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Manuscript/Mixed Material Kitāb qaṭr al-sayl fī amr al-khayl كتاب قطر السيل في أمر الخيل /

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Title

  • Kitāb qaṭr al-sayl fī amr al-khayl

Other Title

  • كتاب قطر السيل في أمر الخيل /

Summary

  • Manuscript is an abridgement of Faḍl al-Khayl by ʻAbd al-Muʼmin ibn Khalaf a-Dimyāṭī.
  • The legal scholar 'Umar ibn Raslān al-Bulqīnī was from a renowned family of Egyptian scholars of Palestinian origin. In his Muqaddima (Introduction), the great Arab historian and historiographer Ibn Khaldūn (1332-1406) praised al-Bulqīnī as the most celebrated jurist of his era, even though Al-Bulqīnī did not gain the prestigious title of Šayh al-Islām until later in life. Al-Bulqīnī's erudition and deep knowledge of Islamic tradition are reflected in this work, Qaṭr al-Sayl fi Amr al-Hayl (Commentary on the comprehensive book on the management of horses), which is an abridgment of a previous book by Egyptian scholar 'Abd al-Mu'min ibn Khalaf al-Dimyaṭi (d. 1306). The book is a collection of hadith (episodes in the life of the Prophet Muhammad and his sayings) on the subject of horses. The 17th surah of the Qurʼan reports that, during Al-Isra' (the night journey), the mythological steed al-Burāq carried the Prophet from Mecca to Jerusalem and from there to the Heavens, where he met the prophets that preceded him, before riding back to Mecca. Many traditions about Muhammad's love for, and wisdom about, horses developed right from the first centuries of Islam. In Qaṭr al-Sayl fi Amr al-Hayl, al-Bulqīnī collects an impressive number of these equestrian traditions, including the sayings of the Prophet in which horses are mentioned in a metaphorical sense. World Digital Library.

Names

  • Bulqīnī, ʻUmar ibn Raslān, 1324-1403
  • Dimyāṭī, ʻAbd al-Muʾmin ibn Khalaf, 1217-1306
  • Khalīl, Muḥammad, former owner
  • Manṣūrī, Maḥmūd al-Imām, former owner
  • Mansuri Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • 4 Dhū al-Hijjah 1063 [26 October 1653].

Headings

  • -  Horses--Early works to 1800
  • -  Manuscripts, Arabic--Washington (D.C.)

Notes

  • -  Binding: Cardboard covered with cloth; leather spine.
  • -  Fol. 1a-33b.
  • -  Library of Congress. Mansuri Collection, 1-341.
  • -  Ms.
  • -  Naskhī script; 21 lines in written area, 14 x 9 cm.
  • -  Ownership signature of Muḥammad Khalīl on outer margin of last page.
  • -  Paper: yellowed cream with watermarks (two crescent moons). Leaves are loose from binding, the first two and the last two have been repaired, and the title page and other pages show damage from humidity. Black and red ink on title page, text mainly in black, with titles of chapters and other words rubricated. Catchwords at bottom of rectos.
  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress website.
  • -  Arabic
  • -  Purchase of Mahmud al-Mansuri collection, 1945.
  • -  Incipit: بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم اللهم سيد الحمد لله الذي عرفنا بفضله طريق السلامة وأظهر منار منهج الهدى فأعلاه وأوضح أمامه وبعث محمدا أفضل الخلق إليهم فكان فى محراب التقديم أمامه ... أما بعد فهذا تصنيف لطيف فى الخيل شمرت فيه للاختصار الذيل، لخصته من مصنف الشيخ شرف الدين الدمياطى وأضفت اليه أشياء بإختبار ....

Medium

  • 33 leaves (21 lines), bound : paper ; 20 x 15 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • SF285 .B85 1653

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2008401699

Online Format

  • pdf
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Chicago citation style:

Bulqīnī, ʻUmar Ibn Raslān, ʻAbd Al-MuʾMin Ibn Khalaf Dimyāṭī, Muḥammad Khalīl, Maḥmūd Al-Imām Manṣūrī, and Mansuri Collection. Kitāb Qaṭr Al-Sayl Fī Amr Al-Khayl. [4 Dhū al-Hijjah 26 October 1653, 1653] Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://www.loc.gov/item/2008401699/.

APA citation style:

Bulqīnī, ʻ. I. R., Dimyāṭī, ʻ. A. I. K., Khalīl, M., Manṣūrī, M. A. & Mansuri Collection. (1653) Kitāb Qaṭr Al-Sayl Fī Amr Al-Khayl. [4 Dhū al-Hijjah 26 October 1653] [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2008401699/.

MLA citation style:

Bulqīnī, ʻUmar Ibn Raslān, et al. Kitāb Qaṭr Al-Sayl Fī Amr Al-Khayl. [4 Dhū al-Hijjah 26 October 1653, 1653] Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2008401699/>.