AL-MANASIK AL-HAJJ (RITUALS OF HAJJ) Levant, dated 1073 AH (1662...
AL-MANASIK AL-HAJJ (RITUALS OF HAJJ)
Levant, dated 1073 AH (1662 AD)
Arabic text on lined paper, composed of 37 leaves; 17 lines to the page, written in dark brown naskh script; paper binding; the manuscript summarizes a larger Islamic jurisprudential work outlining the rules and practices of pilgrimage, introducing the spiritual benefits and obligations of performing Hajj and 'Umrah, along with regulations for travel; the author quotes Quranic verse '3:97' establishing Hajj as a religious duty for those who are able, followed by foundational Hadiths (sayings of Prophet Muhammad) highlighting the purification from sin and heavenly rewards earned through sincere pilgrimage.
16cm x 11cm
Al-Manasik used for pilgrimage in Mecca on Tuesday, the 28h of Dhu Al Hijjah in the year 1073 AH, last paragraph reads: 'Recite Al-Fatiha and dedicate its reward to the Four Aqtab (Spiritual Poles) and Sheikh Sa’d al-Din. Then say: 'I adjure you by Allah—the One, the Unique, the Eternal, the Absolute, who has no second—not to harm or afflict the body of a disciple of the People of the Path; [I adjure you] by the phrase 'There is no power nor strength except in Allah, the Most High, the Almighty' repeated a million times, and by the secret of the Four Sultans and Sheikh Sa’d Al-Din.'
Provenance:
The collection of Georges Antaki.
Estimate
Time, Location
Auction House
AL-MANASIK AL-HAJJ (RITUALS OF HAJJ)
Levant, dated 1073 AH (1662 AD)
Arabic text on lined paper, composed of 37 leaves; 17 lines to the page, written in dark brown naskh script; paper binding; the manuscript summarizes a larger Islamic jurisprudential work outlining the rules and practices of pilgrimage, introducing the spiritual benefits and obligations of performing Hajj and 'Umrah, along with regulations for travel; the author quotes Quranic verse '3:97' establishing Hajj as a religious duty for those who are able, followed by foundational Hadiths (sayings of Prophet Muhammad) highlighting the purification from sin and heavenly rewards earned through sincere pilgrimage.
16cm x 11cm
Al-Manasik used for pilgrimage in Mecca on Tuesday, the 28h of Dhu Al Hijjah in the year 1073 AH, last paragraph reads: 'Recite Al-Fatiha and dedicate its reward to the Four Aqtab (Spiritual Poles) and Sheikh Sa’d al-Din. Then say: 'I adjure you by Allah—the One, the Unique, the Eternal, the Absolute, who has no second—not to harm or afflict the body of a disciple of the People of the Path; [I adjure you] by the phrase 'There is no power nor strength except in Allah, the Most High, the Almighty' repeated a million times, and by the secret of the Four Sultans and Sheikh Sa’d Al-Din.'
Provenance:
The collection of Georges Antaki.
Estimate
Time, Location
Auction House
