Muallafat Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya - Nuskhahu al-Khattiyya wa Tabaatuha
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- 1444 AH
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Muallafat Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya: Nuskhahu al-Khattiyya wa Tabaatuha (Arabic: مؤلفات ابن قيم الجوزية: نسخها الخطية وطبعاتها, "The Works of Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya: Their Manuscript Copies and Printed Editions") is a bibliographical reference work compiled by Muhammad Uzayr Shams (d. 1444 AH / 2022 CE) that catalogues the extant manuscripts, printings, abridgments, and translations of the works of Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (691–751 AH).
Background and Purpose
Shams undertook the compilation of the catalogue at the request of Bakr ibn Abd Allah Abu Zayd. The initial draft was completed in Mecca on 7 Shawwal 1420 AH, with updates and additions incorporated up until 6 Safar 1441 AH. It was published together in a single volume with al-Jami' li-Sirat al-Imam Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya by Ali ibn Muhammad al-Umran, serving as the concluding title (No. 35 across 65 volumes) in the scholarly heritage series Athar al-Imam Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya wa-ma Lahiqaha min A'mal issued by Ata'at al-Ilm and Dar Ibn Hazm.
Scope and Methodology
The work provides an inventory based on a wide survey of manuscript catalogues across the world, alongside an investigation of the various print editions of each book. Entries are arranged chronologically according to the date of transcription for manuscripts and the date of publication for printed editions as far as possible. Shams also tracked commentaries, abridgments, and translations into other languages, including English and Urdu.
In his introduction, Shams evaluated earlier bibliographical enumerations, notably that of the German orientalist Carl Brockelmann in Geschichte der arabischen Litteratur, who listed 52 manuscript and printed titles. Shams noted that Brockelmann's tally included duplicate entries, treated independently published excerpts as standalone works, and contained misattributions based on unfamiliar catalog titles that lacked textual verification.
Structure and Classification
The catalogue classifies the corpus associated with Ibn al-Qayyim into three distinct divisions:
- Authentically attributed extant works: A total of 38 confirmed surviving titles, including Ijtima' al-Juyush al-Islamiyya, Ahkam Ahl al-Dhimma, I'lam al-Muwaqqi'in, Zad al-Ma'ad, Madarij al-Salikin, and al-Wabil al-Sayyib.
- Extracted treatises: Independent publications culled from larger books, such as al-Tibb al-Nabawi (extracted from Zad al-Ma'ad), Sharh al-Shurut al-'Umariyya (from Ahkam Ahl al-Dhimma), and al-Firasah (from al-Turuq al-Hukmiyya).
- Inauthentic attributions: Works spuriously credited to Ibn al-Qayyim, such as Akhbar al-Nisa', al-Fawa'id al-Mushawwiq (the introduction to Ibn al-Naqib's Quran commentary), Asma' Mu'allafat Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyya (authored by Ibn Rushayyiq), and Ma'ani al-Adawat wa-l-Huruf.
For each authentic work, the author lists its manuscript copies held in international libraries—recording shelfmarks, folio counts, transcription dates, and scribes—followed by a chronological record of its printed editions, ranging from early lithographs to modern critical editions.
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