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THE MUTAWAKKILI OF AS-SUYUTI
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A Translation of the Arabic Text
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Introduction, Notes, and Indices
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WILLIAM Y. BELL
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A Dissertation presented to the
Faculty of the Graduate School of
Yale University,
in Candidacy for the Degree of
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1934.
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THE MflTAWAffiffir W
A Translation of the Arabic Text
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Introduction, Notes, and Indices
by
WILLIAM Y; BELL
Exchange Diss,
A .Dissertation presented to the
Faculty of the Graduate School of
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Contents
Introduction 9 12.
Arabic Text Is 30.
Translation and Notes ... 31 65.
Arabicised Aethiopic Words 37.
Persian 45.
Greek 49.
Indian 51.
Syriac 52.
Hebrew 56.
Aramaic 59.
Coptic 62.
Turkish 64.
The Blacks' 64.
Berber 65.
Indices 67 70.
INTRODUCTION.
INTRODUCTION.
Abu '1-Fadl c Abd ar-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr ibn Mu-
hammad ibn Abi Bakr Julal ad-din as-Suyuti al-Khudairi
.ash-Shafi% eminent scholar and one of the most prolific
writers of all time, is a character so well known to
-students of Muslim literature that it is hardly necessary
to enter here upon a detailed narrative of his life. He
was born at Suyut (Usyut) in Upper Egypt, Sunday
I Rajab, 849 (October 3rd, 1445) and died 18 Jumadi 1, 91 1
-(October l/th, 1505).
While the extensiveness of his writings has subjec-
ted him to serious charges of plagiarism in many
instances, yet 'it is certain that he is deserving of the
high esteem in which he is held, both as a thorough and
painstaking scholar, and as a safe and reliable tradition-
Jst. His attainments cover a wide range of learning in
Koranic Exegesis, Traditions, Law, Philosophy, Philolo-
.gy, Rhetoric, etc. The titles to more than five hundred
-works attributed to him testify to his indefatigable labors
as an author. Of highest rank among these are the
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Itqqn, on Koranic interpretation, a work of great merit
the Tafsir al-Jaldlain, begun by Jalal ad-din al-Mahalli,
and completed by as-Suyuti ; the Muzliir, on philology ;
the Husn muhddara, on Old and New Cairo; and the
Ta'rtkh al-Khulafa, History of the Caliphs. Frequent
references to the liqdn will be noted throughout this
-dissertation (l).
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This as-Suyuti is the author of the treatise which
is the subject of our study, and by him entitled al-
Matawakkill in honor of the patron and Caliph who
(I) For fuller account of as-Suyutl's life and works see Brock.
Gesch. d. arab. Lit. 2: 144; Ibn Khallikan, art. as-Suyuti.
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ordered its composition (l), viz., al-Mutawakkil e abd al^.;g||
'Aziz, known as Mutawkkil ,111 (d. 945/1536), the last of ,"|J
the c Abbasid quasi-Caliphs, servants of the Mamluk rulers ;Xff
of Egypt (2). Weak, dissolute, and unpriiiciple d : :
opportunist as he was, al-Mutawakkil yet pretended to/-^|^
religious sincerity and it is not improbable that in ttiisX : .'.;'^f|
pretension we may find the explanation of his instruction; " :||f|
to as-Suyuti to prepare the book which bears his name. ; ; s^
Al - Mutawakkill (3) is a treatise on foreign words in;;::'||
the Qoran. It embraces the study of 108 such words ^|^
which, according to as-Suyutt, have, their origin in the; ;X^|
Aethiopic, Persian, Greek, Indian, Syriac, Hebrew,. : p^
Aramaic, Coptic, Turkish, the Blacks', and the Berber ;:
languages. Together, I think, with the Chapter in his ^^^
Itqdn (4) devoted to a similar study and comprising 1 18 3;ifl||
words, including, with few exceptions, those treated here^;
(5) this edition is an extract from a more extensive worfc-
by the author entitled, al-Masdlik (6). .
In these treatises, a s-Suyutt follows the method of ;-|||||
treatment accepted as the norm by Muslim savants,
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the rule of citing eminent authorities for his conclusions ^1?
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without attempting anything-like a scientific treatrrierit, ;^||j
as modern scholars would apply that term. Beyond this/;
he would not pause to consider it either necessary nor
(1) See text, p. 15. - ,;; :
(2) On al-Mutawakkil see Cl. Huart, Histoire des Arabes, Paris- ;'
1912; Sir. Wm. Muir, The Caliphate, ed. T.H. Weir, Edinburgh 1915.,^ ff|||
(3) Erroneously writtea al-Mutawakkil, ?aji V. 164, No. 10462, but; yvS;|
-correctly written al-Mutawakkili, 'SajT, No. 8158, art. al-^Adhudl.
(4) Chapter 38.
(5) I have attempted to note in every case the words in al-l
kilt treated in the -ft#d,~and to indicate any variations betweenl
two texts.
(6) See 0.32.
lllt^ Desirable to go. And while on this account his con-
: elusions may not always be convincing to us, he has
|||p;>most' certainly rendered us an invaluable service in
plf^vpresefving to us the opinions and teachings of some of
llf^Krthe most learned and trustworthy philologists and
If^f : traditionists of his faith, beginning with Ibn e Abbas and
ft&j^Ka*!?, and coming down the line to his own day.
f|f!> ; Many are the Muslim scholars too many indeed to
!H| -Consider who have given attention to the study of
|p '/ foreign words in the Qoran. Famous among these and
lllP^^belonging^ to the two centuries immediately preceding
|f||tihat of as-Suyuti's death, are al-Kadi Taj ad-Din ibn
llpfN^as-Subki (d. 77 1 A.D.) who left 27 such words arranged in
Ipllfir^erse form, and al-Hafiz Abu 'l^Fadl ibn Hajar (d. 852
^AlD.) ; who added to this list 24 words also arranged in
iH^ -verse 'form.... As-Suyuti himself added yet another 67
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arranged; in verse form, making a total of Il8
made into verses, the whole of which concludes
author's chapter on this subject in the Itqun.
Among the more recent works by European scholars
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this sub ject r frequent references will be observed in
notes to the works of Dyorak and Fraenkel and an
^asional reference to others. It will be interesting
f^o: observe the points of agreement and disagreement
tween the earlier and later philologists and scholars.
; It is stated above that as-Suyuti. cites the authority
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philologists and traitionists of the highest rank. More
n 50 such persons are quoted and I have, with rarest
, given at least their names and lineage, the
of their deaths, and here and there a word or so
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them in ~the hope that there may be the least
uncertainty as to their identity. In practically
|p|eyjery case, the biographers are agreed as to their merit
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and credibility, putting upon them the stamp & ('trus-
tworthy'), and not infrequently & i*. An interesting
exception may be noted in the case of as-Suddi Muham-
mad b. Marwan as-Saghir, of whom we read (l). "If one
should add to his (Kalabi's) traditions that which
Muhammad b. Marwan as-Suddi as-Saghir handed down,
he would have a chain of lies."
The author also names twenty-two publications,
twenty of which I find specifically recorded in Irla ji Khalf a
and Brockelmann's Geschichte der arabischen Litteratur.
The text upon which our study is based, known as
No. 352 of the Landberg collection purchased by Yale
University in 1900, is a copy said by Count Landberg to
have been 150 years old at the time of his purchase, made
therefore towards the middle of the l8th century. It is
written in a clear and easily legible hand, but there are
not a few manifest errors in the copy. Some of these the
copyist has discovered and corrected in the margin, but
a far greater number seems to have escaped his notice
altogether.
Chapter headings, many verbs introducing traditions,
and, in the introduction, divisional marks and over-
scorings are written in red ink, the rest in black ink.
Each written page has a double border line done in red
ink and measuring approximately 15^ cm. by 9% cm.
I wish to gratefully acknowledge my indebtedness to
Dr. Torrey, under whose direction this work has been
undertaken, and without whose helpful criticisms and
suggestions I could not have executed it with even as
little merit as it may now have. I am also grateful to
all to whose works I have had recourse, and to which
reference is made from time to time in the course of this
dissertation.
(I) TJajI 11.333.
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TRANSLATION
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NOTES
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TRANSLATION.
In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful.
Praise belongs to God, who established among the
people of the Prophet's house-^God bless hint and give
him peace the basic principles of the faith ; and who
promised this illustrious people security as long as they
should continue among them.
And may mercy and peace be upon our lord,
Muhammad, the chief of the sons of e Adnan and upon his
family and friends, and those who follow them in
well-doing.
And now as to what follows:
The Imam al-Mutawakkil c ala 'Llah God perpetuate
his might and by its continuation strengthen the true
religion al-Imami, al-A'zami, al-Hashimt, al- c Abbasi, al-
Mutawakkili, Commander of the Faithful, son of the
paternal uncle of the Chief of the Apostles, heir of the
upright Caliphs, issued the exalted edict that I should
write for him a book concerning the expressions that
occur in the most excellent Quran and the narrative of
the Companions and their successors; namely, which
among them are to be found in the. speech of the Abys-
sinians, or of the Persians, or of any other race aside
from the Arabs. Sol obeyed him and composed this
book, a compendium extracted from my more extensive
work, al-Masdlik (n).
(n) That is, Masalik al-huafd' fi walidai al-Mustafa, ob
Muhammad's Eltern in die holle gekommen seien, Brock. (Gesch-
. d. arab. Litt.) 11.147.
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-''.. And I called it al-Mutawakkili (l), following the exa-
:mample of Abu Bakr ash-Shashi (2), one of our associates,
who composed a book concerning jurisprudence by order
-of the Caliph, al-Mustazhir bi 'llah (3), and called it
al-Mustazhiri (4) ; the example also of the Imam
al-Haramain (5) who composed a book on jurisprudence
in the name of the Vizier Ghiyath ad-din Nizam al-Mulk
(6), and called it al-Ghiyathi (7). Then he composed for
him also an elegant compendium which he called
ar-Risdla an-Nizamiyya (8); the example also of the
(1) Erroneously written -al-Mntawakkil, Haji Khalfa V. 146, rio.
10462, but correctly written al-Mtitawakkili Ijaji no. 8158, Art. al-^Adudi
(2) Abu Bakr Muhammad b. A\>mad b. al-T?usain b. e Umar
-ash Shashi Fakhr al-Ishim al-Mustazhiri, died 507/1113, famous scholar
-and Professor of Civil Laws, Bagdad.
(3) Weak and disinterested SeljukCalipTi 487 512 (10941118).
