handwriting and diacritical marks

Evidence

"The letter ل in its terminal and independent forms is written like ك , and the tail of the م in its terminal and independent forms curves like the Latin letter ‘c’. And lastly, the author never writes the hamza."

Remarks

The entry concerns the ink and writing style in Ibn ʿAbd al-Hādī’s autograph manuscript of 'Kitāb al-ḍabṭ', dated to 889 or 890 AH (1484 or 1485 CE) (p. 100). The text describes the writing as sloppy and difficult to decipher, with sparse use of diacritical marks (p. 102). Specific letter morphologies are noted, such as the similarity between terminal lam and kaf, and the unique curvature of the mim tail (p. 102). The manuscript shows signs of being a draft, with marginal and interlinear corrections and cross-outs, notably under the 'khāʾ' heading (p. 102). The author also notes the total absence of the hamza (p. 102).