ta'lik character, of the ninth century. Kevised and collated. Some notes. The MS. having become much injured at the beginning, it was carefully mended and the writing restored by a later owner, Kadi Khushhal, who also supplied the last fol., which had been lost. He speaks of this in the conclusion as follows : y>JI Laili <fcii U Ju«J <U~*ij' ^ ^il! £Jj *J fJL* fAcj u Upl *>\L* ^ JfyM Ls>\j
& jm,
^ ^~*Lm\,\j <^ \iA*ae. ^^o- lS^} ijlr*"
gfi 3 JU-yi,* JuJI Uljj <Ui ^ c^-j
Aur^iLwjJ!Jjj-w ^-w!^ t^-4> i^*J!
<LJl_jyirf <U**rJ- i^^j J*** ^^r^
.All!
prj
uaL>-];i Ifei Jotfft ^ uJM
Accordingtoanote ontho titlc-pago,this MS.waspresentedto Khushhalina.h. 1030. Bij. Lib., a.h. 1054.Seal ofMuhammad 'Adil Shah, andofotherowners previous toKhushh41.
Catal. 229, vi.
303.
1272. Size lOf in. by 6| in.; foil. 202. Twenty-one lines in a page.
Another copy of the samo Super-commentary. Well writton, but much injured at tho end.
Tho leaves have been misplaced in binding; they should stand thus: 1, 3-152, 177-201, 153-176, 2, 202.
[Hastings.]
304.
B 310. Size 9 in. by 4f in.; foil. 221. From twenty-six to twenty-two lines in a page.
Another copy of the samo work, slightly imperfect and injured at the beginning. Closely written in different Nasta'llk hands. Tho first words are:
.<ujU^ jlilj
Erroneously inscribed: Jt 3 J^S«tJl «—»OS^jA J_yJj J^lsL* jjx. Cf.Catal.230,xii.
70 ARABIC MANUSCRIPTS.
305.
1872. Size 8| in. by 5f in.; foil. 182. From fifteen to seventeen lines in a page.
Glosses on the beginning of Iji's Commentary, by Saiyid Shaeip Juejani (d. a.h. 816). See H. Kb. vi. 172.
Beginning: Ju^kWLSU <L,wJ\ <*1! <*!jj>
^JcJlj jLs-W J
Oj} Ul *\kis\ c_>U^ o .jLi-Ul &mJ&
The first part of tbese glosses, extending over the first dissertation of tbe original work, concludes on fol. 85t>. as follows : jj Ss tjLiyj <M yj* US-**3
t^jL» U^lcjj iwjJi!\ JL&Wl ^ ^jU^
.(sic) £° ZjlA#\
Fol. 86 continues: £\ ^llO' <dl! i—fllal^ <t!y. The lastgloBSbegins: Lfcf..c <_>^5:hj dly.
Written inabad Nasta'lik hand. The colophon runs as follows: <LJl£j ijh^JW £ \aj^\ iX& U*w«J
(r. (LbyJ! ?) Aji^iJI L^U] Utv»J <_j1^I J
LUj ^jLc <Uuyd\
y ^\ r
y„^ ^1 ^ J«H ci3J!
^jILLj JtiC ^ jjjj^jjlj ^*uJ <Li~J JjSl jfi
jlrU ,cjli aliijb J^s'* ^jJl (.^^
LUj i_al! ii- • • ^
ijjj j ^j>^ <-^^ c;*"^ <—■^ti
<Ju*j-* CL>jAo- J\xi\ uluf J oljUl^li
•
lM>^ ^
[Hastings.]
306.
B197. Size 7 in. by 5 in.; foil. 145. From twenty to seventeen lines in a page.
Another copy of the same Glosses, neatly written.
Begins: ^\ *Uai! Ju-«^l!V *~**>d\ i—i<lj\-*3JJ**!I.
1i.e. a.h. U17. Originally^yLc-^ hadbeenwritten.
Some notes.
The first part ends on fol. 59, with the words:
£\ <1M «(JUN
r»K cr« cM
1)|*.
The concluding portion of this part, as found in the preceding MS.,2is here omitted. Some notes.
Bij. Libr., a.h.1026, fromNawwab Shah Nawaz Khan.
Cat. 229, v. 5.
307.
2149. Size lOf in. by 6 in.; foil. 274. Eleven lines in a page.
^tX-A*^ ^Js*
A beautiful copy of the same work, imperfect at the end. With the additional notes of Jurja.nl and other
A
glosses, some by the transcriber, whose name was 'Asim, and others by his teacher jLc <^Jj*ds- ^jcki^A tjS), etc.
The first part ends as in the preceding MS., and has the following colophon: (sic) ifjjj»js)l ^j-il^Jl^>-7!*xa>
t^ijZi oli~>l cu\j&«2* j*i2l£™\ £j£> Ljic
Juj«ojJfUl iji,^) \^^J (J^\ l^j crf/ 5 ^ 'Ulill
*jj (—<>ij£>
Tho second part begins with fol. 170.
The first fol. has been supplied by a later hand.
Seal ofNusrat Jang.
[College of Fort William, 1825.]
308.
B 322. Size lOf in. by 6 in.; foil. 88. Twenty-five lines in a page.
The same Glosses, well written, with numerous marginal annotations.
This copy was transcribed by Muhammad Amln Samarkand!, son of Khwiijah Muhammad Baki^ for his own use. It docs not, however, contain the last portion, but ends with the gloss, ^1 Ul^ <tJy.
Part I.—which concludes (fol. 49».) as in the two preceding MSS.—and Part II. are not separated. The last loaves are injured by insects.
Seal and note oftho transcriberonthe title-page.
1From the margin. 3Fromfol.80u.
PRINCIPLES OP JURISPRUDENCE.
77
309.B151. Size about 8£ in. by 5 in.; foil. 73.
Twenty-one lines in a page.
The second part of the preceding Glosses, from
<uL!l(_£jL» to the end. "Written in a fine Nasta'lik character, with the additional notes of the author on the margin.
Bij. Libr., a.h. 1028,fromMollaPayandab.
Catal. 226, xv. (?).
310.
1626. Size 9 in. by 4J in.; foil. 181. From twenty to twenty-three lines in a page.
Glosses on part of Ijfs Commentary, ascribed to Mibza j!n (Tfabtb Allah Shirazt, d. a.it. 994). Cf. H.
Kh. vi. 172. These glosses extend from ^jL^
to illlt (= foll. 12-41 of no. 299).
Beginning: Cjljo-I ^Hxj' <dJ| i_q.Li ^ ajji"
^\ ^jJx iysUaJ JjJ |*K \SS> iijilJI aj\&yejA\
.Jl IS_jU-» uJjj^Ij cyl^Sl
The last glo3S begins: IJJb ^\ ^j*^ 4?^' an<l the author concludes with the words: U j^-T \jjt>.j^mP aJJ j^lj <uJl rr i J U Taftazanl's commentary is frequently quoted.
Legibly written in different Nasta'llk hands.
[Johnson.]
311.
B 324. Size 8£ in. by 6 in.; foil. 343. Nineteen lines in a page.
I. Foil. 1-190. Tho same Glosses as in the pre¬
ceding MS.
II. Foil. 191-343. A fragment of what appears to be the continuation of tho abovo glosses, as far as
^Lill; imperfect at the beginning.
Plainly, but carelessly written, by 'Abd al-kadir b.
'Abd al-malik. Tho last lines of fol. 333 aro wrongly drawn up in the form of a conclusion, and followed by the words <-i-J^ u^aj . The text is, however, continued on tho next page.
Bij. Libr., a.h. 1025, with tbo following note: c^jlj
.i.Sy-ay* Jt" j\ ^Uj-^JnUj-Cat. 229, v. 3.
312.
1737. Size 8} in. by 6$ in.; foil. 74. Six and eleven lines in a page.
A short treatise on the Principles of Jurisprudence, styled , by Hafiz al-dln AbuT-barakat 'Abdallah b. Ahmad Nasafi Hanafi (d. a.u. 710). See H. Kh.
vi. 121, and Cat. Mus. Brit. 119.
After the short introduction, the treatise begins:
<UI ^U*>-!j iuJtj l t
>\z£>\iiii
J_j-«1J\ j«icl
>U
»U1
"Written in Nasta'llk, by Ghulam Mustafa. Dated Friday, 7th Dhu'l-hijjah, 1118. Covered with glosses.
There precede (foil. l-16r.) various extracts from works on law, some in Persian, written across the pages in several directions.
[Johnson.]
313.
i*sJ! Jls c_ w
AS B316. Size 10$ in. by 1\ in.; foil. 166. Nineteen
lines in a page.
A Commentary on the preceding work, by tho author himself, entitled J Jf*&\. It is not men¬
tioned in H. Kh. nor elsewhere.