(4) Kitab Hilyat al-^Ulaviii' fi maddhib al-fuqtiha', a statement of
-Shafi'nte doctrine, dedicated to the Caliph al-Musta?hir and so known as
-al-Mustazhiri Brock. 1.390. IJajT 11942, another al-Mustazhiri .wa-huwa
'Hilyat al-^Ulama' was composed by Ya e qftb b. Sulaiman al-Khazim
. al-Isfara'ini (d. 488/1095), and still another al-Mzistashiri was composed
by the Imam al- Ghazali.
( ; 5) Abu 'l-Ma e iili c abd al-Malik b. c abdallah al-Juwaini commonly
^called the Imam al-TJaramain, d. 4/8/1085.
'\_- (6) Ni?-am al-Mulk Abu =Ali al-TJasan b. e Ali b. Isbaq b.
:'al- e Abbas at-Tusi also called Qawwam ad-din, b. 408/1018, d. 455/1092.
Himself a student and teacher of traditions and jurisprudence, his court
was a. rendezvous of doctors of the law and stijis. He was pious and
built many mosques, convents and colleges.
(7) Ghiyath al-Uinam fi 'l-imatna, aid of the people, concerning the
dignity of an Imam. Haji 8662.
(8) Ar-Risalat an-Nizami fi Kalam, a treatise on scholastic philo-
-Jsophy. T?aji 6395.
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Imam Abu Bakr ibn Furak, (l) one of our associates, who-
composed a book on the rudiments of the faith in the
name of Nizam al-Mulk also, and called it an-Nizami (z) r
the example also of the Imam Abu '1-Hasan ibn Faris (3)*
the philologist, who composed a book on languagein the
name of as-Sahib (as it is abreviated) (4), and called it
as-Sahibi (5); the example also of Abu 'Ali al-Farisi (6)_
the grammarian, who composed a book on the Arabic
language in the name of the Sultan, e Adud ad-Daula (7),.
and called it al- Adudi ; (8) the example also of the Qadi,.
e Adud ad-din al-Iji (9), who composed a book on hidden
meanings and rhetoric in the name of the Sultan Ghiy&th
ad-din, (10) and called it al-Fawd'id al - Ghiyathtya (ll)
(1) Abu Bakr MuViammad b. al-Hasan b. Furak al-Ijfahani
ash-Shafi e i, d. 406/1015. Philosopher, philologist, preacher, teacher,,
author.
(2) Kitab an-Ni?ami fi usul id-din, TJaji 13851.
(3)' ?aji 7701, Abu 'l-TJusain, i. e., Abu'l Husain Al.imad b. Faris,.
d. 394/1004.
(4) A;-Sa1.iib Ibn 'Abbad 'Abft'l Qasim b. Abi 'l-l?asan 'Abbad b..
e Abbas b. e Abbad b. Ahmad b. Idris at-Talaqani d. 385, 995, famed for
his talents, virtues, and generosity, and himself author of al-Muhit, a
philological work in 7 volumes, several noteworthy epistles and some-
good poetry^
(5) Kitab as-Sahibi fi'l-lugha, dealing with rules of speech followed
by the Arabs, and of which the author says, "My only reason for affix-
ing this title to the book is because I composed it and deposited it in the
library of a;-Saliib," meaning, as explained in Tlaji that he composed
it for a?-Sahib. TTaji 7701.
(6) Abu 'Ali al-Farisi al-ljasan b. A1;mad (d. 377/987) took high*
rank as a grammarian.
(7) Abu Suya' Fannakhusrub. Rukn ad-daula Abu 'Ali al-IJasan
b. Burwaih 'Ariud ad-daula ad-Dailami, Sultan of Fars, said to be
the first monarch after Islam called Malik, a man of great talent,,
learning, and generosity, d. 372/983. Other works composed by Abu
'All in his honour are the Idah, and the Takmila.
(8) Kttab al-'Afrdi fi'n nahw, Haji 8158.
(9) 'Ariud ad-din 'Abd ar-Rahman b. 'A1;mad al-Iji, d. 756/1357.
(10) See p. 33.
(11) Fawa'id al-Ghiyathiya fi'l-Ma*arii wa 'l-bayan, a very valuable
book, upon which a number of commentaries have been written by
later authors, one of the latest and best being by al-Bukhari ^.d. 950/1543),.
Haji 9278.
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So.I mounted their generous steed, and embarked',
upon their course, and God's aid was sought and upon,
him was the reliance.
Ibn Jarir (l) brought out in his Tafsir, (2) on the
authority of Sa c id ibn Jubair (3), the following:
The Quraish said, why was not this Quran sent,
down in a foreign tongue and in Arabic ? Then God sent
down a revelation about it, and they said, why were not
its signs interpreted in a foreign tongue and in Arabic?'
Then God, after this sign, sent down the Quran in every
tongue, therein hijdra min sijjilin (4) in Persian (5).
Ibn Abi Shaiba (6) in al-Musannaf(7), and Ibn Jarir-
on the authority of Abu Maisara e Amr ibn Shurahbil (8);
(1) Abfi Ja e far Muhammad b. Jarir b. Yazidb. Khalid at-Tabari, the-
well-known at- fabari, author of the great commentary on the Quran and
the celebrated history Imamin many branches of knowledge, d. 310/923..
(2) Tafsir Ibn Jarir, of which as-Suyuti says in his Itqan, "It is the
clearest and the greatest of the commentaries." T?aji 3161.
(3) Abu 'Abdallah Sa'id b. Jubair b. Hisham al-Asadi, also called
Abu . Muhammad, mania to the tribe Waliba b. Harith, pupil of Ibn
'Abbas, and famed for his general knowledge of the Quranic sciences,,
d. 94 or 95 (113 or 114).
(4) Quran II; 84, 15.74, 105:4-
(5) Itqan 171, Firyani on the authority of Mujahid ; In Persian it
first meant 'stones', and afterwards 'clay'.
Jaw. (Sachau edition, al-Jawaliqi's al-Mu e arrab, Leipzig, 1867) p..
81, Ibn Qutaiba agrees (== ^ tjCL.).
Sid. (Studien iiber die Persischen Fremdworter im klassischen
Arabisch) Gottingen, 1919, by A. Siddiqi) p. 73, id.
De Voc. (Vocabulis in Antiquis Arabum Carminibus et in Corano-
Peregrinis, Lugd. Bat. 1880, S. Fraenkel) p. 25, id.
(6) Abu Bakr 'Abdallah b. Muhammad b. Ibrahim b. 'Uthman Ibn
Abt Shaiba al-'Absi al-Kuft, eminent traditionist, Imam and J}afiz t d. 234
or S (849 or 50).
(7) Al-Musannaf fi. 'l-hadhh, a large book in which the author
collects the decisions of law of the Followers, the sayings of the
Companions, and the traditions of the Prophet. ISaji 12202.
(8) 'Amr b. Shurahbil al-Hamdani Abu Maisara al-Kufi,d. 63/684,.
one of Ibn 'Abbas's most prominent students. Mentioned by Ibn.
Hibbaninhis Thiqat.
-36 -
The Quran was sent clown in every tongue. Andlbn Jarir
(himself) declared, In the Quran is every -tongue. Ibn
Abi Shaiba on authority of ad-pahhak(l), The Quran
was sent down in every tongue.
Ibn al-Mundhiri (2) declares in his'Tafslr (3), on the
authority of Wahb ibn Munabbih (4) ; There is no
language of which there is not some little part in the
Quran. And as to what there is in it from the Greek
tongue, he said, fa-surhunna, meaning, 'cut them in
pieces' (5).
These are the sayings handed down with authority^
from the Followers.
At-Tha c alabi (6) notes on authority of some of "them
as follows : There is not a language in the world which
is not found in the Quran. And the Imam said-concerning
the other divine books which were sent down, that they
were revealed in the speech of the people to whom they
were sent ; nothing in them came down in the language
of any other people. Now the Quran comprises the whole
of the speech of the Arabs, but many things were sent
down in it from languages otherthan theirs from that of
the Greeks, the Persians, and the Abyssinians.
(1) See on p. 45.
(2) Abft Bakr Muhammad b. Ibrahim al-Mundhiri an-Nisaburi, a
Shafi?ite scholar, d. 318/930?
(3) Tafs'ir (al-Qur'an) al-Miindhir't. Brock. I.lSo.
(4) Aba 'AbdallAh Wahb b. Munabbih b. Kamil b. Shaij Dhi-Kibar
al-YamA.ni, great transmitter of narratives and legends, -informed on
the origin of things, the formation of the world, and the history of the
prophets and ancient kings, d. 110/728.
(5) Q. 2:262.
Itq. I/I Ibnjarir after Ibn 'Abbas ; Aramaic for 'split them'.
Ibn Mundhiri after Wahb b. Munabbih : Gr. Dvorak (Ueber die
Fremdworter im Konin, Sitzungsberichte der Phil-Hist. Classe, Wiener
A'kad., Bd. 109, Wien, 1885) p. 488 f., O^QO) "schleppen, losreissen"
{Vanicek; Gr-Lat etym. Worterbuch, S 1029).
(6) Abfi Ishaq Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Ibrahim a-Tha e alabi
an-Nisabiiri, most famous man of his time in the interpretation of the
Quran, author of at-Tafsir dl-Kabir, a work of excellent merit, d.
427/1035, some say 437.
. -^ -7 *r
37
The Report of that part of God's Book which appears
in the Language of the Abyssinians.
(Shatr) (l)
Ibn Abi Hatim (2) on the authority of Rafi c (3)
concerning God's expression. "So turn thy face towards
the sacred mosque ; (4) ;" that the word shatr means
'towards' in Aethiopic (5).
(al-Jibt and a? Taghut}
c Abd ibn Humaid (6) and Ibn Abi Hatim, concern-
ing God's expression, "They believe .in al-Jibt and
at- Taghut" (7) : al-Jibt is the name of Satan in Aethiopic,
and ai-Taghut is the priest.
Ibn Jarir on the authority of Sa c idibn Jubair: al-Jibt
is the sorcerer in the Aethiopic language, and at -Taghut
is the priest.
% (I) I supply chapter headings in ( )
' (2) Ibn Abi Hatim Abu Muhammad 'Abd ar-Rahman b. Idris
ar-Razi al-Hafi? held highest rank as traditionist, having travelled
universally in pursuit of this branch of knowledge. He is noted for his
veracity, d. 327/938. Abu TJatim, his father, also an excellent judge
of the authenticity of traditions, d. 277/890.
(3) Abu 'l-'Aliya Rafi e b. Mahran ar-Rabal.u, Quranic commenta-
tor, pupil of Ibn e Abbas, d. 90/708.
(4) Q. 2:139-
(5) Itq. p. 171, id.
(6) Abu Muhammad 'Abd Ibn Humaid b. Nasr al-Kashshi (also
aWCissi and al-Kushna in Haji), Quranic Commentator, author Tafsir
'Abdb. ffumaid, 249/863.
