'
JjJlj ijpn *fl3 i^JUj £&it ^J,\j\
^j** Ld«>- ^jJ!
<d!Ju^l 'Jjili ^sjl c
j-i>-1
•^j ^y* jy l_s^c ^ £
The last words of the epiloguo aro wanting in this MS., which ends with the words
"Well written in a small hand; with some marginal notes.
Splendidly ornamented and gilt. Two leaves aro missing after fol. 568.
95.
1658. Size llf in. by 5f in.; foil. 285. Twenty-three lines in a page.
The first portion of a conciso Commentary on tho Koran, called Jj/tJl J^J^ cJj\&*,by Hafiz al-dln Abu'l-barakat 'Abdallah b. Ahmad b. Mahmud Nasafi (d. a.h. 710).
Tho introductory remarks of the author on the purpose of his work are almost verbally reproduced by H. Kh. v. 470. Cf. Cat. Mus. Brit. p. 64. The work has been printed at Bombay, a.h. 1279.
Begins: £j»UjM ^ <0'\io tjj~^\ <dl JyiJl C/ljJ^ ^ <G'U<aJ^yydJUll This MS. is plainly written, and ends abruptly at Su. 7, 101. It was transcribed from a copy which
had been made in the author's lifetime. Foil. 34-41 and 42-48 should be transposed.
Tho followingnote is found on the title-page: i&£>
Ijyuj j_jU1 jjjl !\ aJjl ^ j?^ii>
Ifiiji Js\j Jk^s"* >ju«S <uU.-u> <d!l oUT J^<w C^3o u lf ij^s. Jit ^jJ! j>*-> a^js^
■lSjsP itrr Ju>oj <iJl£ij Seals ofMuhammadIbrahim,a servant ofthe Emperors 'Alam-gir and Bahadur Shah, a.h.1115and 1120.
[Hastings.]
96.
B 305. Size 8£ in. by 6 in.; foil. 8. Seventeen lines in a page.
Tho first sheet of another copy of the preceding work. Plainly written. Ends at Su. 2, 1.
Cf. Catal. 222, ix.
97.
B 299. Size 10J in. by 6J in.; foil. 690. Twenty-three lines in a page.
See thoabridgmentinH. Kh. p.308, L9.
A Commentary (^j***) on the Koran, entitled
^iiSl jLsfl
L»wax?^IL*!!
and ascribed by H. Kh. ii. 182, to Zain al-din 'AlI b.
Ahmad b.'Ali b. Ahmad Umawl Hanball, "who died in a.h. 710." This date, however, isincorrect. For it appears from the preface that the work was written in a.h. 831.
Tho author says, alluding to the first Muhammadan conquerors (fol. lv.) : cJ^s'b Laj\n^\ ^c- ^ysj^
(jijlju jJj ^\ J>W ^jLa»-U uJjjJb 4e>UU!l J!
LJ,j\m SI \ ^y* !^Ao-\ } XjUjUj XAh . Cf. Cat. Bodl. i. 47 and ii. 566. Printed at Dehli, A.n. 1286.
This commentary is preceded by a long introduction (foil. 1—6). It begins: <__>jli<uKjjli1 ^jJI aJJ
,lmfAjA\ Jjjo ^ySLP <UIj/tfuJ '<_AJS| ^Jj\
Written in two different hands, of the tenth century.
TEE KORAN. 21
Bed lines round each page. One leaf is wanting after fol. 32. The first few leaves are worm-eaten.
Seal and signature of Muhammad 'Adil Shah of Bij&pur, on the title-page. The MS. belongedpreviously to Kadi Khushhal (a.h. 1030), and before him to Ibrahim b. Da'ud ^LjjN (A.H. 981).
Catal. p. 222, v. 2.
98.
B 300. Size 91 in. by 6 in. ; foil. 113. Twenty-ono lines in a page.
A fragment ofthe preceding work, from the beginning to the words : ^>-jjs} *y*JL) jfJ (Su. 2, 250).
Well written in a Persian hand of the tenth century.
Several leaves near the beginning have been supplied by more modern hands. The first page ornamented in various colours, the others within coloured lines.
Catal. p. 222, v. 1.
99.
B 304. Size 9| in. by 6 in.; foil. 315. Twenty-three lines in a page.
«-jU\5 fljtt d/SN jfmiS Jlsj. LiU, Ijju-, Ua> lir l*l31 ^jWI
£v«J\j J_jX\ i_o.rr.n (_aJy§ ^^joUJI ^Jsj~*\\ ^jJl
^ J\i» Uby* ^\ \}hr
^Uj isrliSl (_J^
if;rJ
.^j**! U#
A concise Commentary on the Koran, commonly called ^IsM j*uuJu, by Jalal al-dln Muhammad b.
Ahmad Mahalij (d. a.h. 864) and Jalal al-dln 'Abd al-rahman Surfm (d. a.h. 911). Cf. De Jong, Codd.
Bibl. Acad. 161 ; Cat. Bodl. ii. 64, etc. Printed a.h. 1257, at Calcutta, and many times afterwards.
