Qaima bi-Muallafat Shaykh al-Islam al-Matbua
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Qaima bi-Muallafat Shaykh al-Islam al-Matbua (A List of the Printed Works of Shaykh al-Islam) is a bibliographic reference work by Abd al-Salam al-Husayn (Abd al-Salam ibn Ibrahim ibn Muhammad al-Husayn) that catalogs the published writings, treatises, and legal responsa of Ibn Taymiyyah .
Background and Composition
In his introduction, al-Husayn notes that compiling Ibn Taymiyyah's works was a challenging endeavor that occupied the scholar's disciples during his lifetime and after his death, given the vast number of treatises he authored—often rapidly from memory or in response to specific queries . Al-Husayn surveys eight previous bibliographic compilations and manuscript indexes:
- Asma Muallafat Shaykh al-Islam by Ibn Rushayq (d. 749 AH) .
- The inventory in Ibn Abd al-Hadi's Al-Uqud al-Durriyya .
- Al-Athbat fi Makhtutat al-Aimma by Ali ibn Abd al-Aziz al-Shibl .
- Majmuat Muallafat Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyya al-Makhtuta by Muhammad ibn Ibrahim al-Shaybani .
- The title list gathered by the editors of Al-Sarim al-Maslul, which exceeded seven hundred titles .
- The jurisprudence bibliography compiled by Nasir ibn Abd Allah al-Mayman in his study of Ibn Taymiyyah's legal maxims .
- The statistical description published by Sabri al-Mutawalli in Manhaj Ibn Taymiyya fi Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim .
- Fihris Makhtutat Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyya by Ayyub Id Abu Khushrayf (published in 1425 AH) .
Al-Husayn completed the initial compilation on Thursday morning, 1 Rabi al-Thani 1425 AH, in Ras al-Khaimah, and subsequently revised it on Friday evening, 17 Rabi al-Thani 1429 AH, in al-Ahsa .
Scope and Method
The catalog is strictly restricted to Ibn Taymiyyah's works that have appeared in print and were personally inspected by the compiler; it excludes lost works cited only in historical biographies as well as manuscripts that the author had not directly accessed .
The entries are arranged alphabetically by title . The compiler adopted Majmu al-Fatawa, assembled by Ibn al-Qasim, as his baseline reference due to its comprehensive inclusion of letters, legal verdicts, and treatises . For each entry, al-Husayn records:
- Its volume and page locations within Majmu al-Fatawa immediately following the title .
- Its location in earlier or alternative compendia—such as Majmuat Fatawa Ibn Taymiyya (printed at the Kurdistan Press in Egypt in 1329 AH) or Majmuat al-Rasail al-Kubra .
- Publication data for standalone editions, including the publisher, editor, edition number, and publication date in the Hijri calendar .
The author utilizes a system of editorial abbreviations: an equal sign (=) denotes cross-references to alternative titles, an asterisk (*) indicates duplicate works listed under variant names, and the letter ṭāʾ (ط) designates edition numbers . While al-Husayn originally intended to discuss the core issues of each treatise and identify printing errors, he omitted these discussions to keep the reference concise .
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