COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
Bookreader ArabicMS_384_[460]
Reference Number:
Arabic MS 460
Parent Work Title:
Treatise
Date Created:
[date not identified]
Description:
A. Al-Risalat al-Nayruziyya (ff. 1-2); a metaphysical treatise on the classification of the different beings, with special relation to letters, by Ibn Sina or Avicenna. B. Risala fi Mumkin al-wujud (ff. 2-3); a metaphysical treatise on existence, with special reference to the soul by Ibn Sina or Avicenna. C. Risala fi l-Nafs (ff. 3-7); A treatise by Ibn Sina or Avicenna. D. Risala al-masa'il al-'ashra (ff. 8-9); A treatise by Ibn Ina, containing his answer to ten questions. E. Risala fi jawhar al-ajram al-samawiyya (ff. 9b-13a); A treatise by Ibn Sina on the nature of the celestial bodies. F. Risalat al-'Arshiyya (ff. 13b-18); A treatise by Ibn Sina on the nature and attributes of God. G. Risalat al-'Ishq (ff. 18-23); A treatise by Ibn Sina on love, addressed to a certain a. 'Abdallah al-Ma'sari. H. Sharh risalat Zinun lil-Farabi (ff. 23-24); A commentary on a treatise by Zenon. I. Risala fi Huduth al-'alam (24b-26); A treatise on the creation of the world by God. J. Sharh al-Mu'awwidhatayn (ff. 26-27); A treatise by Ibn Sina containing a metaphysical commentary upon the last two Surahs of the Koran. K. (ff. 27b-30); An anonymous treatise on the subject of God. L. (ff. 30-36) An anonymous treatise dealing with astronomy, astrology, alchemy, talismans, poisons, elixir, physiology, and natural history. M. (ff. 37-38); A treatise in which is a discussion whether Pharaoh was a believer or not, according to Surah x, 90, of the Koran. N. (ff. 39-41); A treatise by Ibn Sina, on the philosophical divisions. O. (ff. 42-47); A treatise by Ibn Sina on the definition of the metaphysical and physical terms. P. (ff. 48-53); A treatise by Ibn Sina on the arguments of those who hold that the past has a beginning in time. Q. (ff.53b-55); A treatise by Ibn Sina on the metaphysical divisions of science, mostly from a subjective standpoint. R. (fol. 55b); A short treatise by Farabi on the spiritual benefits accruing to the man who turns his mind to God. S. (ff. 56-84); A metaphysical and religious treatise by Abu 'Ali ibn Sina on this world and the world to come. T. (ff. 84-93); A treatise by Ibn Sina on the condition of life in the next world. U. (ff. 94-95); A treatise on the state of the soul after the death of the body. The treatises have Persian numbering at the beginning. It seems that a treatise is lost at the beginning of the manuscript. No date. Written in two or three careless hands of about A.D. 1800.
Language Code:
ara
Language:
Arabic
Subject:
Islamic philosophy
Subject:
Islam
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Item Height:
275 mm
Item Width:
172 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
References:
Mingana, Alphonse. Catalogue of the Arabic Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library, Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1934
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2018-04-13
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2017-10
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands