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to ward off the common herd, and especially his own family and dependents ; and 
how to save himself if he is vexed either by the rulers or the common people. When 
he has become well -versed in all this, his initiation into the Art will be complete. 
“ He who studies these our books must also have some skill in Dialectic, for 
without this, he can scarcely attain the highest limit of the Art, nor will his profit 
be complete. 
“ Here ends Al-Madkhalii-t-Ta‘limi (Elementary Introduction) which deals with 
Instruments and Substances. There follows it, forming the second Treatise, Al- 
Madkhalu-l-Burhani , which is also called ‘ Ilalu-l-Ma‘ddin} 
“ To God alone be praise, and may blessings rest upon His messenger, Muhammad, 
and upon his family, ‘ God is our support, and best Protector. He is an excellent 
Master and Aid.’ ” 
XIV. A duplicate Arabic prescription for making gold to one found previously 
at the end of some prescriptions ascribed to Ja'far An-Nasmb ( vide No. V). From 
the copyist’s note at the beginning it would seem that Jamalu-d-Dm was a contem- 
porary of the 13th Century copyist. 
“ A good receipt for making gold from lead by projection. Copied from the 
MS. of Al-Imam Jamalu-d-Dm Ahmad. May his life be long ! Before these treatises, 
a prescription was given corresponding to this one, but there it was ascribed to 
another man. Take of purified lead as much as you wish,” etc. (Folio 98 r., 11 . 1-10). 
XV. A Chapter from the Second Part of the Sirru-l-Maknun e (Hidden Secret). 
Folio 98 r., 1 . 10, to f. 98 v., 1 . 15). 
Begins : ct We therefore state that the oils which distil from all things are of 
various colours, red, yellow, green, blue, and other colours akin to these. The water 
that is obtained from the oil is what is called f Spirit,’ and the Tincture that is in the 
water thus obtained, whether it be red, yellow, green, or blue, is called f Fire,’ 
‘ Tincture,’ etc.” 
Incidentally the author mentions that many hints for successfully conducting 
1 A useful comparison may be made between the lists of the treatises contained in Ar-Razi’s magnum opus, as given 
in the first 2 books of the series, and the list given in the Fihrist, which runs as follows : — 
1 . Kitdbu-l-MadFhali-t-T a' limi . 
2. K.-l-Madkhali-l-Buvhdni. 
3. K.-l-Itkbdt for Fidget's abyat, verses). 
4. K.-t-Tadbir. 
5. K.-l-Hajav. 
6 . K.-l-Iksir. 
7. Kitab Sharaft-f!-Smd‘ ah. 
8. K.-t-Tavtlb. 
9. K-t-Taddblv. 
10. Kitab Nukati-r-Rumuz 
11. K.-l-M ihnah ((Us<.-o for Fliigel’s dj.si.-c mah abb ah, affection). 
12. K.-l-Hiyal. 
The result of the comparison is to confirm the strict accuracy of Au-Nadim’s work, the only alterations being that No. 5 
would seem more rightly to precede No. 4. Similarly in the Madlchalu-i Ta'llml list, the sentence describing No. 11 has 
been misplaced in front of that describing No. 10. 
2 The author of this book cannot be traced. 
