Details

Subject(s)

• Hadith—Texts—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Islamic etiquette—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Manuscripts, Arabic—New Jersey—Princeton [Browse]

Donor

• Garrett, Robert, 1875-1961 [Browse]

Related name

• Princeton University. Library. Manuscript. Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 766H [Browse]

Rare books genre

• Watermarks (Paper) [Browse]

Summary note

A short treatise on the etiquette of reclining against a cushion derived from, and supported by, traditions which relate to the custom and practice of the Prophet in that respect.

Notes

• Ms. codex.
• Title from title page (fol. 1a).
• A few marginal notes. Title page contains two extracts, one from Suyūṭī's Muntahá, the other from Abū Hurayrah. On back of the colophon is a note about the making of this copy.
• Collation: Paper ; i + 9 ; catchwords ; modern foliation in pencil using Western numerals.
• Layout: 17 lines per page.
• Description: Headings in green and red ; vowel signs ; watermarks (anchor) ; MS in good condition.
• Origin: Probably from XVIIIth century. Rare.
• Incipit: بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ... الحمد لله وسلام على عباده الدين اصطغي قال الترمذي في الشمائل ...
• Colophon: وليکن هذا آخر ما انتقيناه وصلى الله على سيدنا محمد وعلى اله وصحبه وسلم. والحمد لله وحده

Binding note

Later type II (with flap) binding in brown leather and yellow marbled paper.

Provenance

Acquired from Brill, Leyden, 1900.

Source acquisition

Gift ; Robert Garrett, Class of 1897 ; 1942.

References

• Hitti, P. Garrett Coll., 1424.
• Die arabischen, persischen und türkischen handschriften der Kaiserlich-königlichen hofbibliothik zu Wien, 1640⁶.

Other format(s)

Also available in an electronic version.

OCLC

1340425393

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