(7) Itq. p. 170, Ibn Abi Hatim on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas,
Ibn Humaid 'an 'Ikrima, Ibn Jarir 'an Sa'id b. Jubair.
Itq. p. 172. id. omitting traditionists.
De Voc. p. 23, Aramaic niJ?D in Targiimis sense idolorum.
-asurpato (Geiger, Was hat Muhammad, 203).
-38-
(Huban)
At-Tayyibi (t) in his Masd'il (2), on the authority of
''Abdallah Ibn q Abbas, (3) God be pleased with them
both : that Nafi* ibn al-Azraq (4) said to Ibn 'Abbas,
""Tell me about God's word, "Verily this is a great
transgression" (5). Said he, Hiiban means 'a great crime*
in the Aethiopic language (6). ,
(Al-Awwdh)
Ibn Jarir and Abu Shaikh Ibn Hibban (/), on the
authority of e Abdallah Ibn c Abbas concerning God's ex- ;
pression/'Verily Abrahamis merciful, kind" (8) : al-awwdh
means al-muqin (firm believer) which, in a manner of
speaking, means al-mu 'min (believer) in the Aethiopic
language. (9).
Ibn Abi Hatim on the authority of Mujahid (10) and
Ikrima (ll) : al-aicwdh means al-muqin in Aethiopic.
(1) Abu 't-Tayyib Muhammad b. TQS al-Qa?ri, a pupil of Abu
'Ali al-Farisi (mentioned above, p. 34), died at an early age in the 4th
century of the hijra.
(2) Al-Masd'ilal-Qasariyat finahw, also called at-TayyibftajL 11908.
(3^ 'Abdallah Ibn 'Abbas, well-known cousin of the Prophet,
illustrious pioneer in the field of Quranic exegesis, born 3 yrs prior to
the hijra, d. a. h. 68/688.
(4) Nafi'b. al-Azraq (ms. al-Arzaq) al-Khariji, Khiirijite zealot
and warrior, d. 65/85.
(5) Q- 4:2.
(6) Itq. 170, id.
(7) Aba Shaikh Ibn Hibban al-Hafiz
Ab& Muhammad 'Abdallah b. Muhammad b. Ja'far al-Isfahan.i,
Quranic commentator, author of a tafsir and also of a book of threats,
d. 369/979.
(8) Q. 9:115-
(9) Itq. 170, Abft Shaikh after 'Ikrima 'an Ibn 'Abbas, id. 2nd
paragraph id. (8) 3rd paragraph, al-Wasiti ; id. in Hebrew.
(10) Abti '1-Hajjaj Mujahid b. Jubair al-Makki, famous Quranic
-commentator, d. 103 or 4/721 or 2.
(tl) Abft 'Abdallah 'Ikrima, a mania of Ibn 'Abbas, descended from *-
the Berbers of Maghrib, pupil of his master who took great pains in
teaching him the Quran and the Sunna, one of the principal tnbi's and
juris-consults of Mecca, held to KMrijite opinions, d. 107/725, others
say 105, 6, 15.
39
Waki c (l) and Ibn Jartr, and Abu Shaikh on the
authority of Abu Maisara c Amr ibn Shurahbil: al-awwah
-means 'the prayerful' in the Aethiopic dialect. (2).
(Ibla'i)
Ibn al-Mundhiri, Ibrt Abi tjatim, and Abu Shaikh, on
the authority of Wahb ibn Munabbih, concerning God's
expression, "And it was said, O earth, swallow up thy
water" (3) : that in Aethiopic ibla'i means 'swallow it'.
(Muttaka'an)
Ibn Abi Hatim and Abu 's-Shaikh on the authority of
Salama ibn Tammim ash-Shaqari concerning God's
expression, "And she prepared for them a banquet" (4) :
muttaka'an is the name they give the orange in the
Aethiopic language (5).
(Tuba)
Ibn Jarir and Ibn Abi Hatim on the authority of
^Abdallah Ibn c Abbas, concerning God's expression,
"Blessedness is theirs" (6) tuba is the name of Paradise
in the Aethiopic language.
Abu 's-Shaikh on the authority of Sa'id ibn Jubair
said, tuba is the name of paradise in Aethiopic. (/).
(1) Al-Imam Aba Sufyan Waki' b. al-Jarnih al-Kftfl al-Hanift
az-Zahid, author of tafsir Waki', a commentary containing also the
sayings of the Companions and Followers, d. 197/812.
(2) See note 9 p. 38.
(3) n:46.
Itq. 169, Ibn Abi IJatim 'an Wahb, id. Abfi Shaikh after Ja'far 'an
his father ; = ishribt in Indian.
Dvorak 507, referring to Arab commentators' and lexicologists'
position with reference to this word as meaning ishribt in Ind. or Aeth.
(Taj al- 'Arils V.
(4) Q. 12:31.
(5) Itq. 172, id., omitting AW1 s-Shaikh.
(6) Q.I3:28.
(7) Itq. 172, 1st paragraph id., omitting Ibu Jarir. 2nd paragraph
Indian instead of Aethiopic.
Jaw. 103, finds some agreeing, others saying it means 'the
shrubbery in a garden'. Grammarians call it a fu'ld form of at-taib,
originally tuybd, the yd', changed by (lamma, becoming waw.
De Voc. 24, Syr. ^oo^ Payne Smith.
4
(Sakar)
Ibn Mirdawaih (L), on the authority of Ibn e Abbas,.
concerning the expression of God, "From it you take-,
intoxicating drink" (2) : as-srikar means 'sour wine
vinegar' in Aethiopic (3).
(T.H.)
Al-Hakim (4) brought out in al-niustadrak (5), verify-
ing it on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas, concerning God's
word, <1 T. H."(6): This is like your expression, "(X
Muhammad", in Aethiopic.
Waki s and Ibn Abi-Shaiba, and Ibn Abi Hatim on the
authority of e lkrima : T. H. in Aethiopic means, "O. man!'
(Hurrima) ' ' .
Ibn Abi Hatim on the authority of 'Ikrima, on God's
word, "And it has been forbidden" (7) : wa-hurrima.-
means, "And it has been cut off," in Aethiopic (8).
(1) Al-IJfifi? Abu Bakr Ahmad b. Musa al-Isfahani, Ibn Mirdawaih-
(also frequently pointed Marduya), historian, Quranic interpreter, and
recorder of the sayings of the Companions and Followers, d. 410/1019^
(2) Q. 16:19.
(3) Itq. I/I, Ibn Mirdawaih following 'Aufi 'an Ibn 'Abbas, id.
(4) Abil 'Abdallah Mul.iammad al-TJafiz al-Hakim an-Nisaburu .
also called Ibn al-Baiyi', noted as a reliable traditionist, d. 405/1014.
(5) Al-Mustadrak 'aid 's-Sah'i.hainfi 'l-had!th,on the relative credi-
bility of the two true transmitters of traditions, Haji 11929.
(6) Itq. I/I, Al-Hakim following 'Ikrima 'an Ibn 'Abbas, id. Also-
Ibn Abi Hatim following Sa'id b. Jubair 'an Ibn 'Abbas, Syriac. 2nd
paragraph, 3 named here omitted, cites authority of Sa'td b. Jubair
that it is Aramaic. Appears Q. 20:1.
(7) Q. 2:43, 5:97- ,
(8) Itq. 170, id.
41
(As-Sijilt)
Ibn Mirdawaih on the authority of c Abdallah Ibn
'Abbas, concerning God's expression, "like the folding
of the scroll of a book" (l): as-sijill is a word in the
Aethiopic language meaning rijl (part, portion, blank
paper). (2).
(Al-Mishkdt)
e Abd ibn Humaid, on the authority of c Abdallah Ibn
e Abbas, on God's expression, "like a niche for a lamp in
a wall" (3): al-mishkdt is c a window' in the Aethiopic
language.
4 Abd ibn Humaid, Ibn al-Mundiri, and Ibn Abi
Hatim, on the authority of Mujahid, on God's expression,
"like a niche for a lamp in a wall": al-mishkdt is 'a window'
in the Aethiopic language (4).
(Al^Arim)
Ibn Abi Hatim, on the authority of Mujahid, on God's
expression, "The torrent of al-*Arim" (5) : al- e Arim in
Aethiopic means 'a dam' by which water is stored up,
afterwards overflowing (6)
(i; 0.21:104.
(2) On sijill Itq., Ibn Mirdawaih following AM '1-Jauza 'an Ibn
Abbas, id. "And in al-miilitasib by Ibn J'mnias-sijzll is said to be a book.
Some say it is an Arabicised Persian word."
Jaw. 87. Some agree. Others say it means the Prophet's scribe.
According to Abu Bakr it is a book, but God knows best. Finds none
calling it Persian, however.
De Voc. 17. Gr: OiYiAA.OV sine- dubio.
(3) 0.24:35.
(4) Itq. 173, Attributed only to Ibn Abi Hatim 'an Mujahid.
Jaw. 135, Ibn Qutaiba id. According to others, "Any kind of
window except the nafidha is a mishkat."
DeVoc: .^SCL* Aethiopic (Mu'arr. 135, above). Respondet
Aeth. s'^l.o Dillm. 283.
Dvorak agrees Aeth.
(5) ' Q. 34:I5.
(6) Itq. 172 agrees.
,40
(Sakar) ,
Ibn Mirdawaih (i), on the authority of Ibn e Arjbas,.
concerning the expression of God, "From it you take-,
intoxicating drink" (2): as-snkar means 'sour >wine^
vinegar' in Aethiopic (3).
(T.HJ
Al-Hakim (4) brought out in al-mustadrah (5), verify-
ing it on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas, concerning God's
word, "T 7 . H."(6): This is like your expression, "O,,
Muhammad", in Aethiopic.
Waki c and Ibn Abt-Shaiba, and Ibn Abi Hatim on the
authority of e lkrima : T. H. in Aethiopic means, "O. man!'
(Hurrima)
Ibn Abi Hatim on the authority of *Ikrima, on God's
word, "And it has been forbidden" (7) : wa-hurrima<
means, "And it has been cut off," in Aethiopic (8).
(1) Al-Hafi? Ab& Bakr Ahmad b. Musa al-I?fahani, Ibn Mirdawaih
(also frequently pointed Mardiiya), historian, Quranic interpreter, and
recorder of the sayings of the Companions and Followers, d. 410/1019^
(2) Q. 16:19. ^
(3) Itq. 171, Ibn Mirdawaih following 'Aufi 'an Ibn 'Abbas, id.
(4) Abft 'Abdallah Muhammad al-Hafi? al-Hakim an-Nislburt r
also called Ibn al-Baiyi', noted as a reliable .traditionist, d. 405/1014.
