This volume contains a collection of 40 Aḥādīth, each Tradition being followed by an Ottoman Turkish translation and commentary as well as an account of the life and virtues of the Companion who related it from the Prophet Muhammad صلعم. The work was compiled in 1115 AH (1703-04 CE) and dedicated to Sultan Ahmet III by Abdullah İbn-i Mehmet İbn-i Şaban, also known as Şabanzade (died 1124/1712-13 CE). The text contains an illuminated unvan on f 2v and an illuminated colophon at f 113r. This manuscript was copied by Seyit Abdullah Maruf-i Edirnevi in 1157 AH (1744-45 CE).
Ahsen el-haber min kelam Seyit el-beşer - احسن الخبر من سيد كلام البشر
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- Reference
- GB 59 Or 13855
- Dates of Creation
- 1157
- Language of Material
- Arabic Turkish
- Physical Description
- 1 text 113 ff Material : Paper, with ebru endpapers. Foliation : European, 113 ff. Dimensions : 193 mm x 117 mm. Ruling : Gold margins and discs; text frame measures 125 mm x 60 mm; 17 lines, with catchwords. Script : Nesih. Ink : Primary text in black, with small illuminated panels in gold and colours at the head of each hadis. Binding : Contemporary dark brown morocco binding with gilt centre decoration and margins, alongside flap, rebacked.
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Acquisition Information
Purchased by the British Library at auction at Sotheby and Co. on 9 October 1978.