Juz Lu'lu
- Author died
- 672 AH
- Editions
- Dar al-Sahabah li-al-Turath
Juz Lu'lu (Juzʾ Luʾluʾ) is a hadith collection containing narrations transmitted by the blind Damascene grammarian and scholar Lu'lu ibn Ahmad (600–672 AH / 1204–1274 CE), compiled and extracted (takhrij) by Muhammad ibn Uthman al-Zarzari .
Author and Compilation
The subject of the collection, Abu al-Durr Lu'lu ibn Ahmad ibn Abd Allah al-Dimashqi al-Hanafi, known by the honorific Najib al-Din, was born in Damascus in 600 AH . He heard hadith from prominent teachers, including al-Hafiz Ibn Asakir, Abu al-Qasim Abd al-Samad al-Harastani, and Abu al-Yumn al-Kindi . Lu'lu later settled in Cairo, where he held the teaching circle for Quranic recitation at the Mosque of al-Hakim (al-Jami al-Hakimi) until his death in 672 AH .
The text was extracted and organized from Lu'lu's narrations by Muhammad ibn Uthman ibn Sulayman al-Zarzari, forming a specialized hadith tract (juzʾ) .
Transmission and Titles
The collection is known as Juz Lu'lu as well as Juz min Hadith Lu'lu ibn Ahmad al-Dimashqi . Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani listed it in his bibliographic records under the title Mashyakhat Lu'lu . It was transmitted by Lu'lu's student Muhammad ibn Ghali al-Dimyati, and later recorded in chains of transmission through teachers such as Abu al-Ma'ali al-Halawi and Hajar bint al-Qudsi .
Manuscripts and Publication
Manuscript copies of the work are preserved in repositories including:
- Dar al-Kutub al-Misriyya in Cairo (MS 25569 B), comprising 12 pages .
- The King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies in Riyadh .
A printed edition edited by Majdi Fathi al-Sayyid was published by Dar al-Sahaba li-l-Turath in Tanta, Egypt (1409 AH / 1989 CE) .
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