(5) Al-Mustadrak 'ala 's-Saluhain fi '\-hadith, on the relative credi-
bility of the two true transmitters of traditions, -Haji 11929:
(6) Itq. 171, Al-Tlakim following 'Ikrima 'an Ibn 'Abbas, id. Also-
Ibn Abi Hatim following Sa'id b. Jubair 'an Ibn 'Abbas, Syriac. 2nd
paragraph, 3 named here omitted, cites authority of Sa'id b. Jubair
that it is Aramaic. Appears Q. 20: 1.
(7) Q. 2:43, 5:97- ^
(8) Itq. 170, id.
41
(As-Sijill]
Ibn Mirdawaih on the authority of c Abdallah Ibn
e Abbas, concerning God's expression, "like the folding
of the scroll of a book" (l): as-sijill is a word in the
Aethiopic language meaning rijl (part, portion, blank
paper). (2).
(Al-Mishkdf)
e Abd ibn Humaid, on the authority of c Abdallah Ibn
c Abbas, on God's expression, "like a niche for a lamp in
a wall" (3): al-mishkat is c a window' in the Aethiopic
language.
5 Abd ibn Humaid, Ibn al-Mundiri, and Ibn Abi
Hatim, on the authority of Mujahid, on God's expression,
"like a niche for a lamp in a wall": al-mishkat is 'a window'
in the Aethiopic language (4).
(Al^Arim)
Ibn Abi Hatim, on the authority of Mujahid, on God's
expression, "The torrent of al-^Arim" (5) : al-'Arim in
Aethiopic means 'a dam' by which water is stored up,
afterwards overflowing (6)
(ij Q. 21:104.
(2) On sijill Itq., Ibn Mirdawaih following Abft '1-Jauza 'an Ibn
Abbas, id. "And in al-muhtasib by Ibn Jmnias-sijill is said to be a book.
Some say it is an Arabicised Persian word."
Jaw. 87. Some agree. Others say it means the Prophet's scribe.
According to Abu Bakr it is a book, but God knows best. Finds none
calling it Persian, however.
De Voc. 17. Gr: aiyiMvOV sine- dubio.
(3) 0-24:35.
(4) Itq. 173, Attributed only to Ibn Abi Hatim 'an Mujahid.
Jaw. 135, Ibn Qutaiba id. According to others, "Any kind of
window except the nafidha is a mishkat."
DeVoc: ojZJL* Aethiopic (Mu'arr. 135, above). Respondet
Aeth. sL. Dillm. 283.
Dvorak agrees Aeth.
(5)' Q. 34:15.
(6) Itq. 172 agrees.
42
(Al-Minsa'a)
Ibn Jarir and Ibn Abi Ilatim, on the authority of as-
Suddi (l), on God's expression, " (The reptile of the
earth which) ate his staff" (2) : al-minsd'a means 'staff'
in the Aethiopic language. (3).
(Y.8.)
Ibn Jarir and Ibn Mirdawaih, on' the authority of
c Abdallah Ibn c Abbas, on God's word, "F. S" (4): It
means, " O, man ! " in the Aethiopic language (5).
( Al-Awwdb)
Ibn Abi Hatim, on the authority of Sa c id ibn Jubair
and Ibn Shurahbil, concerning God's expression,. "Verily,
he is repentant" (6): al-awwdb means, "the one who
praises God" (7) in the Aethiopic language.
( Kiflain)
Waki c and Ibn Abi Shaiba, on the authority of Abu
Musa al-Ash e ari, (8) on God's expression, "He will give
you a double portion of his mercy" (9) : kiflain means "a
double portion" in the Aethiopic. (10).
(1) Muhammad ibn Marwan as-Suddi as-?aghir, Quranic com-
mentator and traditionist, author of Tafslr as-Suddi (Haii no. 3286, see
Introduction p. 12.), d. 189/804.
(2) Q. 34:13-
(3) Itq. 1/3, id., omitting Ibn Abi TJatim.
(4) Q. 36:1.
(5) Itq. 173, id., omitting Ibn Jarir.
It adds a tradition from Abft Hatim on .the authority of Sa'id ibn
Jubair that Y. S. means u. j I in Aeth.
(6) Q. 34:16,29,44.
(7) Itq. 170, id., omitting Sa'id ibn Jubair.
(8) Abft Mvtsa 'Abdallah ibn Qais al-Ash c ari, Quranic commentator,
one of the Companions, d. 44/664.
(9) Q. 57:28.
(10) Itq. 172, Mentions only Ibn Abi Hatim 'an Musa al-Ash'ari, and
says di'fain ('double portion' of) Kanz (buried treasure, or
gold,) and that Jawaliqi says that it is a Persian word Arabicised.
43 "-
(Ndshi'a)
Waki e , (Abu Mansur, Ibn Jarir, Ibn al-Mundhiri, and
al-Baihaqi (l) in his Sunan (2), on the authority of
e Abdallah Ibn * Abbas, on God's expression, Verily, the
beginning of -the night" (3) : ndshi'a means, "the rising of
the night" in the Aethiopic language (4). When a man
stands up (to pray), they say "Ansha' a ar-raful,"meanmg,
"He stands." -
(Munfatir)
Ibn Jarir, on the authority of e Abdallah Ibn c Abbas,
concerning God's expression, "The heavens shall be rent
asunder by it" (5) : munfatir means, "filled with it" in
the Aethiopic language (6).
( Qaswara)
Ibn Jarir and Ibn Abi Hating on the authority of
^Abdallah Ibn c Abbfis, concerning God's expression, "(As
though they were frightened asses) fleeing from a
lion" (/) : qasivara means "lion" in the Aethiopic
language.
(1) We are left to conjecture what Manfftr for Abb Man;flr) is
intended : Probably Abft Maneftr 'Abd al-Qahir ibn Tshir ibn
Muhammad at-Tamimi al-Baghdadi ash-Shafi'i, author of tafsir Abu
Mansur, d., 429/1037,
Al-Baihaqi AM Bakr Aljmad al-Husain ibn 'All al-Khusrawjirdi,
d., 458 1065.
(2) As-Sunan al-kabir wa's-saghir, two volumes of which we read
(Haji III. 627, no. 7269), "Nothing like them has been composed in
Islam."
(3~ Q. 73:6.
(4) Itq. 173, al-Hakim in his Mustadrak 'an Ibn Mas^ftd, id. Also
Baihaqi 'an Ibn 'Abbas, id.
(5) Q. 73:l8.
(6) Itq. 173, id.
(7) Q. 74:51. . . .
(8) Itq. 172, id., omitting ibn Abi g
44
( Yahura)
At-Tayyibi, on the authority of < Abdallah Ibn
e Abbas, on the authority of Mafi c ibn al-Az-raq (l) whom
he asked about God's expression, "Verily, he thought
that he would not return" (2). anlaii yahura, means "that
he would not return" in the Aethiopic Language.
Ibn Abi Hatim, on the authority of Dawud ibn Abi
Hind (3), concerning God's expression, "that he would
not return" : yahura means, "he returns" in the Aethiopic
language, because when they say. Hir ild ahhka,,, it
means, "Return to your people" (4).
(Sinin)
Ibn Jarir and Ibn Abi Hatim, on the authority of
c lkrima, concerning God's expression, "By Mt. Sinai" (5) :
sinin means "the beautiful" in the Aethiopic. (6).
(Al-Ard'ik &Yandduna)
And in the Funun al-afndn by Ibn al-Jawzi (7) :
al-araik means 'couches' in the Aethiopic (8); also "Then
thy people cried out by reason of him" (9) : yasidduna
means "they clamored, cried out" (10) in the A.ethiopic.
(I) See p. 38, n. 4.
12) 0.84:14.
(3) Dilwud ibn Abi Hind Dain?.r ibn 'Adhifir Tahman al Qusairi,
d. 139757, called thiqa by Abu Hatim, and by others thiqathiqa.
(4) Itq. 173, Ibn Abi Hatim 'an Dawud ibn Hind, id., 2nd paragraph.
Also 'an 'Ikrima. Also, "in the mas'ala of Nafi ibn al-Azraq by Ibn
'Abbas."
(5) Q- 95=2.
(6) Itq. 171. id.
(7) Funun al-afnanfi 'uliun al-quran Haji IV.465, no. 9198; Brock
Cairo VII. 53CH, a treatise on Quranic doctrines.
Ibn al-jawzi Jamal ad-din Abii '1-Faraj 'Abd ar-Raljman ibn Abu
'1-Hasan ibn 'All al-Baghdadi, d., 597/1200. Brock. 1.500 ff. lists to his
credit 8 r worKs, classified under 10 heads, including Hist., Trad., Biog.,
Jurispru., Med., Geog., etc.
(8) Q. 18:30, etc. Itq. 169, id.
<P) Q-43:57.
(10) My translation follows Itq. text p. 173 which reads ^\ Jli
A^ai-l jj*-^> k-- c53^l Our Copyist must again.be in error here,
writing jS^*.^2>_ for
' 45
(Ad-Durrl & Ghlfa)
And in al-burhdn by Shaidhala, (l) al-irshdd by al-
Wasiti, (2) .and lughat al-qur'an by Abu '1-Qasim, (3)
concerning God's expression, "A brightly-shining star"
(4) : ad-durri means 'shining' in the Aethiopic language.
(5) And it is mentioned concerning his expression, "And
the water diminished" (6), that ghida means "it diminis-
hed"'^ the Aethiopic (/).
The Report of what Appears (in the Quran)
in the Persian Tongue.
(Al - Istabraq)
Ibn Abi Hatim, on the authority of ad-Dahhak (8) :
al-istabjaq means "coarse silk silk-brocade" in Persian (9).
(1) Al-Burhdn ft mushkildt al-qur'an, dealing with difficult passages
in the Quran (Haji II. 47, no. 1796).
Shaidhala Abu' 1-Ma'ali 'Azizi ibn 'Abd al-Malik al-Jili, Shafi'ite
Qarli and Imam, d., 494/1100.
(2) Irshad al-mubtadi wa tadhkirat 'l-muntahi ft 'l-qird'dt 'l-ashr, a
book intended to give direction to the beginner, and to aid his memory
in the use of the 10 recensions of the Quran (Haji 1.252, no. 490).
The Shaikh Abu 'l-Izz ad-din Muhammad ibn al-Husain ibn Bindar
Qalamsi al-Wasiti, d., 521/1127.
(3) Lughat 'l-qur'dn. The lughas are treated summarily in Haji,
where a lughat 'l-qtir'dn is referred to without naming the author or
giving any further information.
So numerous are the Abft '1-Qasims that one hesitates even to
hazard a conjecture. The reference might well be to Abu '1,-Qasim al-
Hariri al-Bajri, author of the renowned Maqdmat, a man of eminent
merit, extensive information, and vast abilities, d., 516/1122.
(4) Q. 24:35.
(5) Itq. 170, Shaidhala and Abft '1-Qasim, id.
