Title: Kamamah az-Zahr wa Fareedah ad-Dahr, or Atwaaq al Hammamah fi Sharh Qaseedah al Yamamah; Known as al-Basaamah: Sharh Qaseedah Ibn ‘Abdoon | كمامة الزهر وفريدة الدهر أو أطواق الحمامة في شرح قصيدة اليمامة المعروف بالبسامة: شرح قصيدة ان عبدون
Author: ‘Abdul-Malik bin ‘Abdullah bin Badroon, Abu Marwan Al-Ishbili ( or Ash-Shalabi) al-Hadhrami, then As-Sibti (d. 560H or 608H)| عبد الملك بن عبد الله بن بَدرون أبو مروان الإشبيلي أو الشلبي الحضرمي ثم السبتي
Biography: Ibn Badroon was a literary scholar of Andalus who was famous for his explanation of Ibn ‘Abdoon’s poetry. Abu Abdullah Al-Marakashi (d. 703) mentioned that he narrated from the scholars of his land and Ibn As-Saffaar narrated from him as did Abul-Khattaab bin Khaleel with Ijaazah from him. He was an eloquent writer with good handwriting and he focused on literature and history. (Kitab adh-Dhayl, 1/21; Al-A’laam, 4/161)
Scribe: Unable to read the name. Another scribe name appears after the Maqamaat al Hariri: Ja’far Ibn Muhammad Ibn ‘Abdillah
Script: Naskh
Date: 5th of Rajab, 914H / 30th of October, 1508CE
Size: 19.5 X 14 CM
Folios: 218ff.
Description: 14 lines/Page | Laid paper without watermarks | Black ink with rubrication of matn and markings in the text. Numerous wormholes, and some minor repairs, not affecting the text | The cover is not the original cover and it is in good condition | This manuscript is complete and has a few folios with text from Maqamaat al Hariri at the end. | The text of this manuscript was recorded from memory as it is mentioned in the colophon.
Incipit: الحمد لله الملك القديم المعدود الصمد القدير المقصود
Explicit على الفاضل لا للصبر بعدهم سلام مرتقب للأجر منتظر
Provenance: Formerly from a Private Collection (of R. Hayden?) | There is an insert that has the date 1298H/1881CE with: Hasham as-Sayyid Al-Jaleel Mawlana As Sayyid Hassan Sayim ad Dahr سلمه الله تعالى. | Another ownership note appears on the first folio with the name Muhammad bin Al-Hassan bin Ameer al Mu’mineen Al-Qaasim bin Muhammad bin Ali محمد بن الحسن بن امير المؤمنين القاسم بن الحسن بن علي and it is dated Ramadan, 1050H – . He was Abu Yahya Muhammad bin Al-Hasan bin Al-Qasim bin Muhammad bin ‘Ali As-San’aanee. He was an Imam of the Zaidiyyah in Yemen and the grandson of a ruler of Yemen: Al-Mansour billah Al-Qaasim bin Muhammad bin ‘Ali (d.1029H/ 1620CE) who fought against the Ottomans and drove them out of Yemen [Hukaam Al-Yemen Al-Mu’alifoon Al-Mujtahidoon, Al-Habashi, pg. 229-244]. He wrote the work Sabeel ar-Rashaad ila Ma’rifah Rabb al ‘Ibaad [Al A’laam, 6/89; Mu’jam Al Mu’alifeen, 9/209] |
Research Notes: This explanation is of the Qaseedah of ‘Abdul-Majeed bin ‘Abdullah bin ‘Abdoon Al-Fihri, Abu Muhammad Al-Yabiri (d.529H or 527H) known as Dhul Wizaratayn | عبد المجيد بن عبد الله بن عبدون الفهري اليابرتي، أبو محمد ” ذو الوزارتين. He was a literary scholar from Andalus, born and died in Evora and was made a minister by Banul Aftas until the end of their empire in the year 485H. After their demise, he served the Murabiteen. He was a historian and a scholar in Hadeeth. He narrated from Abil Hajjaj and others. Ibn Baskhawal said that he was a scholar in Athaar and Akhbaar, and also the meaning of Hadeeth. (Al-A’laam, 4/149; Ath-Thiqaat miman Lam Yaqa’ fil Kutub as Sittah of as-Sakhawi, 6/426). Manuscripts of this poem is cited by Ali Ridha & Muhammad Touran (Mu’jam Tarikh at-Turaath al Islaami, 3/1876): زمير ملّي رقم 905/ 5 ورقة 21 – 23؛ 976 هـ؛ Chester Beatty 4351 ورقة 187، 598 هـ 75 بيتا؛ نشرت في مدريد 1898؛| Ali Ridha and Muhammad Touran mention the location & dates of existing manuscripts of this work (Mu’jam Tarikh at-Turath al Islami, 3/1888-9): خراججي أوغلى رقم 987 ورقة 67 كتبت في القرن 7 هـ؛ على أميري 3334 ورقة 77، 1070 هـ؛ مكتبة الأوقاف العامّة 184، ورقة 113؛ 1040 هـ؛ رقم 241؛ 2/ 5626؛ 3/ 302؛ الظاهريّة 5155 ورقة 78؛ رقم 3340 ورقة 170، 1061 هـ؛ آية الله نجفي 2920 ورقة 85 قيد التملّك 1285 هـ؛ رقم 114 ورقة 109، 1010 هـ؛ Cambridge 3022 رقم المسلسل 611 ورقة 80 لعله الكتاب الأوّل؛ أحمد ثالث 2/ 1198 ورقة 46 – 116، 987 هـ؛ المعهد العلمى الفرنسي بالقاهرة 25/ 77 ورقة 153؛ المكتبة العباسية بالبصرة، رقم المسلسل في الفهرست 507 صفحة 418 – قيد التملك 1177 هـ؛ خزانة جامع الزيتونة بتونس أدب 4595 ورقة 152؛ رقم 4596 ورقة 179 و 1131 هـ؛ رقم 4597 ورقة 125؛ رقم 6167 ورقة 183؛ دار الكتب الوطنيّة بتونس 2612 ورقة 89؛ رقم 7438 ورقة 152؛ خزانة القرويين بفاس 580 ورقة 142، 983 هـ؛ رقم 708 ورقة 94؛ خزانة المدرسة العليا بالرباط 50 ورقة 119؛ المكتبة الخاصّة لعلي بن إبراهيم بصنعاء 39 ضمن مجموعة 1073 هـ؛ نشر في القاهرة 1340 وفي Leiden 1849؛
Accession #: Ms.130c