Y. 6 (University Library, Cambridge University)
E. G. Browne Collection
Contents
Summary of Contents: The contents are as follows: 1. (ff. 1-36.) A Turkish treatise on prayers and awrád, comprising a Preface
and seven chapters. Begins:حمد و سپاس و ستایش بی قیاس اول سامع الاصوات و مجيب الدعوات صفاتنه اولسون2. (ff. 40-44.) A Turkish poem, entitled Risála-i-Irshadiyya, on the qualities
of the soul, beginning: ای یار طالب اولان مطلوبه هر باراگر اولمق ديارسك اهل دیدار
3. (ff. 44-46.) A Turkish tract on the mystical life, enumerating seven
journeys, viz.: sayr ila'lláh, sayr lillah, sayr 'ala'lláh, sayr ma'a'lláh, sayr fi'lláh,
sayr 'ani'lláh, sayr billáh. 4. (ff. 46-51.) Another Turkish tract on the same subject, describing forty-
one stages of the Way to God. Begins حمد و سپاس و ثناء بی قیاس بصانع شهود عالم و مبدع وجود آدم 5. (f. 51-58) A similar Turkish work on the Path (tariqa) of the Súfis,
beginning: الحمد لله الذى تجلّى بذاته لذاته فأظهر ما اظهر 6. (ff. 63-95) Short tracts or excerpts in Arabic and Turkish on religious
and legal subjects, especially questions connected with the reading of the Qur'an (قراءة القرآن) 7. (ff. 95-100) A collection of anecdotes of Abú Hanífa, entitled Lata ifu'l-
Imámi'l-A'zam and written in Arabic. 8. (ff. 100-108.) The 'aqida or creed of the Hanafite theologian Ahmad b.
Muhammad at-Taháwí (see Brockelmann, Gesch. d. Arab. Litt., vol. 1, pp. 173-174,
where other MSS. are mentioned). Begins: الحمد لله ربّ العالمين ... وبعد هذا بيان اعتقاد اهل السنة والجماعة على مذهب فقهاء الملة ابي
حنيفة النعمان بن ثابت الكوفي الخ 9. (ff. 109-111) A list (in Arabic) of the seventy-two Muslim sects, giving
the name of each sect with a very brief statement of its doctrine. Begins: قال النبي صلعم من احدث حدثا فى الاسلام فقد هلك On f. 112 there are some predictions of the Prophet concerning Abú Hanifa.
The remainder of the volume is occupied by verses (including a qasida by Dhátí),
letters, chronograms, etc., in Turkish and Arabic. Ff. 120 of 15,8 x 9,5 c. Written by various hands.
and seven chapters. Begins:حمد و سپاس و ستایش بی قیاس اول سامع الاصوات و مجيب الدعوات صفاتنه اولسون2. (ff. 40-44.) A Turkish poem, entitled Risála-i-Irshadiyya, on the qualities
of the soul, beginning: ای یار طالب اولان مطلوبه هر باراگر اولمق ديارسك اهل دیدار
3. (ff. 44-46.) A Turkish tract on the mystical life, enumerating seven
journeys, viz.: sayr ila'lláh, sayr lillah, sayr 'ala'lláh, sayr ma'a'lláh, sayr fi'lláh,
sayr 'ani'lláh, sayr billáh. 4. (ff. 46-51.) Another Turkish tract on the same subject, describing forty-
one stages of the Way to God. Begins حمد و سپاس و ثناء بی قیاس بصانع شهود عالم و مبدع وجود آدم 5. (f. 51-58) A similar Turkish work on the Path (tariqa) of the Súfis,
beginning: الحمد لله الذى تجلّى بذاته لذاته فأظهر ما اظهر 6. (ff. 63-95) Short tracts or excerpts in Arabic and Turkish on religious
and legal subjects, especially questions connected with the reading of the Qur'an (قراءة القرآن) 7. (ff. 95-100) A collection of anecdotes of Abú Hanífa, entitled Lata ifu'l-
Imámi'l-A'zam and written in Arabic. 8. (ff. 100-108.) The 'aqida or creed of the Hanafite theologian Ahmad b.
Muhammad at-Taháwí (see Brockelmann, Gesch. d. Arab. Litt., vol. 1, pp. 173-174,
where other MSS. are mentioned). Begins: الحمد لله ربّ العالمين ... وبعد هذا بيان اعتقاد اهل السنة والجماعة على مذهب فقهاء الملة ابي
حنيفة النعمان بن ثابت الكوفي الخ 9. (ff. 109-111) A list (in Arabic) of the seventy-two Muslim sects, giving
the name of each sect with a very brief statement of its doctrine. Begins: قال النبي صلعم من احدث حدثا فى الاسلام فقد هلك On f. 112 there are some predictions of the Prophet concerning Abú Hanifa.
The remainder of the volume is occupied by verses (including a qasida by Dhátí),
letters, chronograms, etc., in Turkish and Arabic. Ff. 120 of 15,8 x 9,5 c. Written by various hands.
10. ff. 112-120
Language(s): Arabic and Turkish
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: Paper
Extent: Ff. 120
Dimensions: 15.8 × 9.5 cm.
Layout
Written by various hands.
Hand(s)
Written by various hands.
History
Origin: undated
Provenance and Acquisition
Bequest of E. G. Browne.
Record Sources
Summary, physical description and provenance copied from R. A. Nicholson: A descriptive catalogue of the Oriental MSS belonging to the late E.G. Browne. Cambridge, 1932.
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