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Selections from the Qurʼān : manuscript

Uniform Title
Qurʼan. Selections.
Title
Selections from the Qurʼān : manuscript.
Production
Place not identified, 18th century.
Physical Description
1 volume (39 leaves) ; 21 cm
Language
Arabic
Notes
Title supplied by cataloger.
Romanization supplied by cataloger.
Incipit: The manuscript begins with part of verse 91 of Sūrat al-Aʻrāf (Chapter 7), as follows: " ... fī dārihim jāthimīn. Alladhīna kadhdhabū Shuʻayban ka-an lam yaghnaw fīhā alladhīna kadhdhabū Shuʻayban kānū humu al-khāsirīn ..."
تبدأ المخطوطة بجزء من الآية 91 من سورة الأعراف (الرقم 7)، كما يلي: " ... في دارهم جاثمين. الذين كذّبوا شعيبًا كأن لم يغنوا فيها الذين كذّبوا شعيبًا كانوا هم الخاسرين ..."
Secundu folio: katabat aydīhim wa-waylun lahum mimmā yaksibūn.
بداية الورقة الثانية: كتبت أيديهم وويلٌ لهم ممّا يكسبون.
15.5 x 20.5 cm; written surface: 9.5 x 14 cm; 9 lines per page.
Binding: Unbound (in loose leaves; the leaves are not in order, and some seem to be missing).
In good large naskh script, in black ink on cream color paper; text fully vocalized and framed in red; names of the sūrahs and markings in red; no catchwords.
The endowment statement "Waqf lillāh taʻālá" is written on several pages.
The manuscript ends with part of Sūrat al-Anfāl (Chapter 8, verse 33-part of verse 34), as follows "... Wa-mā kāna Allāhu li-yuʻadhdhibahum wa-anta fīhim wa-mā kāna Allāhu muʻadhdhibahum wa-humm yastaghfirūn. Wa-mā lahum allā yuʻadhdhibahumu Allāhu wa-hum yaṣuddūna ʻan al-Masjidi al-Ḥarāmi wa-mā kānū awliyāʼahu in awliyāʼuhu illā al-muttaqūn ..."
تنتهي المخطوطة بجزء من سورة الأنفال (الرقم 8، الآية 33 إلى جزء من الآية 34)، كما يلي: "... وما كان الله ليعذّبهم وأنت فيهم وما كان الله معذّبهم وهم يستغفرون. وما لهم ألّا يعذّبهم الله وهم يصدّون عن المسجد الحرام وما كانوا أولياءه إن أولياؤه إلّا المتّقون ..."
Forms part of the Hartford Seminary Collection. For a description of the collection, search by call number: Hartford Seminary.
Provenance
Purchased from Hartford Seminary on the Beinecke Rare Book & Capital Reserve Fund, 2005.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Summary
Selections from the Qurʼān. The manuscript begins with part of verse 91 of Sūrat al-Aʻrāf (Chapter 7) and ends with part of Sūrat al-Anfāl (Chapter 8, verse 33-part of verse 34). Name of copyist and place and date of copying not mentioned, probably from the 18th century.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
February 20, 2023
References
Selections from the Qurʼān. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Cite as
Selections from the Qurʼān. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Manuscripts, Arabic - 18th century.
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