Burhan-i Kifaye - برهان الكفايه

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  • Reference
    • GB 59 Or 11933
  • Dates of Creation
    • 19th century
  • Language of Material
    • Turkish
  • Physical Description
    • 1 text 318 ff Materials : Paper. Foliation : European, 318 ff. Dimensions: 212 mm x 138 mm. Script : Nesih.

Scope and Content

This volume contains an Ottoman Turkish translation of a detailed treatise on astrology by Muḥammad Sharīf Bakrī that, according to Storey, was likely composed in the 12th century CE. The name of the translator, Abdülaziz, appears on f 12v where he states that he is private physician, presumably to Mustafa III (reigned 1757-73 CE), to whom the work is dedicated. The text consists of 5 ebvap subdivided into numerous fusul. There is a table of contents at the beginning (ff 1v-10v). On the basis of a work with the same title (likely spurious), the author has been incorrectly given on the spine as 'Abu Saᶜīd Aḥmad b. Muḥ al-Sanjarī'. The text contains a single unvan. This manuscript is undated, but was likely copied in the 19th century CE.

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Acquisition Information

Purchased by the British Museum in 1949.

Related Material

For a copy of the Persian original of this work, see Or 11037 (dated 1129 AH/1716-17 CE). For more information on the author, see Storey, Vol. II, pt. I, p. 48. Information on the erroneous attribution of the work can also be found at Storey, p. 39.