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Subject(s)

• Islam—Doctrines—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Metaphysics—Islamic empire—12th century [Browse]
• Metaphysics—Islamic empire—13th century [Browse]
• Knowledge, Theory of (Islam)—12th century [Browse]
• Knowledge, Theory of (Islam)—13th century [Browse]
• Manuscripts, Arabic—New Jersey—Princeton [Browse]

Summary note

Acephalous copy of the first part of the Abkār al-afkār, on epistemology and the beginning of metaphysics, on the Necessary existent (wājib al-wujūd).

Notes

• Ms. codex.
• Title from a later added spine label (vertical). See also colophon, fol. 172b.
• Physical description: 29 lines per page. Written in medium small naskh with elements of taʻlīq, in black ink, with use of red for headings, overlining, and re-inking. Thin light cream paper with large laid lines and a few chain lines visible. Catchword on the verso of each leaf.
• Inscription in pencil using Arabic numerals on fol. (i)b: "382".
• Beginning as extant: فى انقسام المعلوم الى الموجود والمعدوم وما ليس بموجود ولا معدوم ه فى النبوات و فى المعاد وما بتعلق به من السمعيات واحكام الثواب والعقاب ق فى الاسمآ والاحكام ح فى الامامة ومن له الامر بالمعروف والنهى والمنكر القاعدة الاولى فى حقيقة العلم واقسامه ويشتمل على اربعة اقسام آ فى حد العلم وحقيقته ب فى العلم الضرورى واختلاف العلمآء فىه ج فى العلم الكسبى د فى احكام العلم القسم الاول فى حد العلم وحقيقته اما حقيقة العلم فقد اختلف العلمآء فى العبارات الدالة عليها
• Explicit: التاسع الاسمآء منها ما هو متفق على معناه ومنها ما هو مختلف فيه واعتبر كل ذلك بما اسفلناه والى ههنا تم القسم الاول فى واجب الوجود ويتلوه القسم الثانى فى الموجود الممكن الوحود ويشتمل على مقدمة وخمسة فصول

Binding note

Purple leather over paper pasteboards for upper and lower covers.

Provenance

Impressions of two different seals on fol. 1a, one reading "Muḥammad Jawwād(?)".

References

• Mach, R. and E. Ormsby. Handlist (New Series), 1
• Brockelmann, C. GAL, I, 393(26/1) ; SI

OCLC

159932968

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