

Country |
Austria
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City |
Vienna
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Repository |
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek
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Shelfmark | Cod. Gl. 179 |
Current Status | In situ |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 33 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 17th century |
Language(s) | Arabic |
Feature(s) | Decoration, Geometric |
Notes |
Formerly Glaser 87; Glaser Collection. Birth note dated 29 Shaʻbān 1192 AH (1778 CE), fol. 3r |
Bibliography |
Max Grünert, "Kurzer Katalog der Glaserschen Sammlung arabischer Handschriften" (unpublished manuscript, ca. 1894), p. 16, no. 29. |
Ext. Bibliography |
ÖNB Katalog |
Alt. Surrogate | ZMT 00428 |
HMML Proj. Num. |
25427 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/140511 |
Processed By | HMML |
Acknowledgments | The ʻZaydi Manuscript Traditionʼ Project, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton & Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna. Cataloged by Joshua Mugler |
Surrogate Format | Scanned Microform |
Access Restrictions | Registered |
Rights | http://www.vhmml.org/terms |

Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 33 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Provenance |
Deleted ownership note dated Rajab 1137 AH (1725 CE), fol. 3r; deleted ownership note dated 1185 AH (1771 CE), fol. 3r |
Former Owner |
Glaser, Eduard, 1855-1908
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Condition Notes |
Imperfect: wanting leaves at end |
Type | Manuscript |
Place of Origin | Yemen |
Century(ies) | 17th century |
Year Range | 1670 |
Date Precise | 1670 May 20 |
Native Date Precise | 1 Muḥarram 1081 AH |
Support | Paper |
Page Layout | 1 column, 15 lines per page |
Catchwords | Yes |
Writing System | Arabic |
Script(s) | Naskh |
Notes |
Copied by محمد بن يحيى الواقدى. Scribe and date information from ZMT 00438, a fragment of the same manuscript |

Author |
Ṣanʻānī, Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan, 1601-1668
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Author NS | الصنعاني، محمد بن الحسن |
Title | Sabīl al-rashād ilá maʻrifat Rabb al-ʻibād |
Title NS | سبيل الرشاد الى معرفة رب العباد |
Uniform Title | Ṣanʻānī, Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan, 1601-1668. Sabīl al-rashād ilá maʻrifat Rabb al-ʻibād |
Alternate Title | Treatise on theology |
Language(s) | Arabic |
Incipit | الحمد لله وسلام على عباده الذين اصطفى |

Country |
Austria
![]() |
City |
Vienna
![]() |
Repository |
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek
![]() |
Shelfmark | Cod. Gl. 179 |
Current Status | In situ |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 33 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 17th century |
Language(s) | Arabic |
Feature(s) | Decoration, Geometric |
Notes |
Formerly Glaser 87; Glaser Collection. Birth note dated 29 Shaʻbān 1192 AH (1778 CE), fol. 3r |
Bibliography |
Max Grünert, "Kurzer Katalog der Glaserschen Sammlung arabischer Handschriften" (unpublished manuscript, ca. 1894), p. 16, no. 29. |
Ext. Bibliography |
ÖNB Katalog |
Alt. Surrogate | ZMT 00428 |
HMML Proj. Num. |
25427 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/140511 |
Processed By | HMML |
Acknowledgments | The ʻZaydi Manuscript Traditionʼ Project, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton & Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna. Cataloged by Joshua Mugler |
Surrogate Format | Scanned Microform |
Access Restrictions | Registered |
Rights | http://www.vhmml.org/terms |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 33 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Provenance |
Deleted ownership note dated Rajab 1137 AH (1725 CE), fol. 3r; deleted ownership note dated 1185 AH (1771 CE), fol. 3r |
Former Owner |
Glaser, Eduard, 1855-1908
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Condition Notes |
Imperfect: wanting leaves at end |
Type | Manuscript |
Place of Origin | Yemen |
Century(ies) | 17th century |
Year Range | 1670 |
Date Precise | 1670 May 20 |
Native Date Precise | 1 Muḥarram 1081 AH |
Support | Paper |
Page Layout | 1 column, 15 lines per page |
Catchwords | Yes |
Writing System | Arabic |
Script(s) | Naskh |
Notes |
Copied by محمد بن يحيى الواقدى. Scribe and date information from ZMT 00438, a fragment of the same manuscript |
Author |
Ṣanʻānī, Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan, 1601-1668
![]() |
Author NS | الصنعاني، محمد بن الحسن |
Title | Sabīl al-rashād ilá maʻrifat Rabb al-ʻibād |
Title NS | سبيل الرشاد الى معرفة رب العباد |
Uniform Title | Ṣanʻānī, Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan, 1601-1668. Sabīl al-rashād ilá maʻrifat Rabb al-ʻibād |
Alternate Title | Treatise on theology |
Language(s) | Arabic |
Incipit | الحمد لله وسلام على عباده الذين اصطفى |
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