(6) Q. 11:46.
(7) Itq. 172, Abti '1-Qasim, id.
(8) Ad-Dahha,k,ibn Muzahim al-KMi, Quranic commentator, pupil
of Ibn 'Abbas," d.', ' 102/720.
'(9) Q. 76:21.
Itq. 169, id.
. Dvorak, id.
De Voe. 25, Syr ~^j3A*bi Refers to de Lagarde, Gesammelte
Abhandlungen, 13.
Sid. p. 8, n. 2., Syr.
- 4 6-
(Sijjin)
Ibn Abi Shaiba, on the authority of Ibn e Abbas,
concerning God's word, sijjin (l) : in Persian it means
"every sort of stone and clay."
(Kuwwirat)
Ibn Jarir, on the authority of of Sa c id ibn Jubair,
concerning God's expression, "when the sun shall be
folded up" (2) : kuwwirat "it is set" in Persian (3).
(Maqalid}
Al-Firyani (4), on the authority of Mujahid, concern-
ing God's expression, "His are the keys of the heavens
and the earth" (5) : maqdlid means 'keys' in Persian.
Al-Jawaliqi, in al-mifarrab (6), mentioned as words
in the Quran that have been Arabicisecl from the Persian ;
abdriq, biycf, kand'ix, at-tannur, which is Gehenna, dinar,
(1) Q. 83:7,8 "The register in which are recorded the actions of
the wicked."
Itq. I/O, Abfi Hatim (?) in kitdb az-zlna says it is foreign to the
Arabic language.
(2) Q. 81:1.
(3> Jaw. 130 = *?.}' Pers.
(4) Abu Bakr Muhammad b. 'Abd b. Khalid b. Firyan b. Farqad
an-Nakh'i al-Firyani, dwelt at Ra', transmitted traditions 'an Qutaiba b.
Sa'id, Yahya b. Mtlsa, etc., and himself quoted by the Qarli, 'Ikrima b.
Ahmad, etc., was thiqa Kitnb al-Ansab, by as-Sam'ani, Gibb Memorial,
XX. 426, 7-
Name erroneously pointed in text.
(5) 0.39=63,42:10.
Itq. 173. id. Also Ibn Duraid.
Jaw. 139, id. Also Dvorak.
(6) Al-Mu'arrab, also called al-mu'arabat, said to be unequalled in
the treatment of Arabicsed words (Ha'ji V. 632, no. 12405).
Al-Jawaliqi Abu Mansur Mauhub b. Abi Tahir b. Muhammad, al-
Khidr Ahmad, al-Bagdadi, master of all branches of literature, d.
539/H34-
47
ar-Rass, ar-Riim, zanjabil, sijjin, surddiq, al-Majus, al-
ydqut (ar-rijdl ? ) misk, Hud, and Yahud. (l)
(I) Abnriq, 'goblets', Q. 56:18.
Itq. 169, also at-Tha'alibi, id.
Jaw. adds that it means a 'watercourse' or, 'the pouring of water
gently.' DeVoc. 1 5. id.
Biya' 'churches', Q. 22:41.
Kana'is, 'churches', not a Quran word.
Itq. 170, following Jaw. 35, "As for al-bai'a and al-kanisa, some
'Ulama's make them both Persian Arabicised words.
De Voc. 24, Syriac los*s>
At-Tannur, 'oven', explained in text as meaning 'Gehenna', Q.
11:42, 23:27.
Itq. 170, also at-Tha'alibi, id.
Jaw. 36, Ibn Duraid, id. Quotes also Ibn Qutaiba : "It comes to us
on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas that at-tannur, belongs to every tongue,
both Arab and foreign." And on the authority of 'All ; it means "the
face of the earth." Ibn Duraid also classifies it as Syriac.
Dinar, SiTVCtQiOV Q. 3:68.
Itq. 170, al-Jawaliqi and others id.
Jaw. 62, root dinnar if Arabicised, but Arabs know only the word
dinar, etc.
De Voc. 13, Ibn Hisham's Leben Muh., Wiistenfeld, 660, 4, "Gr
8T]V(XQlOV ortum est."
Dvorak id. Mentioned Sid. 17
Ar-Rass, supposed name of a well near Midian or Antioch, Q. 25:40.
50:12.
Itq. 171, "In al-'aja'ib, by al-Kirmani ar-Rass is given as a Persian,
word, meaning "a well". The word does not appear in Sachau's edition,
Ar-Rum, "the Greeks," Q. 30:1.
Itq. 171, following Jaw., "It is the Persian name for that nation of
men." Jaw. 73.
Dvor. 496, id i^jj Byzantiner oder Neugriechen." Sid. 90.
Zanjabil, 'ginger', Q. 76:17.
Itq. 171, also at-Tha'alibi id. Jaw. 78, a word under as-sajanjal,
meaning "wife, woman" in Gr.
De Voc. II, id., referring to 'A's. Mu'arr, also Jaw.
Sid. 20, 6l, id.
Arabs understand it to mean in the Quran, "the ginger with which
the water of Salsabeal, a fountain in Paradise, is to be flavored."
-48 -
Sijjln, see above p. 46.
Suradiq, 'smoke-covering', Q. 18:28.
i Itq. I/I, id., and its root is suradir, which means 'a hall, passage,
Catacombs'. Others say it means' the choice men of a tribe,' in
Persian suradih, i.e., 'the shield of the nation.'
Jaw. 90, Persian from sardar, 'a passage', according to Farazdaq.
Mentioned Sid. 64.
Al-Majus "the Maji, or fire worshippers," Q. 22:17.
Itq. 172, id.
Jaw. 141, Persian.
Al-yaqut 'the ruby', Q. 55:58.
Itq- I73> also at-Tha'alibi, and others, id.
Jaw. 156, Per. Arabicised, pi. yawaqit, according to Malik b.
Nuwaira alYarbu'i.
De Voc. 6, refers to 'A's. Kam. 139,19, Aram. l&>o&> Land Anecd.
111.20, 4; 23 ult. ptOJp^ "Ar., non ut Freyi. vult, exipso Gr. MxivGos
ortum est."
Ar-Rijal, 'men', Q. 7:44, etc.
The word is not treated in Sachau's edition, nor do I find it treated
as an Arabicised word elsewhere. I incline to the opinion that it
appears here by error of the copyist.
Misk, "Musk, perfume," Q. 83:26.
Itq. 172, at-Tha'alibi id.
Jaw. 143, Persian Arabicised word meaning 'perfume.'
Sid. 73, 82, 85, id.
Hud, 'Hoad,' Q. title sura II, etc.
Itq. 173, id. = Yahud.
Jaw. 153,
Sid. 20, 57, discusses form.
Yahud, 'the Jews.' Q. 2:107, etc.
Itq. 173, following Jaw., id.
Jaw. 157.
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The Report of What Appears (in the Quran)
In The Greek Tongue.
(Fa-surhunna)
Ibn al-Mundhiri, on the authority of Wahb ibn
Munabbih, concerning God's expression, "Cut them in
pieces :" fa-surhunna means "cut them in pieces" in the
Greek (l).
(Al-Firdaus)
Ibn Abi Hatim, on the authority of Mujahid : al-
firdaus means 'garden' in the Greek. (2).
Ibn Abi Hatim, on the authority of Sa c id ibn Jubair :
'garden' in the Greek language is .al-firdaus.
(Al-Qist.)
Ibn al Mundhiri and Ibn Abi Hatim, on the authority
of i Mujahid: al-qist means 'justice' in the Greek. (3)
(Al-Qustds)
Al-Firyani (4) and Ibn Abi Shaiba, on the authority of
Mujahid: aZ-gwsMsintheGreeklanguage means 'scales.'(s)
(1) See above, p. 36,
(2) Q. 18:197, 23:11, 'Paradise,'
Gr. :ta(x88ico<;.
Itq. 1/2, id, Also 'an as-Suddi, 'vineyard' in Aram, root firaasa.
Jaw. 109, az-Zajjaj and other expert philologers say it is Gr.
For further discussion and references, see Fraenkel 71, 149, and
Sid. 13, 35, 60.
(3) Itq. 172, id., omitting Ibn al-Mundhiri. Q. 3:16, 20, etc.
(4) See above, p. 46, n. (4).
(5) Q. 17:37, 26:182. -
Itq. 172, omitting Ibn Abi Shaiba, it means 'justice.' Ibn Abi Hatim
'an Sa'id b. Jubair = 'scales.'
Jaw. 114, Ibn Bindar 'an Ibn Razima 'an Abu Sa'id 'an Ibn
Duraid - 'scales' ; also called qistas and qistaz (? written qistar).
Dvor. Heb. NBDp, XBO'p, MBDlp Syr. l^no Gr. |e<3TT]S.
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(Tafiqd and ar-Raqim}
Shaidhala in al-Burhdn, concerning God's expression,
"And they (two) began" (l) : tafiqd means "They (two)
undertook" in the Greek (2). And ar-Raqtm (3), said
he, means 'tablet' in the Greek.
And Abu '1-Qasim in Lughdt 'l-Qur'dn says of
ar-Raqim, that it is 'a book' in the Greek language,
And al-Wasiti says in al-Irshdd that it is 'an inkhorn.'
(As-Sirdt)
Abu Hatim, the philologer (4), in Kitdb az-Zina (5)
and elsewhere, mentions that as-sirat means 'a way, road'
in the Greek language. (6)-
(1) Q. 7:21, 20:119.
(2) Itq. 1/2, others also, id.
(3) Q. 18:1.
Itq. 171, id. Aba '1-Qasim id.,
al-Wasiti id.
But see Dr. Torrey's, "Three Difficult Passages in the Koran," in
the Volume of Oriental Studies Presented to E.G. Browne, Camb. U.
Pr. 1922, p. 456 ff., where he argues convincingly that *.*j =
D^p~T } i.e. Decius, and concludes, "To me at least it seems very
probable, that when Mohammed's informant, who read or narrated to
him the legend of the Seven Sleepers, saw before ihim the name D'pl
he read it Q n p"l instead of D'p~l.
(4) Father of Ibn Abi Hatim. See p. 37, 2,
(5) Not given in Haji.. Can the reference be to Zinnat 'l-Qari
''Ornament of the Quran Reader," on the recensions of the Quran, and
said to discuss matters of greatest importance, author unnamed (Haji,
no. 6984) ?
(6) Q. 1:5, 6, etc., 'a way.'
Itq. 171, others also, id.
De Voc. 25, "Ex Aram KZ21DK i e., strata (scil. via) ortum esse,
notum est."
Dvor. Gr.
(Al- Qintdr)
At-Tha c alibi, in Fiqh 'l-Lugah (l), mentions that
al-qintdr in Greek is twelve thousand ounces (2).