The share of each author in the work is correctly defined in the above inscription. 1 This appears from Suyutl's epilogue, at the end of Su. 17, \jj&
L,U\ ,.U1
J&\*s&\ vWj~»i3
<ulLL^ U
^\ JjtA ^\ JLr Jas^\ . Mahalll began with Su. 18, and when he had come to the end ofthe Koran,
1IJ. Kh. ii.368, iswrong.
lie turned to the first part, but never finished more than the first Surah. The rest, from Su. 2 to 17, was afterwards done by Suyutl. Ho relates in the same epilogue that he was engaged on this task from
"Wednesday, 1st Ramadan, to Sunday, 10th Shawwal, 870, and completed the first clean copy on Wednesday, 6th Safar, 871. His work is naturally placed at the beginning, and the commentary to Su. 1, as belonging still to Mahalll's share, is put at the end of the whole.
Plainly written. The colophon runs as follows :
^JuH Jo ^jlx <toj\i£j yj/i j ./j**^
J <U <0J1uilal ^jjx. \) JuJ\ ^ i_£jlc
^ j j$£> ^ i^Xs- jJUs. (sic)<U**jj <t*4us)ljl^i ^iJj
t_£JHI juo
<L5UjjotfJlb)
<u->iJ/,L*!! l-^o-^I
^y* iSJ^/tJ ^^WaII *jJJ! J . . . <u^Jl ^
<dll ^L>. cyjU~) jjjJl iljj J, i^au^- ^—~>J>
<twJilc .]. i'L»^«, <ij>-Ltf Frequent extracts from Baidawl on the margin.
Used and stained.
Catal. p. 222, iv.
100.
1361. Size 81 in. by 5£ in.; foil. 419. Seventeen linos in a page.
Another copy of tho ^ILsh
In two volumes, the first of which contains the portion by Suyutl, preceded by Mahalll's exposition of Su. 1. At its end (fol.. 194) the same epilogue as in the preceding MS. Next to this the account of a vision of Kamal al-dln, the brother of Mahalll, given on the authority of Shaikh Muhammad b. Abu JJakr Khatlb.
Written in a small clear hand, by jjj J^ll Juc
jrj (\y*j <^jI With marginal and
interlinear notes.
101.
1394. Size llf in. by 6£ in.; foil. 600. Twenty-five lines in a page.
The first part of another Commentary on the Koran by SuYfrri, entitled .yLJl^ohll J, jjii.*]] Cf.
H. Kh. iii. 192, and Bibl. Sprenger. 444.
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22 ARABIC MANUSCRIPTS.
This commentary consists entirely of traditions. The author relates in his preface that he abridged it from another work of his called ^Lkp- y 1, by omitting tho Isnads, with the sole exception of Ids own imme¬
diate authorities and of tho author of each tradition.
Accordingly, the explanation of Su. 1 begins: 'ijy^
^ Hj^mJj ,j Oljm«»- ^ Jwc C-Ai&l lser\i
ijijft] ^\ <_A£!\ hs?\i 4yJi\ CS-JL Jli pJ*j>\
pxj J lii^jb. Only the first words of the passages to be explained are given.
The present MS. ends with Su. 5. It iswell written and ornamented. Poll. 77-80 and 81-84 should be transposed. Injured, especially near tho end, tho leaves having stuck together.
[Hastings.]
102.
21. Size 13 in. by 8J in.; foil. 787. Thirty-five lines in a page.
^J]\ CjjlaSN Uj* J\ jJu-N JS*)\
A large Commentary (^J^») on the Koran, by Abtj'l-st/'ud Muhammad b. Muhammad 'Imadl (d. a.h.
982), being tho most valued after those of Zamakhsharl and Baidawi, upon which it chiefly depends. It is dedicated totho Turkish Sultan Sulaiman I. See H. Kh.
i. 249; Fleischer, Cat. Dresd. 368; Cat. Lugd. iv. 41.
Printed at Bulak, A.n. 1285.
Begins: Jws'l
iitf-J
.Ji-S^^i iJ-^ i^y
In two volumcB bound together; well written in a small hand; richly ornamented and gilt. Tho first volume ends with Su. 12, and has the following colophon: JU^- JQSA\<dMoLc JS)j-iiiM <Us£^y-Jl LfcA* iliXiM Juc ^
^ylc
\^By*|_fjldkijl IjJ^
libels^jlftl! S'jJu
t«^ic . The second volume concludes with the author'sepilogue.
Poll. 33-36 are misplaced. Worm-eaten.
[Johnson.]
iSee onit Kh. ii. 277.
103.
B 290. Size 9| in. by 6 in.; foil. 485. Twenty-five lines in a page.
