Comparative Analysis of the Manuscripts of «Tahsil Nazair al-Qur'an» by Muhammad Hakim Tirmidhi

The article presents a source-based analysis of the extant manuscripts of Muhammad Hakim al-Tirmidhi's Tahsil nazair al-Qur'an. Two known copies – the Alexandria manuscript (Baladiya Library, 3585ج/II) and the Cairo manuscript (Dar al-Kutub al-Misriyya, 19516ب) – are described in detail regarding their structure, size, script, scribes, storage, and historical features. The Alexandria copy is preserved within a collection of three works, its position in the middle contributing to its good condition. The Cairo copy was transcribed in 1936 by Mahmud Hamdi from the Alexandria version and includes two additional works not found in the original collection. The study examines discrepancies in numbering, dimensions, dates, and scribal names across different sources, explaining their origins. As a result, the manuscript tradition of the work is clarified through detailed codicological descriptions.