Unrecorded early Arabic manuscript of Rawh al- Ruh on preaching and Islamic ethic, with other tow works of the author by abdurrahman bin Ali bin Muhammad al Jawzi al Qurashi al Baghdadi, Abu al- Faraj (508-597 AH.,- 1114-1201 AD.)

Handwritten Very Good Hardcover 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall Unique Arabic manuscript, mentioned by Abdulhamid al- 'Alwaji in his comprehensive work; Mu'allafat Ibn al- Jawzi p 135 as a second name of Rawh al Arwah which was printed in Cairo in the beginning of the 20th C, but comparing with the published work, We found that the tow books are totally different and We couldn't find an other copy of the manuscript in the known resources Anatolian or Ayyubid style manuscript with full page illumiation on the first page Ninth ot tenth C gilted Ottoman binding with flap Fine balck Naskhi script with significant words in red on buff cream papers, 8vo, 170 ff (340 p) The volume also contains the book of Maoulid al- Nabi (Birth of the prophet) in 13 ff (26 p) and Manaqib ul Abrar (on the biography of the prophet's companions including some biographies which were un-recorded by al- 'Alawji) in 49 ff (98 p) Ibn al-Jawzi, 'Abd al-Rahman b 'Ali b Muhammad Abu al-Faraj, a jurist, traditionist, historian, preacher, one of the most famous Hanbalis of Baghdad, where he was born, most probably, in the year 511/1127, and whose ancestry goes back to Abu Bakr (ra) He was orphaned at the age of three and thereafter raised in care of his mother and paternal aunt, who later brought him to the mosque of Abu al-Fadhl Ibn Nasir, to be taught traditions (hadith) At this stage, Ibn al-Jawzi was probably no more than six years old Being his first teacher as well as his maternal uncle, Ibn Nasir introduced him to many other teachers Ibn al-Jawzi shows his gratitude to Ibn Nasir by writing the following in his notice: "He heard numerous traditions, and had copious knowledge in that regard He studied lexicography under Abu Zakariya He is the one whom Allah Ta'ala appointed for the purposes of guiding me to knowledge He would exert great effort on my behalf during my childhood and take me to teachers He made me study the Musnad of Imam Ahmad by reading it to Ibn al-Husayn, as well as collections of shorter chains ('awali) I, at that time, hadn't a clue what learning is, due to my young age He would make record of all traditions I heard I studied with him for thirty years and did not benefit from anyone as I benefited from him" Thus, Ibn al-Jawzi began his learning career from a very young age, and had over 90 teachers, three of whom were women His teachers who taught him traditions include Abu al-Sa'adat al-Mutawakkili, who gave him the authorisation (ijaza) to transmit works from al-Khatib al-Baghdadi; Ibn al-Husayn who taught him Musnad of Imam Ahmad; and of course, Ibn Nasir who started his career as a Shafi'i-Ash'ari, but later converted to Hanbalism in doctrine and jurisprudence, due to a dream he saw to that effect