasah
Munkadiriyah, close to Ibn Hajar's house in Cairo, a.h. S38 :—

r xQ\ #. \^is\ ^ ^ cr ^^ o^* 31 k^ "^^ «a*^

,JL.JI ^ sLfidl ^ll ttJ^ b^-* ^> J* - ~*Jl*H ^
^ls aUt ^I^ju oiJ^^* 11 V^t > l ^1 ^ *" w

^ j* c^y *■*■" r wt r ui c^ 1 ^ ^ J^' ^ ]

ejjJI ^ f UJI £/J» &]jk *** tf- ^^ jt U -M sp* *W
^ .w dJI ^=> ^> ^JM j-^ £*U ^ ->°^ °** ^ ^

^ai» &.juji r ui» ^sJt * oJJi <-*y ^uji ^>J» *w

tf-UJI jl ^ Jl** J ^ o^ 1 ^' ^ ^^ ^^

iLftfiJ! ^l *JJ1 r U31 £A^ ^*iUJ) ^yJI *W- 0) wft-yj

d* <J* ^ ] J 1 ^bj ^l^b &> d> ^ oi J1 J^

210 ARABIC MANUSCRIPTS.

t-Juss> ^JUJI >U3j -ysJJ ^ dAJI a**i ^jjJI <^l^i» JUJ1 £*&%

V^K^' f-^1 ^P jJ^JI c-f>fc (•US! £*&JI ^ J**- ^.jJJ
J^ jfa ^ ^1 tfO ^**^ Ol^l >H J-^^^ t^^ tJ};»*Jl

cXfcSH* *S3J1 *VE> ^1 ^0Jj^-©li £.&J| -UjJJ ji-s^Jt £4-*} la«Jt d)j

^ .XtfAJl s£^a*M cy**^ "^ d* kUa ^ cj3 lU=x ' d^ ^W^ i^
^J ^fcjJl ,j^^l *i^i^&Jl ^l Jl l^Jjt ^ J*wsJ *^A> ^/"W*^
yuC^ £jUI; jAjJI ^JUI ta-jAsJl J vU^» ^tjJI i^-aw* £jJ;

(S^jXmJI &«jJs*J0 tstol^^pd^x ~£ fca. .fy <-sA3i f-°^ ^j^o ^UJ^

^i g!j£-£> &*ti ^31 *y ~» ^1 ^U*Jt .^-Jl -^ 4LoJuJ1

jUuJ) **«*JI U&*.& „)W>|> ioUiUj tfj<$j ${** ^-^ f]jd\ sJjtiiJl
AiJl L-~feJ &uJl; A±ajl 4JJ9 ^dUJI Jjj~* ^^ ^*^ <^ ^j^ U

The above Sanad is attested by Ibn Hajar himself, thus : —

The handwriting of the above Sanad and that of the present MS.
arjj identical; it appears therefore that Yfinus bin Faras, the writer
of the Sanad, is the scribe of the present oopy. The date of the
above Sanad also suggests that the MS- "was written in or before
a.h. 838.

SUSXI TRAniTION. 211

No. 289.

foil. 30; lines 10-15; siae S| X 6 ; 7$ X 5.

AL ARBA'iN.

A collection of forty Hadi§, by Muhammad bin Yusuf bin Abi Bakr,

One Muhammad bin Ynsnf (<S. A.lt. 763 = A.D. 1363) is mentioned in
EUj. ghaL, toI. i., p. 62, as the author of an ArbaMn which deals -with
Hadia 011 the Hajj (pilgrimage) only ; but the present wort does not
contain any Hadi§ on that subject.

Muhammad bin Yusuf az Zarnadi (rf. ah. 730 = a.i>. 1330) is
mentioned iu Berlin, No. 1551, as the author of an Arba'Sn. But no
description of the Arba'in by Zarnadf is to be found in the Berlin or any
other catalogue ; therefore it is not possible to say whether that work
and the present Arba'm are identical.

Beginning :—

Je> J! ljjs> i, c3 *WJ MWt^ ^Wl w aJJ J^J!

We are not acquainted with any other copy of the work.
Foil. 1-10 are written in Nasth, and foil. 11-30 in Nasta'liu.
Noc dated, apparently 1 2th century a.h,

SHl'A ABBA'lN.

No. 290.

foil. 1G0 ; lines 18 ; size 8^ X 4£ ; b\ * 2£.

AL ARBA'IN WA SHARHUHU.

A collection of forty ITadi§, with commentary, by Baha'addin
Muhammad bin Hasan bin 'Abd-as-samad nl Ilarist, ^ JU&* ^Jl»^

This famons Shr'a author, -who composed more than sixty works
on different subject*, was born in a.«. 963 =r a,p, 154f>, and died in
a.ti. 1031 ^ a.d. 1G22. For h^ life and -work see: KhuMsafc al Apr,
vol. iii., p. 440 ; fiieo, Tem&n Catalogue, $o> 25 ,• J3r, Nvs> Supp,, So. 673.

Beginning; —

^iJl ^U a«j, . . . dtfia^ ^j^ ^UJI j^ ^^ ^j ^|
«_$> ^ U^ ^^1 ^ , . . j^wi ^ ^jJ1 .1^ dill ji

The following author's colophon, quoted here by the scribe, gives the
date of composition, a.k. 995 :—

A MS. copy of this work is mentioned in {he Rampore Library (printed
list, No. 187). The work was lithographed in Tihran a.h. 1,322 s
a.i». 1903.

SHI' A TRADITION. 21 il

At the end the MS. bears seals of NawAb WiUyat 'Att Khun and his
son KimrKhaid Nawub, who presented the MS. to the Library in 1808.
Dated Shiraz, a.h. 1065.

Scr

ibe ^zJS\ j^a^ ^JJ!*^

No, 291.

The Bftme.

Foil. Ift7; lines 17; size 8Jxfl;6x 3fr.

Another copy of the same.

Written in Naskh.
Dated a.h. 1108,

Scribe -iy^JI J^s,

ZAID? ABBA'IN

No. 292,

foil. ft3; lines 31; size 11x7; R| X 4.

AL ANWAR AL MUDIYAH.

■

A coument&ry on SaiW's Arba'in,*. Vv Ynhya bin Hainza, ^ J-jk;
a\*»,, a well-known author and Zaidi hn/un, who was born in a.h. 660 =
a.©. 1271, ft»a was proclaimed Iwim in a,jl 720 = a.d. 1320, He died
iii a.h. 749 = a.1>. 1340, For Mb life and works sea Br. Mttfi. Sappb,
No. 343-363.

Beginning : —

^3) ^LJ J*\ ^SS\ ^^Jl

The cotnmeoTatcr sa^s in tbe preface that after compiling a com-
mentary on Kabj al Bala*ah (aee Hand-list, Ho. 1353), lie wrote the
present commentary, on the basis of & reliable copy of Al Arba'in as
Saila<iiyah corrected by the author himself :—

fct--* l**Lo*>> aLJi v*«tt*1 «^J^3» Jp «-**> ^^l

He quotes in some places HadSqat al Hikmat, a commentary on the
Arha'ln by 'Abdullah bin Hainzah (d, a.h. 613 = a.t\ 1285).
The -work ia rare, not mentioned in any catalogue,.

Written in good NasVh.

Not dated, apparently 9th century A..H.

* Tim Arba'tn is known as Al AxUttn as Sailagiyah, ft collection of forty IitfUf
Vy Sayyia AM 'FUlib aUIusain bia Muhammad bin MahdJ al HubaiiU as S&ila^l {&(*
Bf. Mus. Supply No. 156).

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