Zubair, Muhammad Idrees (1989) A critical edition of Kitāb tuḥfat ḍhawī al-irab fī mushkil al-asmā

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Zubair, Muhammad Idrees (1989) A critical edition of Kitāb tuhf̣ at ḍhawī
al-irab fī mushkil al-asmā wa al-nisab by Abū al-Thanā Maḥmūd b.
Aḥmad b. Muḥammad, known as Ibn Khaṭīb al-Dahshah al-Ḥamawī
(734-850/1349-1431) ; with introduction and notes. PhD thesis
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Edition
A Critical
of
TUIJFAT PHAWI AL-IRAB
KITAB
Fl
MUSHKIL AL-ASMA' WA AL-NISAB
BY
Abü Mahmüd b. Ahmad b. Muhammad, known
al-Thana' as
Ibn Khatib
al-Dahshah al-Uamawi
(734-850/1349-1431)
With
Introduction
and notes
Submitted by
Muhammad Idrees Zubair
for the Degree Ph. D in Arabic Islamic
of and studies
from the University Glasgow
of
1989
To father teacher AbO Shams has
my and al-Tayyib al-ljagq, who
dedicated his life to teaching the Hadith.
Preface
In hadith 'I1m has importance. Traditionists
sciences, al-rijal great
date
this the
were conscious of at an early and, over centuries, produced
in branch it The frequency
every of a considerable amount of material.
of the occurrence of tashif and tahrif necessitated the introduction of a
system of vocalization and led to the institution of the sciences of 11--
.
mu'talif wa al-mukhtalif and al-mutashäbih.
(d. (d.
al-Daraqulni 385), al-Azdi 409), al-Khatib al-Baghdadi (d. 463) Ibn
Mäküla (d. 475), (d. 498), Qädi 'Iyad (d. 544), Ibn Qurqül (d. 569)
al-Ghassani
al-Sam'Ani (d. 562) and Ibn al-Athir (d. 606) all dealt, at some length, with
the subject of vocalization, as well as with the other topics that
were
to their
relevant subject.
In 9th Ibn Khatib drew the his
century, al-Dahshah on works of all
predecessors and summarized the earlier material on the subject in such a
to the 'of important information; he
way as retain maximum amount
dealing the As for I
produced a new work with vocalization of names. as
know, Ibn Khatib;
no other scholar produced so useful a volume as that of
his dictionary is
alphabetically arranged more accessible than the works
he his
that
used as sources.
The in 1904 for doctoral in
work was studied a thesis and published the
subsequent year; this edition was based on two MSS. The editor did not
have to further MSS to Ibn Khatib's this led him to
access or sources; make
The has MSS,
many serious mistakes. present edition made use of eight
the by Ibn Khatib have been in
and all works used consulted, either
form in MS.
published or
Abstract
fi
Tuhfat dhawi
This thesis consists of a critical edition of al-irab
by Abü Nür Mahmüd b.
mushkil al-asma' wa al-nisab al-Thana' al-Din
Abmad b. Muhammad known as Ibn Khatib al-Dahshah: an alphabetical
dictionary which deals with the vocalization of the names and nisbas
which occur in the three canonical hadith collections, namely the
in
Sahihayn and the M uwatta' regardless of whether these names occur
books.
the isnäds or in the matn of these
This is divided into two parts, an introduction and the edition of
work
biographical
the text. The first part consists of a account of the author,
Tuhfah.
his works and a review of the previously published edition of the
A study of the work comprising the author's sources, a discussion of his
in his the the
alleged carelessness copying, arrangement, subject and
title the is A description the MSS
of work undertaken. of and an account
is
the
of method of edition adopted also given.
The the Tuhfah, depending
second part comprises a critical edition of
indices
on five MSS, with the necessary explanatory notes, and
bibliography.
i
Acknowledgements
All praises are due to Allah Almighty who enabled me to edit this
-
work.
A to Professor John N.
sincere expression of my gratitude my
Mattock, chairman of the Department of Arabic and Islamic studies,
University Glasgow, the has'
of who generously supervised work which
been due to his invaluable
completed encouragement and suggestions
and comments.
