Qāḍī Ǧaʿfar in the Biblioteca Ambrosiana: An Overview

Evidence

"This is an exceptional manuscript, in a very compact script, which contains al-Šarīf al-Raḍī’s Nahǧ al-balāġa, al-Quḍāʾī’s Al-šihāb (transmitted by Qāḍī Ǧaʿfar), al-Nawawī’s Al-arbaʿūn ḥadīṯan (with the title Qawāʿid al-Islām), and two unicum texts"

Remarks

Described as part of the Nuovo Fondo collection, which consists almost exclusively of northern Yemeni manuscripts purchased from the Italian merchant Giuseppe Caprotti. This specific manuscript (H 61, folios 75b–80b) is notable for its 'very compact script' and for containing unicum texts like Kitāb al-nuṣra li-maḏāhib al-ʿitra (p. 114).