Beginning: . . . <U*J1 £^ f*1^ *^
-OjJijij A
<Mj& ^J^\
■■
J JUU ^
\±*>«i
i_iu^ «J <l*jj>e) ^t>jj° J
JtjSl ^y* li-JLs^ IffiV" ^.J^i
alcUp- ^UJl am Sltji *h*_f }
4 * * 3" .
^y* m±sa->\ <J^f^i iJi\cLi
An excellent copy, completed on Friday, 8th Mu-harram, 788, by Fadl Allah b. 'Omar.The original text is introduced by through the greater part of tho work; but towards the end it is only distinguished by a red line drawn over the first word. Somo notes. Collated. Much injured by insects.
Various extracts aro written on the title-page.
Bij. Libr., a.h. 1014.
Cat. 229, i. 1.
78
ARABIC MANUSCRIPTS.314.
B318. Sizoll£in.by6£ in.; foil. 238. Twenty-seven lines in a page.
A copious Commentary on the Mandr, the title and author of which are not to he found, this MS.
hcing slightly imperfect both at the beginning and end.
It appears, however, from the general terms of the work, and from a comparison of several quotations on the margin of the Lakhnau edition of the j\yN jf>>1 that we have here another commentary by Nasafi himself, entitled Uiti . Cf. H. Kh. vi. 121, and Ibn Ku(lubugha, ed. Fliigel, 22.
There precedes a short introduction, on the sciences of religion and law in general. After this, the com¬
mentary begins as follows (fol. 2v.): Uj ^\
.AiU J^l J\ (JxljUl J ej/i
Legibly written, of the tenth century; the text often not distinguished from the commentary. Injured at the beginning and in several other places.Bij. libr., a.h. 1041. Present of Shaikh Habib uj>i^>- (?).
Seal ofMuhammad'Adil Shahon thefly-leaf.
Cat. 229, i. 2.
315.
1742. Size 8 in. by 4J in.; foil. 96. Generally nineteen lines in a page.
A concise Commentary (^. on the Mandr, entitled
J^-s^ j^d, heing an abridged and
easier version of another commentary by the author, called J^a=^ I The latter is, according to H. Kh.
vi. 125, the work of Mu'ln (al-dln) Abu 'Abdallah Muhammad b. Mubarak Shah Harawl. It occurs in Stewart's Catal. 150, xlvi. Cf. Bibl. Sprcngcr. 600 (?).
The preface begins: Jj«eU ^yLj ^jJI <UJ tX*Jl JU k-r^ir li eT* ^W^*"^. The author
says subsequently: Jjsr*H j\x, ^Ij U\
'dJaJ u°)**} tyfJ f* J-J*"^ J^* ^
^Y-.^-M
\jj> *^~as>
4_>LW!^y* £j ^ju jj U!
.£\ ^S- \^^*
1See below,no. 316.
Legibly written in various styles of Nasta'lik, without distinction of the text in tho latter portion. The
colophon runs as follows: ^ J^j ^
if j ^J>-\}\ lJuxm=1\ XJ is*^ 1
C/M'V*^ ^jjLa^I ^>-fJh\ \jj
iX4*s^lJ$\ '
<UJ1
<uL> ^jJI ^ ^Xi J5Ui
^jLJ! tf* ^\ ^ ^jj i^4y ^J\m
er* uj^j) u""*^ *^*J *—^ ur^'
^\ (jlils^ t^jW - cT*
U*"*5"- c^^* 'V.J^
^ *yl\ ^tilJl
^Jx. yoli^ <UUaLj <n£L» jJui- ufjU ili .<iuLu>.!j (^Wl
Red lines round the pages. Notes in tho earlier portion. Partly injured by damp.[Hastings.]
316.
456. Size 91 in. by b\ in.; foil. 264. Fifteen lines in a page.
Another Commentary (^j**) on the same work, entitled jy>, by Shaikh Jiwan (^%&r) Ahmad b. Abu Sa'id b. 'Abdallah b. 'Abd al-razzak b.
Khassah(LjU-)Hanafl Makkl Salihi Hindi Lakhnawl (d. a.h. 1130, at Dehli), 1 who wrote it at Madlnah in a.h. 1105, when he was in his fifty-eighth year.
Printed at Calcutta, 1818, and at Lakhnau, a.h. 1266.
Cf. Bibl. Sprcngcr. 608-9, and Stewart's Catal. 150.
Beginning: ^J-?* J*if & x*^\