Course of Islamic paleography by Jan Just Witkam Tasks for the student: 1. Read the bibliographical description of the manuscript. 2. Carefully compare the images of the manuscript with the proposed transliteration. Get accustomed with peculiarities of this hand. 3. Transcribe in the same way a considerable portion of that part of the manuscript which has not been transliterated. Start where the given transliteration ends. See how far you come. 4. Note remarkable or unusual ligatures and make a list of these. 5. Make an inventory of all signs and peculiarities which are different from modern practice. W. 63 Arabic, Turkish paper with watermarks (crescent with face on shield = Abū Shubbāk; Arabic text as countermark: ‫)ﺑﻴﺎض اﺑﻮ ﺷﺒّﻚ اﺻﻄﻤﺒﻮﻟﻰ ﻋﺎل اﺻﻴﻠﻰ‬, 168 + 4 ff., 35 x 22.5 cm, vocalized naskh script, 19 lines to the page (misṭara), black ink with rubrics, dated end Muḥarram 1337 (1917, colophon on f. 168a), full-leather Islamic binding with flap, without ornamentation. Mukhtaṣar Tanbīh al-Anām fī ʿUlūw Maqām Sayyidinā wa-Nabiyyinā Muḥammad ʿalayhi Afḍal al-Ṣalāt wal-Salām (title on f. 1a), a taṣliya-type prayer book by ʿAbd al-Ǧalīl b. Muḥammad b. Aḥmad b. ʿAẓẓūm al-Murādī al-Qayrawānī (d. 971/1563), GAL S II, 691. On f. 1a (title-page) is also a waqf-note by Aḥmad Salaf b. Afrānī of Simnī pedigree, living in Abaghrār (?). The full text of the note reads: ‫ﻗﻠﻤﺎ ﻋﻠﻢ اﺣﻤﺪ ﺳﻠﻒ ﺑﻦ اﻓﺮاﻧﻰ ﺑﺎدر ﺑﻮﻗﻒ هﺬا اﻟﻜﺘﺎب ﻟﺠﻤﻴﻊ اﻟﻤﺴﻠﻤﻴﻦ وﺟﻌﻞ اﻟﻨﻈﺮ هﻮ ﺑﻨﻔﺴﻰ ﺛﻢ ﺑﻮاﻟﺪﻳﻪ ﺛﻢ ﻻﻗﺎرﻳﺒﻪ اﻻ>ﻗـ<ـﺮب ﻓﺎﻻﻗﺮب ﻓﻤﻦ ﺑﺪﻟﻪ‬ ‫ﺑﻌﺪﻣﺎ ﺳﻤﻌﻪ ﻓﺎﻧﻤﺎ اﺛﻤﻪ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺪﻳﻦ ﻳﺒﺪ ﻟﻮﻧﻪ ان اﷲ ﺳﻤﻴﻊ ﻋﻠﻴﻢ ﻧﺴﺒﻪ ﺳﻤﻨﻰ ﺑﻠﺪﻩ اﺑ ﺮار ﻋﺎﻻن ﻗﻞ ﻧﻄﻖ اﻟﻤﺰاﻟﻰ‬ Added to the manuscript is one single leaf and one bifolium, both of the same paper, each with one page of text in a smaller script but apparently not in the same hand. The bifolium has 40 lines of text and gives the introductory part (but without the actual beginning with a basmala) of the Tanbīh al-Anām, in which is also mentioned its alternative title Shifā al-Asqām wa-Maḥw al-Āthām fil-Ṣalāt ʿalā Khayr al-Anām. On the other side of the folio is what seems the title-page, but the text is incomplete, as the upper part of the paper is torn off. The bifolium consists of three blank pages, and the fourth page contains the beginning (with basmala) of what seems to be the same text. Due to