[رساله خواجه محمد دهدار سورتى قدس سره : سلوک و سىر].

[Risālah-i Khvājah Muḥammad Dihdār Sūratī quddisa sirruhu : sulūk va sayr].

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Manuscript, Book
Language
Persian
Published/​Created
  • Parkanah, [1686]
  • پرکنه، [1686]
Description
92 leaves : paper ; 239 x 126 (151 x 61) mm bound to 245 x 138 mm

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    Summary note
    Collection of short explanations on the metaphysical and theosophical aspects of Sufism, compiled by the author's son (as indicated by the opening line). On leaf 92a is a diagram of the four cardinal points and the names of the twelve signs of the Zodiac.
    Notes
    • Ms. codex.
    • Title from cover by a later hand.
    • Physical description: 15 lines per page; written in small nastaʻliq in black on heavy, cream, glazed, laid Arabic paper. Rubrication and catchwords; marginal notes. Some insect damage and damp staining, mainly marginal.
    • Origin: 26 Rabīʻ II 1097 H [22 March 1686] in Parkanah [Madhya Pradesh, India], by Muḥammad Bayg Turkumān (leaf 91a).
    • Incipit: من والدى علىه الرحمه بدان کشف الله تعالى علىک و علىنا اسراره که ارشاد خصه و بهرۀ کاملانست
    Binding note
    Half leather with marbled paper covers.
    Language note
    Persian.
    Provenance
    Owner's note on leaf 1a. On leaf 91a, owner's note dated 1135 H [1722 or 1733]. Acquired from Widgery, Cambridge, 1925.
    Source acquisition
    Gift; Robert Garrett (Class of 1897), 1942.
    References
    Moghadam, M. et al. Garrett coll., 117
    OCLC
    847517625
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