المَبْحَثُThe topicالخامِسُfifth::وَصْفٌdescriptionمَاof whatاعْتَمَدْتُI reliedعَلَيْهِon itمِنْfromنُسَخٍcopiesالْكِتَابِthe book
The fifth topic: Description of what I relied upon from copies of the book.
لَقَدْIndeedتَيَسَّرَit became easyلِيَfor me-بِحَمْدِThanksاللَّهِto Allah-مِنْfromنُسَخٍcopiesالْكِتَابِthe bookمَاwhatيَلِيfollows
Indeed, it became easy for me - thanks to Allah - from copies of the book what follows:
١1-صُورَةٌA copyنُسْخَةٌof the editionالمَكْتَبِthe Islamic OfficeالإِسْلَامِيِّIslamic:وَهِيَIt isعِبَارَةٌconsistsعَنْofثَلاثِthreeصَفَحَاتٍpagesفَقَطُonly
1 - A copy of the Islamic Office: It consists of only three pages.
مَكْتُوبَةٌWrittenبِخَطِّin a handwritingنَسْخٍNaskhمَقْرُوءٍthat is readable,,مَاexceptعَدَاfor severalكَلِمَاتٍwordsفِيinأَعْلَىthe topالصَّفْحَةِof the pageالأَخِيرَةِthe lastمَطْمُوسَةٌerased,,عَدَدٌthe numberسُطُورٍof linesتِلْكَof thoseالصَّفَحَاتِpagesمُخْتَلِفَةٌvaries.
Written in a readable Naskh handwriting, except for several words at the top of the last page that are erased, and the number of lines in those pages varies.
فَالصَّفْحَةُSo the first pageالأُولَىٰfirstعَدَدُthe numberسُطُورِهَاof its lines٢٣23,,وَالصَّفْحَةُand the second pageالثَّانِيَةُsecond٣١31،,وَالصَّفْحَةُand the third pageالثَّالِثَةُthird١٧17سَطْرًاlines،,وَالْكَلَامُand the textفِيinالصَّفَاتِthe pagesالثَّلاثَةِthreeمُتَّصِلٌis continuousمِنْfromأَوَّلِهَاits beginningإِلَىtoآخِرِهَاits end.
So the first page has 23 lines, the second page has 31 lines, and the third page has 17 lines, and the text in the three pages is continuous from its beginning to its end.
وَتُعَدُّAnd those pages are consideredتِلْكَthoseالصَّفَحَاتُpagesمِنْofأَوَاخِرِthe latter partsالْكِتَابِof the book,,كَمَاasظَهَرَit appearedلِيَto meذَلِكَthatمِنْfromمُقَارَنَتِهَاcomparing itبِنُسْخَةٍwith a copyدَارِof Darالْكُتُبِthe BooksالْمِصْرِيَّةِEgyptian,,الْآتِيَةِthe followingالتَّعْرِيفِintroductionبِهَاto it
And those pages are considered the latter parts of the book, as it appeared to me from comparing it with a copy of the Egyptian Books, to be introduced next.
وَلَيْسَتْAnd there is noعَلَيْهَاon itعَلاَمَةٌa markمُقَارَنَةٌto compareالنُّسُخَةُthe editionبِالْأَصْلِwith the originalالْمَنْقُولَةِtranslatedعَنْهَاfrom itوَلَاnorبِغَيْرِهَاother than it.
And there is no mark on it indicating the comparison of the edition with the original from which it was transferred, nor with anything else.
وَلَمْAnd it did notيُبَيِّنْindicateفِيْهَاin itاَسمُthe nameالنَّاسِخِof the transcriberوَلَاnorتَارِيخُthe dateالنَّسْخِof transcribing,,وَلَكِنْbutهَذَاthisلَاdoes notيَقْدَحُnegateفِيinنَسْبَتِهَاits attributionلِلْمُؤَلِّفِto the authorكَمَاasقَدَّمْتُI mentionedذِكْرَهُits mention(١)(1)
And it did not indicate in it the name of the transcriber nor the date of transcribing, but this does not negate its attribution to the author as I mentioned earlier (1).
وَقَدْAndذُكِرَmentionedالشَّيْخُSheikhالأَلْبَانِيُّAl-Albani--حَفِظَهُmay Allah preserve himاللَّهُAllah-أَنْthatخَطَّهَاits handwritingلَعَلَّهُmight beمِنْfromخُطُوطِthe scriptsالْقَرْنِthe centuryالْحَادِيَthe eleventhعَشَرَHijri
And Sheikh Al-Albani - may Allah preserve him - mentioned that its handwriting might be from the scripts of the eleventh Hijri century (2).
وَأَهَمُّAnd the most importantمِيزَةٌfeatureلِتِلْكَof thoseالنُّسَخِcopiesالتَّصْرِيحُis the declarationفِيatبِدَايَتِهَاits beginningبِنِسْبَةِof attributingالْكِتَابِthe bookلِشَيْخِto SheikhالإِسْلَامِAl-Islamكَمَاasمَرَّhas been mentionedذِكْرُهُits mention(٣)(3).
And the most important feature of those copies is the declaration at its beginning of attributing the book to Sheikh Al-Islam as has been mentioned (3).
٢2-نُسْخَةٌA copyدَارُof the Darالْكُتُبِthe BooksالْمِصْرِيَّةُEgyptianهَذِهِThisالنُّسْخَةُcopyتَقَعُis locatedضِمْنَwithinمَجْمُوعَةٍa collectionبِدَارِof Darالْكُتُبِthe BooksالْمِصْرِيَّةِEgyptianتَحْتَunderرَقَمٍnumber١٨٩٩1899
2 - A copy of the Egyptian Books: This copy is located within a collection of the Egyptian Books under the number 1899.
مِنْofعِلْمِknowledgeالكَلَامِof theology.وَخَطُّهَاAnd its handwritingنَسْخٌNaskhجَيِّدٌis good,,وَعَدَدُand the numberصَفَحَاتِهَاof its pages١٢12صَفْحَةًpages،,وَعَدَدُand the numberالسُّطُورِof the lines٢١21سَطْرًاlines.
And its handwriting is good, and the number of its pages is 12 pages, and the number of the lines is 21 lines.
(١)(1)ص١٤p. 14.(٢)(2)رَفْعُRaisingالأَسْتَارِthe curtainsبِتَحْقِيقِwith verificationالشَّيْخِSheikhالأَلْبَانِيِّAl-Albaniص٨p. 8.(٣)(3)ص٩p. 9.
(1) p. 14. (2) Raising the curtains with verification by Sheikh Al-Albani p. 8. (3) p. 9.