(Tanndt *Adnin}
Ibn Jubair mentions 'concerning God's expression
Janndt *Adnin, that it belongs to the Greek language (3).
The Report of What Appears (in the Quran)
In the Indian Tongue.
(Iblcfi)
Abu Shaikh, on the authority of Ja c far ibn Muham-
mad (4), concerning God's expression, "O earth, swallow
up thy water : " iblcfi means 'drink' in the Indian
language (5).
(Tuba)
Ibn Jarir and Abu Shaikh, on the authority of Sa e id
ibn Jubair : tuba is the name of Paradise in the Indian
tongue (6).
(1) That is, "The Science of Language, " a book of renowned
merit and extensive reference (Haji 9177).
(2) Q. 3:12, 64, 4:24 a standard of weight.
Itq. 1/2, id. "A few declare that it is a bull's-hide-full of gold or
silyer," in Syriac. "Some say that it is a thousand mithqals (gold
coins, i.e., 1500 dihrems) in the language of the Berbers." Ibn Qutaiba:
8000 mithqals in the language of the Africans.
Jaw. 122, not Arabic.
De Voc. 13, id., referring to Jaw., and Al-Bakri, Geograph.
Worterbuch, ed. Wiistenfeld 570. 12.
(3) .Q.I3:23, etc., "Garden of Eden."
Itq. 172; Juwaibir's tafsir id.
Also, Ibn Jarir -'an Ibn 'Abbas, that he asked Ka'b about it and he
said, Janndt means 'vines and grapes' in Syriac."
(41 The Imam, Ja'far a;-Sadiq b. Muhammad b. al-Baqir, Quranic
commentator, d. 148/765.
(5) See p. 39,
(6) On tuba, see p. 39.
Ms. reads, "in the Greek." but this is evidently wrong.
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( As Sundus)
Shaidhala declares that as-sundus means "thin silk
brocade" in the Indian language (l).
The Report of What Appears (in the Quran)
In the Syriac Tongue.
(Sari y an)
Ibn Jarir, on the authority. of Mujahid, concerning
God's expression, "Thy Lord has placed a rivulet under
thee:" sariyan means 'river' in the Syriac tongue. (2)
(T.
Ibn Munabbih, on the authority of Sa e id ibn Jubair;
T. H. means " O man ! " in the Syriac language (3).
Ibn Jarir, on the authority of Qatada, (4) brought out
the same.
(1) Q- 18:30, etc. "fine silk."
Itq. I/I, following Jaw., "Al-Laith said that the philologists and
commentators did not differ on this point, viz., that it is an Arabicised
word, and Shaidhala said that it is Indian."
Jaw. 79, id.
De Voc. 4, refers to foregoing, but adds, "Equidem nescio an hoc
certum sit."
Dvor. Per. sindauqis = Gr. adv8u| (ordvSv?) generally
red-colored stuffs.
(2) Q. 19:24.
Itq. I/I, Ibn Abi Hatim instead of Ibn Jarir, id. Ibn Abi Hatim
'an Sa'id b. Jubair, Aram. Shaidala, Ionian (Old Gr.)
Fraenkel, Einleitung XII., Aram.
(3) See p. 40.
(4) Qatada ibn Di'ama as-Sadusi, a pupil of Ibn 'Abbas, author
of tafsir Qatada (Haji no. 337/), taken as a standard tafsir by many, d.
117/735-
53
(Janndt *Adnin)
Ibn Jarir, on the authority of c Abdallah ibn al-Harith
(l), brought out that c Abdallah ibn c Abbas asked Ka c b (2)
concerning the expression, Janndt f Adnin, and he an-
swered, "It is a vineyard and grapes in the Syriac. (3) "
(At -Tur)
Al-Firyani, on the authority of Mujahid: at-tur
means 'mountain' in the Syriac language. (4)
(Haunan)
Ibn Abi Hatim, on the authority of M a i m Ci n ibn
Mahran, (5), concerning God's expression, "And the ser-
vants of ar-Rahman who walk upon the earth tranquilly
(6),: ha-unan means "as wise men" in the Syriac language.
(1) I suppose the reference is to Abu 'Abdallah ibn Harith ibn
Jaz' az-Zubaidi, b. 89/708, friend of 'Ali ibn 'Abdallah Ibn 'Abbas, and a
famous traditionist and Quranic interpreter.
(2) Ka'b ibn Z.ubair, one of the Companions, author of Dlwan
Ka'b, and Qasida Bdnat Szj'fid "Su'ad Has Departed" famous pane-
gyric on the Prophet, upon the reciting of which Muhammad presented
him his own mantle as a gift.
(3) See p. 51.
(4) Q. 2:60, 87, etc., 'mountain.,
Itq. 172, id. Also Ibn Abi Hatim 'an afl-Dahhdk, Aram.
Jaw. 100, Ibn Qutaiba: mt., Syr.
De Voc. 21, j> = X11B = lsa
(5) Maimun ibn Mahran al-Jaza'iri Abu Abwab ar-Raqqi al-Faqih,
master of jurisprudence, reliable traditionist, d. Il6 or 117/734 or 735
(Ibn Hajar, Tahdhib. 10:702).
(6) 0.25:64.
Itq. 173, id. Also, on the authority of arl-Dahhak, id. Also, on the
authority of Abu 'Imran al-Jauni, that it is Hebrew.
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(Haita la-ka)
Ibn Jarir, on the authority of al-Hasan, (l) concerning
God's expression, "Come hither" (2): Haita la-ka is a
Syriac expression, meaning, "Come !" (3).
(Wa-lata)
e Abd ibn Humaid and Ibn al-Mundiri, on the authori-
ty of Wahb ibn Munabbih, concerning God's expression,
"And it was not a time of escape" (4) : When a Syrian
wishes to say, "And there is not," he says, "Wa-ldta" (5)
Abu Hatim, and (6) al-Wasiti in al-irshdd, that God's
expression, "And leave behind you the sea in quiet" (7),
(rahwan) means 'tranquil' in Syriac (8); on his expression,
"And enter the gate as worshippers" (9) : sujjadan means,
"with uplifted heads" in Syriac (10); al-qayyum is "one
who does not slumber" in >yriac(n); al-asfdr means
(1) Hasan al-Ba?ri, pupil of Ibn 'AbMs, eloquent orator, author of
tafsir Hasan and kitab al-ihlas, d. 110/728.
(2) Q. 12:23.
(3) Itq. 173, Ibn Abi Hatim 'an Ibn 'Abbas, Coptic. Al-Hasan,
Syriac. Ibn Jarir, id. 'Ikrima, Iranian. Abu' sh-Shaikh, id. Abu Zaid
al-Ansari, Hebrew.
(4) Q. 38:2.
(5) I do not find the word treated as Arabicised elsewhere.
(6) Ms. omits iva.
(7) Q.44:23.
(8) Itq. 171, Abu '1 Qasim, 'very calm' in Aram. Al-Wasiti, id.,
Syriac.
(9) Q.2:55,4:i53.
(10) I do not find the word treated as foreign elsewhere.
(11) Q. 2:256, 3:1, "the abiding one."
Ity. 172, al-Wasiti, id.
De Voc.23, "Puto e (Aram) D'p quod in phrasi 0'pVH pervul-
gare est."
55 -
'books' in Syriac (l) ; al-qummal means "fly, bee' 3 in
Syriac (2) ; and, on the authority of one of the experts in
philology, that shahran is a Syriac word (3).
(Al-Yamm)
Al-Jawaliqi, on the outhority of Ibn Qutaiba (4),
mentioned that al-yamm means 'the sea' in Syriac (5)
(Wa-Salawat)
Ibn Jinni in al-Muhtasib (6) mentioned that God's
word, ica-salnwdt, means 'synagogues' in Syriac (7)
(1) Q. 34;l8, 62:5, 'books.'
Itq. 169, al-Wasiti in al-irshad, id.
(2) Q. 7:130, 'louse.'
Itq. 172, al-Wasiti, (d. also Heb. Abu 'Amr said he did not recog-
nize it in the speech received from the Arabs of the desert.
C-3) Q- 9:36, 46:14, month.'
Itq. 171, quotes al-Jawaliqi, id."
Jaw. 93, id.
(4) Ibn Qutaiba Aba Muhammad (also Abu Bakr) 'Abdallah b.
Muslim ad-Dinawart, famous grammarian, philologer, & traditionist,
resided and taught traditions at Baghdad, wrote many notable books, d.
276/889.
(5) Q- 7:132, etc., 'the sea.'
Itq. 173, Ibn Qutaiba, id. Ibn Jauzi ( ? ), Hebrew. Shaidala, Coptic.
Jaw. 156, 'sea' in Syr.
De Voc. 21, = D v = tk,
(6) Al-Muhtasib fi i'rab ' sh-shawadhdh, on the grammatical analysis
of anomalous words, by Abu '1-Fath 'Uthman al-Mausili Ibn Jinni (Hajt
11523), one of the great masters in the science of grammar, pupil Abu
'All '1-Farisi, author of numerous works on grammar, d. 392/1002.
(7) Q. 9=100, 22:41, 'synagogues !
Itq. 171, following Jaw., Heb.,
'Jewish synagogues.. Ibn Abi Hatim 'an arl-Dahhak, id.
Jaw. 95, same as above, adding that in Heb. it is salutd.
De Voc. 21, SjU (Nold. Gesch. d. Kor. 255) =*
Dvor. - agrees Syr.
56-
(Darasla & Al- Qintdr)
A great many mention that ddrasta appears in the
Syriac (l); and that al-qintdr, in Syriac, mean "a bull's
hide full of gold or silver" (2)
The Report Of What Appears (in the Quran) In The
Hebrew Tongue.
( Koffara )
Ibn Abi Ilatim, on the authority of Abu e lmran al-
Jauni (3), concerning God's expression, "He expiated
their sins from them" (4) : kaffara, in Hebrew, means, "He
blotted out" their sins (5) .
(Haunari)
Ibn Abi Hatim, on the authority of Abu c lmran al-
Jauni, concerning God's expression, "Who walk upon the
earth tranquilly :" haunan, in Hebrew, means "as wise
men" (6).
( Akhlada, etc. )
AI-Wasifi related concerning God's expression, "He
inclined towards the earth," that akhlada means "he
(1) Ms. ddrasta', Itq. also. Q. 6: 165, darasta, "Thou hast studied
closely."
Itq. I/O, "Thou hast read," in the Jewish language,
De Voc. 23, cTjj = VTI Heb.
See Geiger, Was hat Mohammed, 51.
(2) See p. 51.
(3) Abu 'Imran al-Jauni 'Abd al Malik ibn Habib, whose son was
'Aubad, and whose traditions Nasr ibn 'All and others transmitted.
