فصوص الحكم

Title:

فصوص الحكم

Creator:

Ibn al-ʻArabī, 1165-1240

Date:

1500-1699

Description:

Abstract: "Ibn al-ʻArabī's metaphysical treatise in 27 chapters composed in 1226 in DamascusAbstract: accompanied by a short (incomplete?) glossary of Sufi terms. The latter is (loosely) arranged in alphabetical orderAbstract: starts with al-alifAbstract: al-ittiḥādAbstract: aḥadīyat al-jamʻ etc.Abstract: the terms covered correspond to the terms contained in Iṣṭilāḥāt al-Sūfīyah by ʻAbd al-Razzāq al-QāshānīAbstract: but there are much fewer of them and although some of the wording of the explanations is similar to that used by QāshānīAbstract: the text nevertheless differs."Binding note: Half leather with envelope flap (upper cover loose). Spine, fore-edge flap and the two fore-edge corners of upper cover in light brown leather. Covers and envelope flap in dark blue paper with flower pattern painted in yellow and black, over pasteboard. Lining to fore-edge flap in decorated paper painted in red, yellow and brown flower pattern. Pastedowns and lining to envelope flap in light cream paper.Contents: 1. Fol. 1b-15b: Iṣṭilāḥāt al-SūfīyahContents: 2. Fol. 17b-97a: Fuṣūṣ al-ḥikamMs. codex.Title supplied by the cataloger.15 lines per page. Main text written in small naskh in black ink with use of red. The text of the glossary written in small nastaʻlīq in black ink with use of red. Although the style of writing differs, the two texts seem to be contemporary and written continuously in same ink and possibly same hand. Catchwords on the verso of each leaf. Foliation in Western numerals in pencil."Ms. additions: Numerous short inscriptions on fol. 1aone of them dated 1163 (1750). Three short inscriptions and one ownership seal on fol. 99b. Ff. 16a-17a contain a text with the heading 'Faṣṣ ḥikmah fardīyah fī kalimah Muḥammadīyah' commenting on the final chapter of Fuṣūṣ al-ḥikam. Ff. 97-98 contain a short commentary relating to Ibn al-ʻArabī's Mawāqiʻ al-nujūm. Extensive marginal annotations to the main text in a later hand."

Language:

Arabic

Type:

Early works to 1800

Type (Narrower):

Manuscripts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Islamic philosophy—Early works to 1800

Provenance:

Originally acquired by Robert Garrett from Abraham Shalom Yahuda ; 1942.

Extent:

99, i leaves : paper ; 185 x 137 (125 x 90) mm. bound to 185 x 145 mm.

Publisher:

between 15--? and 16--?

Rights:

https://rbsc.princeton.edu/services/imaging-publication-services

Identifier:

Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 1190Y
Electronic Resource
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Replaces: pudl0112/5024189

Is part of:

Robert Garrett
Princeton Digital Library of Islamic Manuscripts
Collections Donated to Princeton University Library

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