C. 17 (University Library, Cambridge University)
E. G. Browne Collection
Contents
Summary of Contents: ("Finis") thrice رسالة لمحمد باقر بن محمد تقى المجلسي An untitled Arabic tract by Mullá Muḥammad Báqir-i-Majlisí, the son of Mullá
Muhammad Taqi mentioned in the last article, than whom he was even more
famous as a theologian. Begins: الحمد الله الذى سهل تنا سلوك شرايع الدين وأوضح أعلامه وبين لنا مناهج اليقين فأكمل الخ
بذلك علينا انعامه The tract, which is divided into two chapters, opens with a general exhortation
to faith and good works "in this age wherein the paths have become doubtful to
men and the ways dark" في هذا الزمان الذى اشتبه على النّاس الطرق وأظلم عليهم المسالك ... The author fiercely denounces the Philosophers, Aristotelians and Platonists
alike, as followers of "an infidel Greek"; and the Súfis both for their pantheistic
doctrines and their monastic institutions. Chapter 1 (f. 7) deals with matters connected with the principles of doctrine: 11 (f. 20') deals with practice: الباب الأول فيما يتعلق باصول العقايد الباب الثاني فيما يتعلق بكيفية العمل Ff. 35 of 16.8 x 9'4 c. and 15 ll.; excellent modern naskh. A note of ownership
on f. 1 is dated Shawwál, 1277/April-May, 1861. This MS. was bought at the
Belshah sale on November 12, 1920.
Muhammad Taqi mentioned in the last article, than whom he was even more
famous as a theologian. Begins: الحمد الله الذى سهل تنا سلوك شرايع الدين وأوضح أعلامه وبين لنا مناهج اليقين فأكمل الخ
بذلك علينا انعامه The tract, which is divided into two chapters, opens with a general exhortation
to faith and good works "in this age wherein the paths have become doubtful to
men and the ways dark" في هذا الزمان الذى اشتبه على النّاس الطرق وأظلم عليهم المسالك ... The author fiercely denounces the Philosophers, Aristotelians and Platonists
alike, as followers of "an infidel Greek"; and the Súfis both for their pantheistic
doctrines and their monastic institutions. Chapter 1 (f. 7) deals with matters connected with the principles of doctrine: 11 (f. 20') deals with practice: الباب الأول فيما يتعلق باصول العقايد الباب الثاني فيما يتعلق بكيفية العمل Ff. 35 of 16.8 x 9'4 c. and 15 ll.; excellent modern naskh. A note of ownership
on f. 1 is dated Shawwál, 1277/April-May, 1861. This MS. was bought at the
Belshah sale on November 12, 1920.
Language(s): Arabic
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: Paper
Extent: Ff. 35
Dimensions: 16.8 × 9.4 cm.
Layout
15 lines
Hand(s)
Excellent modern naskh.
History
Origin: undated AH; Gregorian CE
Provenance and Acquisition
This MS. was bought at the Belshah sale on November 12, 1920.
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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