(Qam. al-Juni, and 'Uwaid for 'Aubad) - - Adh-Dhahabi's al-Mushtabih,
De Jong ed. 1881, p. 130.
(4) Q. 47;2.
(5) Itq. 172, id.
(6) See p. 53.
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inclined" in Hebrew (l); and concerning his expression
(Mighty is he who uttered it), "Verily we repented to-
wards thee :" hudnd means "we turn penitently" in Heb-
rew (2) ; and concerning his expression, "A book written :"
marqum means 'written* in Hebrew (3) ; and concerning
his word, "Except by sign:" ar-ramz means "the moving
of the lips" in Hebrew (4) ; and th at al-fum means 'wheat*
in Hebrew (5) ; and that al-awwdh means 'a suppliant* (6)
( Tuwan)
Al-Kirmani, in al-''Ajd'ib, (7) brought out that tuwan
(8) is a word found in the Hebrew language.
(Al - Yamm)
Ibn al Jauzi related that al-yamm means 'the sea' in
Hebrew (9).
(1) Q. 7:175-
Itq. 169, al : Wasiti in al-irshad, id.
Dvor. 507, refers to Qam, and Taj al-'arus, Heb.
(2) Q. 7:155-
Itq. 173, Shaidala et al'. id.
(3) Q. 83:9, 20, Itq. 173, id.
(4) 0.3:36.
Itq. 171, Ibn Jauzi, in Funun al-afnan, considers it an Arabicised
word. Al-Wasiti same as text. "In Hebrew" om. in Ms.
(5) Q. 2:58, 'wheat, garlic ( ? )'
Itq 172, id.
(6) Seep. 38, -
(7) 'Aja'ib al-Qurdn (Haji 8065), a work in two volumes, by
Al-Kirmani Burhan ad-din Abu J l-Qasim Mahmud b. Hamza Nasr
al-Muqri Taj al Qurra', Quranic commentator, d. after 500/1106.
(8) Q. 20:12, 79:61, name of a valley near Mt. Sinai.
Itq. 172, same authority : an Arabicised work meaning "by night"
some say 'man' in Heb.
(9) See p. 55,
; (Ar- Rahman)
Al-Mubarrad and Tha'lab (l) held the opinion that
ar- Rahman is Hebrew (2)
Shaidhala mentioned that allm means 'painful' in
Hebrew (3). And Ibn Khalawaihi (4) said the same thing.
And some declared that darasta (5) hitta (6), al-asbdt(y),
(1) Al-Mubarrad Abu '1 'Abbas Muhammad b. Yazid at Thumali,
philologer and grammarian, native of Basra, resided at Baghdad, eminent
scholar and author, contemporary of Tha'lab, with which two according
to Ibn Khallikan the series of great philologers ended, d. 286/899.
Tha'lab Abu 'l-'Abbas Ahmad b. Yahya b. Zaid Saiyar ash-Shaibani
al- Baghdadi, prominent as a grammarian and philologer among the
learned men of Kufa, pupil of Ibn al-A'rabi, exact traditionist, author of
a number of linguistic studies, d, 291/904.
(2) Used throughout the Quran, and meaning, "The Merciful One,"
''God".
Itq. 170, id.
De Voc 23, "Nomen dei certo ex ludaico NJOm ortum est.
Syr. VW ;Soubi 1lScxu> Vid. Nold. G. d. K. 92 et Zusatze.
(3) Q. "painful."
Itq. 170, id. Also Ibn al-Jauzi : "painful in the language of the
Blacks."
(4) Ibn Khalawaihi al Husain b. Ahmad, grammarian and philo-
loger, author of kitab lais, a great philological treatise, dealing with
words which are not to be found in the pure speech of the Arabs, (whence
the name), wrote several other meritorious works and composed some
good poetry, d. 370/980.
(5) See p. 56.
(9) Q. 2:55, 7:161, "remission (of sins)."
Itq. 170, means 'killing, destruction,' "so say they who are chaste in
their (the Blacks' ?) language."
(7) Q. 2:30, etc., "Jewish tribes."
Itq. 169, Abu '1-Laith, in his taf sir said that it belongs to the speech
of the Hebrews, having with them the meaning that al-qabd'il ('nomad
tribes') has in Arab speech.
Dvor. id.
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fd'ina (l), Una (2), qussthi (3). and 'As'asa (4) are all
Hebrew.
The Report Of What Appears (in the
Quran) in The Aramaic Tongue.
( Sina, etc.)
Ibn Abi Hatim, on the authority of ad-Dahhak, con-
cerning the word of God, "Mount Sinai;" Slnd', in Aramaic,
means, 'beautiful' (5); and concerning his expression "He
bears a load of 'books,' asfdran means 'books,' for a book
is called sifr in Aramaic; (6) and concerning his ex-
pression, "The Apostles said;" al-hawariyyun is a word
meaning, "those who wash clothes" in Aramaic (7).
(1) Q. 2:98, 4:48, "Look upon us."
Itq. 170, Abu Nu'aim, in dala'il an-mibuwwa ("Signs of Prophecy")
an Ibn 'Abbiis, said it means sabb ('insult'), (sibb 'reviler') in the Heb.
Dvor. Heb. ra', 'evil'.
(2) Q. 59:5, 'palm-tree'.
Itq. 172, al-Wasitl in al-irshad, id. Al-Kalbi said he knew not what
it meant unless it belonged to the speech of the Jews of Yathrib.
Dvorak 498, quotes above statements.
(3) Q: 28:10, "follow him."
Does not appear in Itq., nor do I find it treated as an Arabicised
word elsewhere.
(4) Q. 81:17, "it approaches."
Not in Itq.
(5) On sinin see p. 44.
Itq. 171, id.
(6) Q. 62.5:
Itq, 169, id. Also al-Wasiti id.
Fraenkel 247, id.
(7) Q 3:45.
Itq. 170, id, and its root is hawara.
Fraenkel, Einleitung XXI, id.
De Voc: 24, refers to Dillm. 115, = Aeth. hawari
Dvor. id.
Arab commentators say the Apostles were fullers by trade.
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Ibn al-Mundhiri, on the authority of Ibn Juraij; (l)
al-hawariyyun means 'fullers.'
(Al-Akwab)
Ibn Jarir, on the authority of a.d-~Dalnhak;al-akwdb
are "earthen waterjugs which have no handles" in
Aramaic (2).
( Sariyan )
Ibn Abi Hatim, on the authority of Mujahid, and
Sa c id ibn Jubair, concerning God's word sariyan : both
say it means 'river' in Aramaic (3)
( Safaratin )
Ibn Abi Hatim, on the authority of c Abdallah ibn
c Abbas, concerning God's expression, "by the hands of
scribes :" safaratin means 'readers' in Aramaic (4)
( Fa-surhunna)
Ibn Jarir, on the Authority of Ibn 'Abbas, concerning
God's expression, "dissect them;" fa-surhunna means
"dissect them" in Aramaic (5)
(1) Ibn Juraij Abfi KMlid (also Aba '1-Walid) 'Abd al-Malik b.
'Abd al-' Aziz al-Umawi, said to be the first to compose books after
Islam, d. 149:766.
(2) Q. 43:71, etc., "goblets without spout or handle."
Itq. 170, id. Also Ibn al-Jauzi, id.
De Voc. 25 _>^r~Lat. cupa. Margin of text explains jbljl
a queer form of the plural of yad.
(3) See p. 52.
(4) Q. 80:15.
Itq. 171, Ibn Abi Hatim, following Ibn Juraij 'an Ibn 'Abbas, id.
(5) Seep. 49,
6l
(T.H.)
Ibn Jarir on the authority of Ibn e Abbas : T. H., in
i
Aramaic, means "O man" (l).
(Al-Firdaus)
Ibn Jarir on the authority of e lkrima : al-fitdaus is
"the vineyard, garden" in Aramaic (2).
(Haita la-ka) '
Ibn Abi Shaiba, and Ibn Abi Hatim on the authority
of Ibn e Abbas, concerning God's expression, "Come
hither :" haita la-ka means "come hither" in Aramaic (3)
( Al-llLu )
Ibn Jinni, in al-muhtasib, declared concerning God's
expression, "They do not regard, in a believer, relation-
ship :" al-lllu is the name of God in Aramaic (4)
(Rahwan, etc.)
Abu '1-Qasim, in lughdt al-qur'dn, mentioned concern-
ing God's expression, "And leave the sea in quiet;"
rahwan means 'smooth' in Aramaic (5); and on his
expression "And there was a king behind them: ward'a-
hum means "in front of them : in Aramaic (6); and on his
expression, "Nay, but there is no place of refuge:" ivazarj,
(1) Seep. 40.
(2) See p. 49.
(3) Seep. 54.
(4) Q. 9:10.
Itq. I/O, id.
(5) See p. 61.
(6) Q. 18:78. .
. 173, id- Also Shaidhala, et al., id.
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means "the treaty with protection" (l) in the Aramaic '
and concerning his expression, "And do you accept my
covenant upon these conditions :" isri means "my coven-
ant" in Aramaic (2).
(Kaffir and Al-Maqdlid)
Ibn al-Jauzi related that the meaning of kaffir is
"blot out from us" in Aramaic (3) ; and tbat al-maqdlid
means keys in Aramaic (4).
( Kiflain )
Al-Wasiti mentioned concerning God's word kiflain>
that it means "two portions" in Aramaic (5).
The Report Of What Appears (in the
Quran) in The Coptic Tongue.
( Muttakd'an, etc, )
Al Wasiti mentioned in al irshdd concerning God's
expression, "She prepared for them a banquet" (6) :
(1) My translation follows Itq. 173 al-hdbl wa 'l-malja', which, I
think, the copyist has erroneously written al-hiyal wa 'l-laja'. It must
be admitted, however, that the latter (meaning "subterfuge and asylum")
fits into the sense hardly less aptly than the Itq. reading.
On wazara, Q. 75:11. Itq. 173, id.
(2) Q. 3:75. Itq. 169, id.
(3) Q- 3:191, 'forgive/
Itq- 172, id.
Jawaliqi and Fraenkel, on the nominal form al-kafr, 'village', Aram.
kafrana, Syr. kafra (kafrauna, Heb. kafdr).
(4) Seep. 46.
(5) See p.42.
(6) See p. 39.
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muttakd'an is the orange in the Coptic language; and
concerning his expession, "And it was not a time of
escape." manas means 'flight' in Coptic (r); and concern-
ing his expession, "a small portion of money :" bida'a
means 'a little' in the language of the Copts (2).
( Min tahtiha )
AI-Kirmam and others reported concerning God's
word, "One called her from beneath her." that min tahtihd
means "from within her" in Coptic (3).
