'Ali ibn Muhammad al-Jurjani (d. AH816/1413 AD): Kitab al-isharah ila maqasid 'ilm al-kalam

SAMARQAND, AH SHAWWAL 807/2-30 APRIL 1405 AD

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'Ali ibn Muhammad al-Jurjani (d. AH816/1413 AD): Kitab al-isharah ila maqasid 'ilm al-kalam
Samarqand, AH Shawwal 807/2-30 April 1405 AD
Philosophy, Arabic manuscript on ivory paper, 544ff. with 23ll. of black naskh, overlining in red, copious marginal notes, final folio with colophon dated 807 in Samarqand, light staining, in black morocco binding with flap with tooled medallion and spandrels highlighted with gold
Folio 10 x 6.7/8in. (26 x 17cm.)

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This is a commentary on a philosophical work of al-Idji called al-mawakif fi 'ilm al-kalam.While the colophon is in the form of a holograph, it is likely that this is a contemporary or early copy. Al-Jurjani wrote on many subjects, mainly in Persian. He was one of the scholars which Timur took back to Samarqand.

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