A Commentary or Paraphrase of the Koran, by Muhammad b. Ahmad b. Naslr . .,J styled ««i*iaS^
^J^js^l, and composed in a.h. 981-2, according to tho author's conclusion, which runs as follows :
ii\ j£ k)j ^Lc J^cJuJl j~«JhM
\ '&&>(♦Ui'l(Ji3\ sij
^fuJI J
Lj
l\*x^\
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<ul=cu> <dl!JU; jj^iiN J,
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<uiJ& ^ ^jk* fj^rij cjJILU
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*j\<sz>\^ } IjUxmA] w <LJI <J <uli^\) ^.JUi!^ ljas-Wj
.
j^U^JIj ^^jjillj
The preface begins : »Ju*c ^jLc (Jjjl (_fiJ! <*JJ^s.'l.^jJI^I J* UJti v^l
"Well written, by Shah Muhammad b. Kablr Mu¬
hammad, and dated 28 Safar, 1013. Coloured lines round each page.
Catal. p. 222, vi.
104.
896. Size 10J in. by 6J in.; foil. 530. Twenty-one lines in a page.
A Commentary {^y^t) on tho Koran, entitled by Abu'l-faid b. Mubarak, commonly known by the poetical name of Faith (born a.h. 954, at Agra, died a.h. 1004). Cf. H. Kh. iii. 629 ; Cat. Lugd.
iv. 42 ; and Sprengor Cat. MSS. Oudh, p. 127.
A very curious composition, in which all letters with diacritical points aro avoided. The author began it at the suggestion of his father Mub&rak (d. a.h. 1001), and having boon interrupted in his labours byapolitical mission in the service of Akbar, 2completed it in a.h.
1002 at Lahore.
1 ThorcBt oftho name, which occurs in tho preface,ismutilated;
the following words are still legible: ^srL* . , u-jjjXrfJI
•Ji^ &}
2Apparently hismission into tho Dekhan. SeeElphinstone's India, p. 634.
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THE KOEAN.
23The preface begins: 'ys> U <ul*\ 3'_jA>^ ai\ S <liJ\
*U J^W»j '^U^ > Uj
^^^^j^^jjjjl ^^(r.>X«^i) \A!um. It is followed byasuccession of introductory remarks in two
chapters. In the first, whichisentitled : ^s\yj\
Jjs." O^Jl) (r.
*$\^Js^j«j , the author gives an account of himself and his family, as well as of the origin and nature of his work. Those names and dates which contain letters with diacritical points are expressed by logogriphs. This chapter is concluded by a poem in praise of the present work. The second chapter (foil. 8-16) treats of general subjects, and is inscribed |»3£ pjuh
.f\jA\j*J
lpU\itt\
An indifferent copy, written in two hands. It ends in the author's epilogue, the last leaf being wanting.
Coloured lines round each page.
Foil. 193-206 are misplaced, and should stand thus : 201-6, 199, 200, 193-198.
Seal ofKhiradmandKhan,aservantof'Alamgir, a.h. 1116.
105.
796. Size 10 in. by 6f in.; foil. 226. Fifteen lines in a
4* &\ j>u ^ i*u\ ^s^j^
. |»5LmMj^j
^xj
Two fragments of the preceding work. The first contains the beginning as far as Su. 5, 65. The other (fol. 176) comprises from Su. 17, 1 to Su. 21, 36, and terminates abruptly.
"Written in different ways; more correct than the preceding MS. The text of the first portion has all the vowels. Some of the names which are paraphrased in the introduction are added between the lines.
[Hastings.]
106.
333. Size 10J in. by 6J in.; foil. 251.
Twenty-* seven lines in a page.
The first part of a Shi'ah Commentary on the Koran, entitled ^^liill jy> , by 'Abd 'Ali b. Jum'ah 'Arusi Hawizi, who completed it in A.n. 1065 at Shlraz, as appears from the following conclusion (fol. 251):
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y^ULil!J3i ^ J_,M
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fJXJl j^LMj
jJa*^ h^^S ....
Ifcibjr^. ^
^*L!I
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*jt CJij . . . ju*J\ all! *JL,\
jj4^> As^-I uV*-"' <t**J!
^jD!
J>~->ifS? (_slHlj jj^tJ!
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In the preface, the author speaks as follows on the purpose and principles of his present composition: Ut
<dll i Ul (Jl .... Ju*ll J>M ^
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.
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He also apologizes for inaccuracies in quoting his two chief authorities, tho commentary of 'All b. Ibrahim, 1 and the ^LJI j-^s" of Tabarsi. 2
The whole work is a mere compilation from these and from other Shi'ah books, such as L^Jl j^~^> hy Ibn
1SeeNo. 50. JSee No.61.
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ARABIC MANUSCRIPTS.Babawaih 1; j^j, by Tus!; Tabarsl's l—ite
^U^JI'j JUi!\ M^^UJl ^l^orjJlyM^;
and (jlill • The Isnads arc generally reproduced.
Beginning: *juc ^^1= ^liiJI Jjj ,_jjJl <di j^^Jl
^Uli
W/J
The present MS. comprises Surahs 1-6. "Well written, by Muhammad (b. ?) Eakhr al-dln Ahmad, in ah. 1089. The titles of the books quoted are written in red. Gold lines round the pages.
[Hastings.]
107.
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