MS Arabic 678 (Wellcome Collection, Wellcome Trust)
Manuscripts in Arabic
Contents
1 collection of Islamic prayers, anonymously written
Title: Collection of prayers
Incipit: (basmala) f.1v.1 بِسْم الله الرَّحْمَں الرَّحيم صَلَّى الَلَّه عَلَى سَيّدنَا مُحَمَّد وَعَلَى اله وَصَحْبه وَسَلَّمَ
Incipit: f.1v.5 اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَاَزْوَاجِهِ وَذُرَّيته كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى اِبْرَاهِيمَ وَبَارِكْ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَاَزْوَاجِه اَللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ اَلْحِلّ وَالْحّرَمِ وَرَبَّ اَلْمَشْعَرِ اِلْحَرَامِ وَرَبَّ اَلْبَيْتَ اَلْحَرَامِ
Explicit: f.70v.7 اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ الَّذِى مَلَاتَ فَلْبَهُ مِنَ اَلْوَاردِيں الشَّارِبيںَ وَسُنَّتِه وَطَاعَتِهِ مِنَ اَلْعَمِلِيںَ وَلَا تَحُلْ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُ يَوْمَ اَلْفِيَمَةِ يَا رَبَّ اَلْعَلَمِيِںَ وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَلِوَالِدِينَا وَلِجَمِيعِ الْمُسْلِمِيَن
Colophon: f.71r.8 وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبَّ الْعَلَميَں
Language(s): Arabic
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: European paper, burnished; tre lune watermark.
Extent: 71 ff.
Dimensions (leaf): 163 × 112 mm.
Dimensions (written): 81 × 45 mm.
Foliation: Lacks foliation; catchwords present.
Collation
Bound together as single sheets.
Condition
Good
Layout
1 column, 8 lines.
Hand(s)
Script: maghribī
Ink: black, red and yellow
Decoration
Rubrication in red and yellow ink.
Rectangular shaped illustration on final folio in red, green, yellow and black ink.
Marginal illustration.
Binding
170 × 125 mm. Paper boards; multicoloured fabric covers with paisley pattern.
Fairly good condition with a few tears.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Wellcome Library accession number: 68850