Title: Qawa’id al I’raab | قواعد الإعراب
Author: Abdullah bin Yusuf bin Ahmad bin ‘Abdullah bin Yusuf, Abu Muhammad, Jamaaluddeen, Ibn Hishaam (d.761H) | عبد الله بن يوسف بن أحمد بن عبد الله ابن يوسف، أبو محمد، جمال الدين، ابن هشام
Biography: Ibn Hishaam was born in 708H in Egypt and studied with Ibn As-Siraaj, Ash-Shihaab ‘Abdul Latif bin Al Marhal, At-Tabrizi, and others. He was a scholar of Arabic, specifically in Grammar. Ibn Khaldun said: “While we were in Al-Maghrib, we did not cease to hear that a scholar by the name of Ibn Hisham emerged and he is stronger in Grammar than As-Seebawayh” Ibn Hajar stated that he perfected his study of Arabic and surpassed his contemporaries and even the scholars in regards to his knowledge of Arabic. He was first a Shaafi’ee and then adopted the Hanbali Madhhab. (Husn al Muhadharah, 1/536; Al-A’laam 4/147; Mu’jam al Mufassireen, 1/330;).
Scribe: Tahir (?) Ibrahim bin Shaykh (?) | طاهر (؟) إبراهيم بن شيخ (؟)
Script: Naskh
Date: 4th of Ramadan, 837H | April 14th, 1434 CE
Size: 18.5 X 13.3 CM
Folios: 36ff.
Description: 9 Lines/Page | Arabic cream colored Manuscript Paper without watermarks, this paper is typical of 13th and 14th century paper from Andalus (Spain) | Written in a cursive Naskh style, similar to Nasta’liq in Black ink with rubrication of titles | Several annotations/marginalia (Hawashi) with references to other Nusakh (manuscripts) of the work suggesting that this manuscript is Muhaqqaqah (verified) with other copies. | Manuscript is in good condition | Leather cover from calf binding
Incipit: الباب الأوّل في معرفة الجملة وأحكامها، وفيه
Explicit وكثير من المتقدمين يسمون الزائد صفة ، وبعضهم يسميه مؤكدا
Provenance: There is an ownership note signed and dated in the beginning of the year 984H/1576CE but much of this note is effaced leaving out the name of the owner and other details.
Research Notes: Qawa’id Al I’raab is also published under the title “Al I’raab fi Qawaa’id al I’raab” (الإعراب في قواعد الإعراب). It’s assumed that Ibn Hishaam authored this work on or before the year 749H as he references it in two of his other works with their date of authorship known. This manuscript was written 76 years after the death of the author and 88 or more years from when it was assumed to have been authored, making this an early manuscript of this work. There is a copy in the Qatar National Library dated 959H/ 1551 CE and is complete; A manuscript of this work is in the Chester Beatty Library and is dated 971H; another manuscript is in the King Saud Library dated 1275H and was copied by Hussayn Bakheet; There are several undated later copies of this work in the King Saud library and others as well. It appears that there are more manuscripts of the various explanations of this manuscript than the original text itself with numerous Hawashi (Glosses) and Shuruhaat (explanations) written after his death. Brockelmann cites where manuscripts of this work is cataloged (GAL 2/25)
Accession #: Ms.122c