(Batd'inaha, al Uld, al-Akhira)
Shaidhala and others reported concerning God's
expression, "Their linings of brocade," that batd'inaha
means "their outward parts" in Coptic (4) ; and concern-
ing his expression, "And do not bedeck yourselves with
the ornamental display of the times of your former ign-
orance," that al-uld means "the last, previous" (5) ; and
concerning his expession, "in the previous religion," that
(1) Itq. 173, Aba 'l-Qasim, id. Q. 38 : 2.
(2) Q. 12:88. Not in Itq.
(3) Q. 19:24.
Itq. 170, Aba '1 Q;isim in lughdt al-qur'an, id. Al-Kirmam in al-'aja'ib
id., 'an Mu'arrikh.
Dvor. 507, refers to Arab commentators and lexicologists, id.
(4) Q.55:54.
Itq. 170, Shaidhala, also az-Zarkashi, id.
(5) Q-33:33.
Itq. 170, Shaidhala, also az-Zarkashi in al-burhan, id.
Dvor. 501, thinks Itq. in error.
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al-dkhira means 'the former' in Coptic (i). Said they,
"And the Copts call al-dkhira al-uld, and al-uld they call
al-dlfhira.
The Report Of What Appears (in the
Quran) in Turkish Tongue.
( Grhassdqan)
Al-Jawaliqi on God's word ghassdqan: it means
"unsavory, stinking," in the language of the Turks (2).
The Report of What Appears (in the Quran)
In The Language Of The Blacks.
( Hasab Jahannam )
\ /
Ibn Abi Hatim, on the authority of 'Abdallah Ibn
e Abbas, concerning God's expression, ha^ab jahannam
it means "fuel for Gehenna" in the language of the
Blacks (3).
(Al-Minsd'a)
Ibn al-Jauzi related that al-minsaa means 'staff' in
the language of the Blacks (4).
(1) 0-38:6.
Itq. 170, Shaidhala, also az-Zarkashi in al-burhnn, id.
(2) Q. 78:25, 'corruption.'
Itq. 172, id., also al-Wiisiti.
Jaw. 107, id., according to others than Abfl 'Ubaida who, said Ibn
Qutaiba, makes mention of nothing in the Quran from any other
tongue than that of the Arabs.
(3) Q. 2l:y8, "fuel for Gehenna."
Isq. 172, id.
(4) See p. 42.
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The Report of What Appears (in the Quran)
in the Berber Tongue.
(Muhl, etc.)
Shaidhala, and Abu 1-Qasim in lughdt al-qur'dn>
mentioned con'ceining God's expression, "like molten
copper," that muhl means "dregs of oil" in the Berber
language (l) ; and concerning his word, hamim, that it
means "the extremity of thirst" in the Berber language (2) ;
and concerning his expression, "from a fountain, boiling
hot," that dniya meahs 'hot' in the Berber language (3);
and concerning his expression, "Whatsoever is in their
bellies shall be dissolved by it," that yusharu means
"shall be cooked," in the Berber language (4) ; and
concerning abban, that it means 'grass' in the Berber
language (5). And some say that al-qintdr, in the Berber
language, is a thousand mtthgdls of gold or silver (6).
Now as to. all this, God knows best, and he is the one
best informed as to the faults of his servants. So let us
ask of him pardon and approval.
Amen.
The end.
(1) 0.18:28,44:45,70:8.
Itq. 173, id.
(2) Q. 6:69, etc., "boiling hot water."
Itq. 170, Abu '1-Qasim, id.
(3) Q- 88.5, "boiling hot."
Itq. 170, Abfi. '1-Qasim, id.
(4) Q. 22:21.
Itq. Shaidhala, id.
(5) Q. 80:31, "what the earth produces as food."
Itq. 169, Shaidhala et al., id.
De Voc. 24, "in antiquis traditionibus apud Baghawium vocem
incognitam esse refertur. Ex Y^f* = iG^N (K3JK Dan.) receptum
est. Nold.
(6) See p. 51.
INDICES.
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Index to Books to referred to
by as-Suyuti
- al-'A4udl 34.
al-'aja'ib $7.
al-burhan 45, 50, 64.
fawd'id al-Ghiyathiya 34.
fiqh al-lugha 51.
funun al-afnan 44.
al-Ghiyathi 33.
al-irshad 45, 50, 54, 62.
lughat al-qur'an 45, 50, 6l, 65.
masa'il Qasriyat 38.
al-mu'arrab 46.
al-masalik TO, 32.
al-muhtasib 55, 6l.
3.1-musannaf 35.
a/ mustadrak 40.
al-Mustazhiri 33.
al-Mutawakkili 9, 10, 33.
an-Nizami 34.
ar-risala an-Nizamiya. 33.
as-Snhibi 34.
as-sunan 43.
tafsir al MunQiri 36.
az-zina 50.
Index to Authors and Patrons
'Abd ibn Humaid 37, 41, 54.
* Abdallah ibn 'Abbas 1 1,38, 39, 40,
ff. S3, 60, 61, 64.
AM 'Abdallah ibn Harith 53.
AM 'All al-Farisi 34.
Abfi Bakr ibn Fftrak 34.
Abft Bakr as-Shasi (an-Nasi ?) 33.
Abft Hatim 50, 54.
AM J l-Husain Ibn Faris 34.
Abii 'Imran al-Jauni 56.
Abii Maisara Ibn Surahbil 35, 39,
42.
Abii Manjur 43
Abii Musa al-Ash'ari42.
Abu 5 l-Qasim al-Hariri 45, 50,
6r, 65.
Abfi 'sh-Shaikh Ibn Hibban, 38,
39, 51.
'Adud'ad-din al-Iji 34.
'Adud ad-daula 34.
al-Baihaqi 43.
ad-Dahhak 36, 45, 59, 60.
Dawud ibn Abi Hind 44.
al-Farisi, see Abfi 'Ali
al-Firyani 46, 49, 53.
al-Hakim 40.
Ghiyath ad-din 33, 34.
al-Haramain 33.
Hasan al-Basri 54.
Ibn 'Abbas, see 'Abdallah.
Ibn Abi Hatim. 37, 38, 39, 40, 41,
42, 43, 44, 45, 49, 53, 56, 59, 60,
61, 64.
Ibn Abi Shaiba. 35, 36, 40, 42, 46,
49, 61.
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Ibn Ftirak, see Abft Bakr.
Ibn Hajar II.
Ibn Khalawaihi 58.
Ibn Hibban, see Abu ash Shaih.
Ibn Humaid, see 'Abd.
Ibn Jarir 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 42, 43,
44, 46, 51, 52, 53, 54, 60, 61.
Ibn Jubair, see Sa'id.
Ibn al-Jauzi 44, 57, 62, 64.
Ibn Jinni 55, 6l.
Ibn Juraij 60.
Ibn Mirdawaih ( Marduya ) 40,
41, 42-
Ibn Munabbih 36, 39, 49, 52, 54.
Ibn al-Mundhiri 36, 39, 41, 43 49,
54.-60.
Ibn Qutaiba 55.
Ibn as-Subki II.
Ibn Surahbil, see Aba Maisara.
'Ikrima 38, 40, 6l.
Ja'far ibn Muhammad 51.
al-Jawaliqi 46, 55, 64.
Ka'b 1 1, 53.
al-Kirmani 57, 63.
Maimfin ibn Mahran 53.
al-Mubarrad 58.
Mujahid 38, 41, 46, 49, 52, 53, 60..
Mahalli 9.
al-Musta?hir 33-
al-Mutawakkil 10, 32.
Nafi' ibn al-Azraq 38, 44.
Qatada 52.
Rafi' 37-
Sa'id ibn Jubair 35, 37, 39, 42, 46, .
49, 51, 52, 60.
as-Sahib 34.
Salama ibnTammam ash-Shaqari
39-
Shaidhala 45, 50, 52, 58, 63, 65.
as-Suddi 12, 42.
as-Suyftti 9, f .
at-Tayyibi 38, 44-
Tha'lab 58.
at-Tha'alabi 36, 51.
Wahb ibn Munabbih, see
Ibn Munabbih.
Waki' 39, 50, 42, 43.
al-Wasiti 45, 50, 54, 56, 62._
az-Zarkashi 64.
Index to Words Treated.
Abariq 46, f.
Abban 65.
Al-Akhira 64.
Akhlada 56.
Al-Aknab 60.
Alim 58.
Aniya 65.
Al-Ard'ik 44.
A\-Arim 41.,
'As'asa. 59,
Al-Asbat 58.
Al-Asfnr 54, f.
Asfaran 59,
Al-Aiswiib 42.
Al-Awwah 38, 57.
Bata'ina 63.
zW(i'a 63.
*>#' 46.
Darasta 56.
Dinar 46.
Ad-Durrl 45.
Al-Firdaus 49, 6l.
Al-Fftm 57.
Ghassaqan 64.
G7^fl 45.
Haita laka 54, 6l.
Haimm 65.
Has-'b 64.
Haunan 53, 56.
^4/ tlawariyfin 59.
#*# 58.
Htiban 38.
47, f.
/r. 57.
Hurrima 40.
/& 7 '* 39, 51-
-4/-///U 61.
/5r^ 62. -
Al-Istabraq 45.
Jannnt 51.
^/-/ftf 37-
Kaffara 56.
^z^r 62.
Kiflain 42, 62.
Kuivwirat 46.
(Wa-~) Lata 54.
Lina 59.
Al-Majus 47, f.
Mannsin 63,
Marqum $?.
Al-Minsn'a 42, 64.
Al-Mishkat 41.
M/;/ 65.
Munfatir 43.
Muttaka'an 39, 62.
Nashi'a 43.
Qaswara 43.
Qayyum 54.
Al-Qintnr 51, 56, 65.
0r 49.
Quminal 55.
Qussihi 59,
Al-Qustas 49.
Ar-Rahman 58.
Rahwan 54, 6l.
Ra'ina, 59.
Ar-Ramz 57.
Ar-Raqim 50.
Ar-Rass 47.
Ar-Rijul 47.
Ar-Rum 47.
Safara 60.
Salawal 55.
Sariyan 52, 60.
Shahran 55.
37,
35-
Sy/// 41.
s//y* 46, f.
Sina' 59.
S'inin 44.
As-Strdt SO.
Sujjadan 54,
As-Sundus 52.
Suradiq 47, 48.
(Fa-) Surhunna 36, 49, 60.
Tafiqa 50.
At-Taghaut 37.
Ta^/M 63.
At-Tannur 46, f.
f. 40, 52, 6l.
&a 39, 51.
At-Tiir 53.
Tuwdn 57-
AI-UI&63.
Wara'ahum 6l,
Wazat 6l, f.
Yahiira 44.
Al-Yamm 55, 57.
^/ Fo^47, 48.
Yasidditna 44.
Y- S. 42.
Yusharu 65.
Zanjabil 47.
Also Kana'is (not a Qur'an word), p. 47.
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