Islamic Arabic 1443 (Cadbury Research Library, University of Birmingham)
Mingana
Contents
Summary of Contents: 2 works by ʿAlī al-Çelebī al-Qarālī (al-Ghazzālī?), dates unknown on the subjects of Geography and Inheritance and succession
1. ff. 1-35
Title: Risāla fī ʿilm al-jighrāfiya
A general world geography
MS contains several coloured maps and diagrams.
Incipit: الحمد الله الذي رفع السماء بلا عمد ... و بعد فيقول ... لما رايت الانسان بصير بعلم الارض بصيرا و بمعرفة في اقطار الارض واعماق البحار
Language(s): Arabic
References
Printed catalogue no. 1888
2. ff. 36-44
A treatise on the laws of inheritance
Language(s): Arabic
References
Printed catalogue no. 1115
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: 44 ff.
Dimensions (leaf): 23.7 × 18.5 cm.
Dimensions (written):
Foliation:
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Layout
Hand(s)
Written in Naskhī of probably the 19th century
Decoration
Red headings with red overlinings.
History
Origin: Undated, probably 19th century CE
Record Sources
Manuscript description based on H. L. Gottschalk et al.: Islamic Arabic Manuscripts. Catalogue of the Mingana Collection of Manuscripts. Vol. IV. Revised edition edited by Derek Hopwood. Birmingham: Selly Oak Colleges, 1985, with additional enhancements.
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