the Provenance: 2008, Bale Mountains, South-East Ethiopia. ff. 1b-2a: | ‫ﺑﺎب ﻓﻰ ﻓﻀﻞ اﻟﺼﻼة ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻨﺒﻲ ﺻﻠﻰ اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ وﺷﺮف وآﺮم وﻣﺠﺪ وﻋﻈﻢ‬ ‫ | اﻟﻠﻬﻢ ﺻﻠﻰ وﺳﻠﻢ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺳﻴﺪﻧﺎ وﻣﻮﻟﻨﺎ‬،‫| ﻓﻰ ﻣﺤﻜﻢ اﻟﺘﻨﺰﻳﺒﻞ ﻗﺎل ﻟﺨﻠﻘﻪ )ﻋﻠﻴﻪ( ﺻﻠﻮا ﻋﻠﻴﻪ وﺳﻠﻤﻮا ﺗﺴﻠﻴﻤﺎ‬،‫اﷲ ﻋﻈﻢ ﻗﺪر ﺟﺎﻩ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ واﻧﺎﻟﻪ ﻓﻀﻼ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻋﻈﻴﻤﺎ‬ ‫ | اﻟﻠﻬﻢ ﺻﻠﻰ وﺳﻠﻢ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺳﻴﺪﻧﺎ وﻣﻮﻟﻨﺎ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ وﻋﻠﻰ‬،‫ﻣﺤﻤﺪ وﻋﻠﻰ ال ﺳﻴﺪﻧﺎ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﻋﺪد ﻣﻌﻠﻮﻣﺎﺗﻚ واﺿﻌﺎف ذﻟﻚ واﺿﻌﺎف | اﺿﻌﺎف ذﻟﻚ وﺳﻠﻢ ﺗﺴﻠﻴﻤﺎ آﺬﻟﻚ‬ ‫ | اﻟﻠﻬﻢ‬،‫ | اﻟﻠﻬﻢ ﺻﻠﻰ وﺳﻠﻢ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺳﻴﺪﻧﺎ وﻣﻮﻟﻨﺎ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ وﻋﻠﻰ ال ﺳﻴﺪﻧﺎ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ اﻟﺬى ﻣﻦ ﺻﻠﻰ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ واﺣﺪة ﺻﻠﻰ اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻋﺸﺮا‬،‫ال ﺳﻴﺪﻧﺎ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ اﻻﻳﺔ اﻟﻜﺒﺮى‬ ‫ | اﻟﻠﻬﻢ ﺻﻠﻰ وﺳﻠﻢ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺳﻴﺪﻧﺎ وﻣﻮﻟﻨﺎ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ وﻋﻠﻰ ال ﺳﻴﺪﻧﺎ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ‬،‫ﺻﻠﻰ وﺳﻠﻢ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺳﻴﺪﻧﺎ وﻣﻮﻟﻨﺎ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ وﻋﻠﻰ ال ﺳﻴﺪﻧﺎ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ اﻟﺬى ﻻ ﻳﺪﻓﻊ ﺑﺎﻟﺴﻴﺌﺔ اﻟﺴﻴﺌﺔ‬ ‫ | اﻟﻠﻬﻢ ﺻﻠﻰ وﺳﻠﻢ‬،‫ | اﻟﻠﻬﻢ ﺻﻠﻰ وﺳﻠﻢ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺳﻴﺪﻧﺎ وﻣﻮﻟﻨﺎ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ وﻋﻠﻰ ال ﺳﻴﺪﻧﺎ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ اﻟﺤﺒﻴﺐ اﻟﻤﺼﻄﻔﻰ‬،‫اﻟﺬى ﻣﻦ ﺻﻠﻰ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻋﺸﺮا ﺻﻠﻰ اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻣﺎﺋﺔ‬ ‫ | اﻟﻠﻬﻢ ﺻﻠﻰ وﺳﻠﻢ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺳﻴﺪﻧﺎ وﻣﻮﻟﻨﺎ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ وﻋﻠﻰ ال ﺳﻴﺪﻧﺎ‬،‫ﻋﻠﻰ ﺳﻴﺪﻧﺎ وﻣﻮﻟﻨﺎ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ وﻋﻠﻰ ال ﺳﻴﺪﻧﺎ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ اﻟﺬى ﻣﻦ ﺻﻠﻰ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻣﺎﺋﺔ ﺻﻠﻰ اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ اﻟﻔﺎ‬ ‫ | اﻟﻠﻬﻢ ﺻﻠﻰ وﺳﻠﻢ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺳﻴﺪﻧﺎ وﻣﻮﻟﻨﺎ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ وﻋﻠﻰ ال ﺳﻴﺪﻧﺎ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ اﻟﺬى ﻣﻦ ﺻﻠﻰ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ اﻟﻔﺎ زاﺣﻢ و | آﺘﻔﻪ آﺘﻔﻪ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺑﺎب‬،‫ﻣﺤﻤﺪ اﻟﻤﺮﺳﻞ ﺑﺎﻟﺸﻔﻘﺔ واﻟﺤﻨﺎن‬ ‫ | اﻟﻠﻬﻢ ﺻﻠﻰ وﺳﻠﻢ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺳﻴﺪﻧﺎ وﻣﻮﻟﻨﺎ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ وﻋﻠﻰ ال ﺳﻴﺪﻧﺎ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ اﻟﺬى ﻣﻦ ﺻﻠﻰ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ اﻟﻒ ﺻﻼة | ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻜﻤﺎل آﺎن آﻤﻦ اﺳﺘﺄﻧﻒ‬،‫ﺟﻨﺔ اﻟﺮﺿﻮان‬ ‫ | اﻟﻠﻬﻢ ﺻﻠﻰ وﺳﻠﻢ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺳﻴﺪﻧﺎ وﻣﻮﻟﻨﺎ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ وﻋﻠﻰ ال ﺳﻴﺪﻧﺎ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ اﻟﺬى ﻣﻦ ﺻﻠﻰ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻓﻰ ﻳﻮم اﻟﻒ ﻣﺮة ﻟﻢ ﻳﻤﺖ | ﺣﺘﻰ ﻳﺮى ﻣﻘﺎﻣﻪ ﻓﻰ اﻟﺠﻨﺔ‬،‫اﻻﻋﻤﺎل‬ ‫ | اﻟﻠﻬﻢ ﺻﻠﻰ وﺳﻠﻢ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺳﻴﺪﻧﺎ وﻣﻮﻟﻨﺎ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ وﻋﻠﻰ ال ﺳﻴﺪﻧﺎ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ اﻟﺬى ﻣﻦ ﺻﻠﻰ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ اﻟﻒ ﻣﺮة ﻓﻰ ﻳﻮم || ﻟﻢ ﻳﻤﺖ ﺣﺘﻰ ﻳﺒﺸﺮ ﺑﺎﻟﺠﻨﺔ ﻓﻰ اﻟﻴﻘﻈﺔ‬،‫وﻗﺼﺮﻩ‬ | ،‫ﻻ ﻓﻰ اﻟﻨﻮم‬ © Course in palaeography. Copyright, Jan Just Witkam, Leiden, The Netherlands, 2009 1 Mukhtaṣar Tanbīh al-Anām fī ʿUlūw Maqām Sayyidinā wa-Nabiyyinā Muḥammad ʿalayhi Afḍal al-Ṣalāt wal-Salām, a taṣliya-type prayer book by ʿAbd al-Ǧalīl b. Muḥammad b. Aḥmad b. ʿAẓẓūm al-Murādī al-Qayrawānī. Title-page with waqf-note (W. 63, f. 1a). 2 © Course in palaeography. Copyright, Jan Just Witkam, Leiden, The Netherlands, 2009 Mukhtaṣar Tanbīh al-Anām fī ʿUlūw Maqām Sayyidinā wa-Nabiyyinā Muḥammad ʿalayhi Afḍal al-Ṣalāt wal-Salām, a taṣliya-type prayer book by ʿAbd al-Ǧalīl b. Muḥammad b. Aḥmad b. ʿAẓẓūm al-Murādī al-Qayrawānī. Colophon (W. 63, f. 168a). 3 © Course in palaeography. Copyright, Jan Just Witkam, Leiden, The Netherlands, 2009 Mukhtaṣar Tanbīh al-Anām fī ʿUlūw Maqām Sayyidinā wa-Nabiyyinā Muḥammad ʿalayhi Afḍal al-Ṣalāt wal-Salām, a taṣliya-type prayer book by ʿAbd al-Ǧalīl b. Muḥammad b. Aḥmad b. ʿAẓẓūm al-Murādī al-Qayrawānī. Beginning (W. 63, f. 1b). 