Besides him I lucky to find friend
was enough a most sincere and
teacher in Sh. Mubammad Said al-Badhanjaki, Director the Islamic
of
Centre Manchester; his keen interest in hadith its he
with and sciences,
MS during
provided me with one and offered me much useful advice my
work.
I like in to thank Prof. Mahmüd Abmad Ghazi,
should particular
Director the Da'wah Academy, Islamabad, for his
to
of encouragement
study abroad and much other valuable advice.
The staff of the libraries. Si leymaniye, Beyazit, Ahmet iii Istanbul, e-
al-
C4,
Asad Damascus, Cambridge. the British Library in London
and
are most
deserving of my thanks for providing the microfilms of the relevant
MSS. The the Inter Library Loan Glasgow University
staff of section of
Library deserve for in bulky
also my sincere gratitude assisting my
requests.
My
warmest thanks to for her help during
my wife and support my
studies, to my family and especially to my wife's family, who looked
after my children Maryam. Asmä' and Taymiyyah and for their
encouragement have degree
and affection which
given me a of support,
Impossible
to in
express words.
have helped
Last but least, deepest thanks to those
all who
not my
in this thesis.
me, morally or materially, preparing
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Contents
Preface
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II
Abstract
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Acknowledgements---------------------------III
Iv
System Transliteration
of
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Part One
page no.
Ibn Khatib's life 1
and personality________________
b
His literary
works
____________________________
14
Study the
of work--------
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18
The the
work
subject of
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20
in
The transcribing-
accusation of carelessness
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the
of
The hL____________________21
published editionjTu4fa_
25
Description the MSS
of
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32
Method
of edition___
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Notes Text________________________
the
on
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Appendix
---------------------------------78
Plates-----------------------------------80
Part Two
Sigla-----------------------------------('4
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Text-------------------------------
Arabic
Arabic indices
-----------------------------301
Bibliography------------------------------36,
I
Ibn Khatib
al-Dahshah
His Name Background
and
Qa¢i Nür Abü Mabmüd b. Abmad b. Muhammad
al-Din al-Thana' al-
Hamdäni, known Ibn Khalib born in Ijamah in
as al-Dahshahi, was
the 750 H.
year
His father, distinguished lexicographer Fayyüm,
a scholar and of
whose name Is given as Abmad b. Muhammad but who Is also called Ibn
Zahir (d. 770 H), migrated from Egypt2 to Ijamah there. He
and settled
was appointed as a khatib In the Jami' al- Dahshah later he was
mosque;
known Khatib Dahshah.
as al-
The Jami' Dahshah
al-
This jjmX built by Mu'ayyad
was al- Abü Ismä'il b. 'Ali
al-Fida' al-
Ayyübi3 (672-732 H) in Ilamah between 721
727 H; it he
and was who
appointed al-Fayyümi as the first khatib of this mosque.
The
mosque was built near the Bib al-Jisr. The name al-Dahshah was
given to the mosque because of its remarkable architecture. On the
eastern side there were two large between
windows which was a marble
in the intertwining instituted
pillar shape of
snakes. al-Mu'ayyad a
large library of 7000 books. in the building. Inside the hall there
same
4
frieze:
was carved on a marble
1. him Khalib
al-$tbünl erroneously calls al-Dahshah.
2. We do know he Ijamah but he from Fayyüm
not when entered precisely, was of
Egypt not from Fayyüm of 'Iraq, as claimed in the preface of al-Mi$bäh al-munir.
4.109 Yäqüt, 4.286.
see al-Subki ;
3. A known historian the books,
well and geographer and author of many e. g. JL-
Mukhtasar fi Akhbär known The History Abü Taawim
al-Bashar, as of al-Fidä'. and
at-Buldan. He was born and brought up in Damascus. He then travelled to Egypt,
he Appreciating his him
where met al-Näir. ability, al-Näsir gave the
suzerainty Ilamäh for the his life. Because this he Sahib
of rest of of was called
Hamah,
1,319.
aI-Zirikli,
4.
al-$äbüni, Tärikh 117
amah.