TEXT

Kitāb ikhrāj mā fī al-quwwah ilá al-fiʿl

Title (arabic)

كتاب إخراج ما في القوّة إلی الفعل

Title (translit)

Kitāb ikhrāj mā fī al-quwwah ilá al-fiʿl

Alias

Kitāb iḫrāj mā fī al-quwwaẗ ilỳ al-fiʿl

Author

Language

Arabic

Subject

Notes

(From MAMS2): Book in 2 parts:

"Bases" - 1) introduction - possibility and actuality. 2) classification of things. 3) definitions. 4) nature of 7 planets. 5) nature of 12 zodiacal signs. 6) influence of planets and zodiacal signs. 7) natures of countries. 8) influence of planets on countries, animals, plants, and stones.

"Sciences" - 1) medicine. 2) alchemistry. 3) special properties. 4) talismans. 5) action of higher forces. 6) correlation of measures. 7) artificial creation of life.

ismi_id

77805

Literature References

Rozenfeld, Boris, and Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu. 2003. Mathematicians, Astronomers And Other Scholars Of Islamic Civilisation And Their Works (7Th-19Th C.). Istanbul: Research Centre for Islamic History, Art, and Culture.

P. 15 (no. 9), E1.

Kraus, Paul. 1942. Jābir Ibn Hayyān: Contribution À L'histoire Des Idées Scientifiques Dans L'islam. Mémoires De L'institut D'egypte. Vol. 2: Jābir et la science grecque. 2 vol.. Cairo: Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale.

Edition of text: pp. 1-95.

Rex, Friedemann. 1975. Zur Theorie Der Naturprozesse In Der Ifrüharabischen Wissenschaft: Das 'Kitāb Al-Iḫrāğ' Übersetzt Und Erklärt: Ein Beitrag Zum Alchemistischen Weltbild Der Ǧābir-Schriften (8./10. Jahrhundert N. Chr.). Collection Des Travaux De L'académie Internationale Des Sciences. Wiesbaden: Franz Steiner .

German translation: pp. 61-138.