Union Catalogue of Manuscripts from the Islamicate World

Wadh.Minasian 48 (The Ferdowsi Library, Wadham College, University of Oxford)

Oriental Manuscripts Minasian Collection

Collection 3

A collection of three books on different subjects

Physical Description

Extent: 168 ff.

Binding

Light brown leather, 20 × 30 cm, front + back cover, leather + pasteboard.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

Donated to The Ferdowsi Library by Dr Caro Minasian in 1972.

1) Persian Catalogue Sequence Number 737

Contents

Summary of Contents: This book is one of the foundations of the Islamic jurisprudence. A set of jurisprudential principles are discussed therein from which the provisions of Islamic jurisprudence can be derived. These principles are of ultimate importance for the jurists who use them to figure out jurisprudential provisions through a comparative method. The author frequently discusses methodological topics in a digressive way and shows how these topics can lead the jurist to infer a subsidiary religious provision. Many appendices, glosses and commentaries have been written for this book, including "Jāmiʿ al-Maqāṣid", "Kashf al-Lis̱ām" and "Miftāḥ al-Kirāmah". It is said that the jurisprudential topics discussed in this book reaches an appoximate number of 660. Allāmah Ḥillī wrote this book around the time he was entering his sixth decade of life (about the year 698) upon a request from his son, Muḥammad Fakhr al-Muḥaqqiqīn.
ff. 1b-163a
Language(s): Arabic

Jurisprudence

Incipit: بسمله، حمدله، اما بعد فهذا كتاب قواعد الاحكام فی معرفة الحلال و الحرام لخصت فيه لب الفتاوی خاصة و بينت فيه قواعد الاحكام الخاصه… و قد رتبت هذا الكتاب علی عدة كتب كتاب الطهارة…
Explicit: … لو دفع اليه مالا و قال اصرف بعضه الزيد و الباقی لك فمات قبل الدفع انغزل و لو قال ادفع اليه بعد موتي لم ینغزل.
Colophon: قد تشرف باتمام هذه النسخه سنه ۱۰۱۳.

References

Sequence Number in the Persian Catalogue:

  • FAW 737

Physical Description

Support: Western paper with watermark, natural buff, regular, varying sizes, glossy.⟨Water damage on some folios.⟩
Dimensions (leaf): 29 × 19 cm.
Dimensions (written): 19.5 × 13 cm.

Collation

ff. 1b-163a

Layout

21 lines per page

Hand(s)

Naskh and nastaʿliq, two hands, relatively large hand.

Decoration

Rubricated titles with red ink.

Additions: "ʿAbduhū Aḥmad bin Muḥammad Muḥsin". Oval stamp; the stamp's impression torn on the fly leaf 1 Note on the fly leaf 1, ownership, 1259; a second miscellaneous note.

History

Origin: Unknown place of origin; 1013 AH; 1604 CE

2) Persian Catalogue Sequence Number 6

Contents

Summary of Contents: The book was written in the year 1648, and was presented to Shāh ʿAbbās II. Mullā Muḥsin says that 'I had written a treatise entitled Z̤iyāʾ al-Qalb in Arabic on the topic of how to recognise the articulate self of human and treat it in accordance with the provisions. When the Shāh learned of it, I decided to transalte its summary to present to his majesty. As it was attributed to the Shāh, I called it Āyīnah-'i Shāhī'. After this statement, he continues on his content in the treatise about wisdom, tradition and custom into the strata of provisions.
ff. 163b-166a
Language(s): Persian

Ethics

Incipit: بسمله، حمدله، سپاس شایسته و ستایش بایسته سزاوار نثار پروردگاری… امّا بعد چون خاطر اشرف نواب… شاه عباس ثانی… متوجه شنیدن سخنی چند بود… داعی کمترین محمد بن مرتضی المدعو بالمحسن… رساله‌ای بزبان تازی نوشته بود موسوم بضیاء القلب… خلاصهٔ آنرا مترجم ساخته تحفهٔ آن مجلس بهشت آیین نمود… و منسوب بشاه دین‌پرور موسوم بآیینه شاهی نمود…
Explicit: … در تاریخ تصنیف گفته شد برسم تعمیه: آیینه جان برگیر از مکمن غیب دل / کایینه شاهی را تاریخ شود حاصل.

References

Sequence Number in the Persian Catalogue:

  • FAW 6

Similar Copies in Other Libraries:

  • MAL 2/3-5
  • MNL 4/215
  • UTL 16/416

Similar Copies listed in Other Catalogues:

  • ALZ 1/53
  • DEN 1/88
  • FAP 1/7

On the Web:

Physical Description

Support: Western paper with watermark, natural buff, varying thickness (regular, thick), glossy.
Dimensions (leaf): 29 × 19 cm.
Dimensions (written): 25 × 17 cm.

Collation

ff. 163b-166a

Layout

29 lines per page

Hand(s)

Graceful naskh, regular, one hand.

History

Origin: Unknown place of origin; 1141 AH; 1729 CE

3) Persian Catalogue Sequence Number 876

Contents

Summary of Contents: This is a brief treatise on potentials of days based on hadiths from the Shiʾa infallible Imams (AS) and credible principles from astronomers, which are collected under two sections: the first section discusses the potentials of times taken from the hadiths by the Shiʾa infallible Imams (AS) and consists of fourteen chapters, while the second section covers the potentials of hours taken from the credible principles presented by astronomers, consisting of three chapters.
ff. 166b-168a
Language(s): Persian

Astronomy

Incipit: بسمله، دمبدم و نفس بنفس هزاران سپاس و ستایش مر خدایرا که پروردگار جهانیان است… چنین گوید محسن بن مرتضی… که این رساله‌ایست موسوم به معیار الساعات…
Explicit: … این بود آنچه اراده داشتیم درین کتاب ایراد مینمائیم معیارالساعات بانجام آمد. والحمدالله…||
Colophon: سنه ۱۱۴۱.

References

Sequence Number in the Persian Catalogue:

  • FAW 876

Similar Copies in Other Libraries:

  • MAL 5/373
  • MNL 19/136
  • UTL 4/949

Similar Copies listed in Other Catalogues:

  • ALZ 21/279
  • DEN 9/941

On the Web:

Physical Description

Support: Western paper with watermark, natural buff, regular, one size, glossy. ⟨Water damage.⟩
Dimensions (leaf): 29 × 19 cm.
Dimensions (written): 27 × 18 cm.

Collation

ff. 166b-168a

Layout

39 lines per page

Hand(s)

Shikastah nastaʿliq, regular, one hand.

Decoration

Rubricated titles; rubricated line above names, hadiths, quranic verses and some terms.

History

Origin: Unknown place of origin; 1141 AH; 1729 CE

Additional Information

Record Sources

This record was created by Dr Mohammad Emami based on the information published in the Persian catalogue by Dr Ali Mir-Ansari (Catalogue of the Persian and Arabic Manuscripts in the Ferdowsi Library, Wadham College, University of Oxford (Minasian Collection), Tehran: Miras-e Maktoob, 2016).

Availability

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Funding of Cataloguing

Wadham College (University of Oxford)

Key to Abbreviations

  • ALZ: (الذریعه)
  • DEN: (فهرستواره دست‌نوشته‌های ایران - دنا)
  • FAP: (فهرست کتاب‌های چاپی فارسی)
  • FAW: (Ferdowsi Library, Wadham College, University of Oxford - Minasian Collection)
  • MAL: (Malek National Museum and Library)
  • MNL: (Mar'ashi Najafi Library)
  • UTL: (Central Library of University of Tehran)

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