4 © Course in palaeography. Copyright, Jan Just Witkam, Leiden, The Netherlands, 2009 Mukhtaṣar Tanbīh al-Anām fī ʿUlūw Maqām Sayyidinā wa-Nabiyyinā Muḥammad ʿalayhi Afḍal al-Ṣalāt wal-Salām, a taṣliyatype prayer book by ʿAbd al-Ǧalīl b. Muḥammad b. Aḥmad b. ʿAẓẓūm al-Murādī al-Qayrawānī. (W. 63, f. 2a). © Course in palaeography. Copyright, Jan Just Witkam, Leiden, The Netherlands, 2009 5 Mukhtaṣar Tanbīh al-Anām fī ʿUlūw Maqām Sayyidinā wa-Nabiyyinā Muḥammad ʿalayhi Afḍal al-Ṣalāt wal-Salām, a taṣliyatype prayer book by ʿAbd al-Ǧalīl b. Muḥammad b. Aḥmad b. ʿAẓẓūm al-Murādī al-Qayrawānī. (W. 63, f. 2b). 6 © Course in palaeography. Copyright, Jan Just Witkam, Leiden, The Netherlands, 2009 Mukhtaṣar Tanbīh al-Anām fī ʿUlūw Maqām Sayyidinā wa-Nabiyyinā Muḥammad ʿalayhi Afḍal al-Ṣalāt wal-Salām, a taṣliyatype prayer book by ʿAbd al-Ǧalīl b. Muḥammad b. Aḥmad b. ʿAẓẓūm al-Murādī al-Qayrawānī. (W. 63, f. 3a). © Course in palaeography. Copyright, Jan Just Witkam, Leiden, The Netherlands, 2009 7 Mukhtaṣar Tanbīh al-Anām fī ʿUlūw Maqām Sayyidinā wa-Nabiyyinā Muḥammad ʿalayhi Afḍal al-Ṣalāt wal-Salām, a taṣliya-type prayer book by ʿAbd al-Ǧalīl b. Muḥammad b. Aḥmad b. ʿAẓẓūm al-Murādī al-Qayrawānī. (W. 63, f. 3b). 8 © Course in palaeography. Copyright, Jan Just Witkam, Leiden, The Netherlands, 2009 Mukhtaṣar Tanbīh al-Anām fī ʿUlūw Maqām Sayyidinā wa-Nabiyyinā Muḥammad ʿalayhi Afḍal al-Ṣalāt wal-Salām, a taṣliya-type prayer book by ʿAbd al-Ǧalīl b. Muḥammad b. Aḥmad b. ʿAẓẓūm al-Murādī al-Qayrawānī. (W. 63, f. 4a). © Course in palaeography. Copyright, Jan Just Witkam, Leiden, The Netherlands, 2009 9 Mukhtaṣar Tanbīh al-Anām fī ʿUlūw Maqām Sayyidinā wa-Nabiyyinā Muḥammad ʿalayhi Afḍal al-Ṣalāt wal-Salām, a taṣliya-type prayer book by ʿAbd al-Ǧalīl b. Muḥammad b. Aḥmad b. ʿAẓẓūm al-Murādī al-Qayrawānī. (W. 63, f. 4b). 10 © Course in palaeography. Copyright, Jan Just Witkam, Leiden, The Netherlands, 2009 Mukhtaṣar Tanbīh al-Anām fī ʿUlūw Maqām Sayyidinā wa-Nabiyyinā Muḥammad ʿalayhi Afḍal al-Ṣalāt wal-Salām, a taṣliya-type prayer book by ʿAbd al-Ǧalīl b. Muḥammad b. Aḥmad b. ʿAẓẓūm al-Murādī al-Qayrawānī. (W. 63, f. 5a). 11 © Course in palaeography. Copyright, Jan Just Witkam, Leiden, The Netherlands, 2009