Al-Shaykh al-Islam Qasim b. Qutlubugha (d.AH 879/1474 AD): Kitab Tashih al-Quduri

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Al-Shaykh al-Islam Qasim b. Qutlubugha (d.AH 879/1474 AD): Kitab Tashih al-Quduri
Cairo, 12 Rabi' II AH 875/8 October 1470 AD

a work on Islamic jurisprudence and commentary on the famous Mukhtasar al-Quduri of Ahmad Muhammad al-Quduri (d.AH 428/1023 AD), the master of Hanafite fiqh from Baghdad, manuscript on pale buff paper, 143ff. as numbered plus five flyleaves, each with 15ll. of neat black naskh, occasional words in red, yellow, blue, brown or green, frequent marginal notes in black and red, (folios trimmed, some staining and smudging), opening folio with gold, green and blue illuminated heading and marginal palmette (possibly retouched or added later), final folio dated at bottom 12 Rabi' II 875, first two flyleaves with the 99 beatific names of God listed and numbered in black, contemporary brown morocco binding with stamped and gold decoration (minor scuffing and wear)
folio 7¼ x 5½in. (18.5 x 14cm.)

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Qasim b. Qutlubugha known as Qasim al-Hanafi (Zain al-Din) lived and died in Cairo. He was a renowned master of Islamic traditions and jurisprudence who wrote a number of books relating to these matters.

The present codex is little known and was written during his lifetime; it may well be a holograph copy written by one of his students and corrected by the author as is shown by the marginal jotting and corrections in the text. A number of copies of his other works ae preserved in the Garret Collection of Princetown University Library, but most date from the 18th century.

Brocklemann,Carl:Geschicte der Arabischen Litterature, Leiden 1942.
Mach: Catalogue of Arabic Manuscripts in Princetown University, ....

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