Delhi Persian 1198 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
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Rare collection of Sufi works by ‘Aziz Nasafi, 18 works (a-r)
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Summary of Contents: Rare collection of Sufi analects prefixed with a separate preface by ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Muḥammad al-Nasafī (d. circa 661/1262). Volume not dated; datable to the mid sixteenth century. Neat, minute nastaʿlīq with occasional shikastah flourishes. The hand is broadly consistent as the work of a single scribe (unnamed). Stamped foliation. Lacks original binding. Original text cropped, cut and remounted with new margins in gutter. Folios subsequently rebound in IOL red half leather binding, stamp dated 21 Oct 1935. Folios slightly damaged by wormholes, cropped margins, and occasional stains. Labels from the earlier wrapper remounted at beginning. Condition moderately fragile.1. ff. 1v-6vItem a.
Rare Sufi treatise prefixed to the present collection of (independent) works intended as a preface to the whole volume, defined here as a majmūʿah or anthology, by ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Muḥammad al-Nasafī (d. circa 661/1262), prepared at the behest of his friends.
The work consists of five chapters, each termed faṣl.
The text extends into margins.
Not dated at end.
The work is prefixed on folio 1r with miscellaneous annotations consisting of a qiṭʿah, an Arabic ḥadīs̲ of the Prophet Muḥammad with interlinear Persian translation, and a further Arabic note on the building of tombs and the slaughter of unbelievers.
Language(s): Persian & ArabicTitle: Manāzil al-sāʾirīn ilá AllāhTitle: منازل السّائرين الىٰ الله2. ff. 7v-11vItem b.
Untitled Sufi treatise on creation and its differentiation by ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Muḥammad al-Nasafī (d. circa 661/1262).
Not dated at end.
Language(s): Persian and Arabic3. ff. 11v-16vItem c.
Untitled Sufi treatise on the different kind of divine inspiration and revelation by ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Muḥammad al-Nasafī (d. circa 661/1262).
Not dated at end.
Language(s): Persian and Arabic4. ff. 16v-20vLanguage(s): Persian & ArabicItem d.
Untitled Sufi treatise on divine unity and substance by ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Muḥammad al-Nasafī (d. circa 661/1262).
Not dated at end.
5. ff. 21r-22vLanguage(s): Persian and ArabicItem e.
Sufi treatise on traditions relating to the earliest phase of creation by ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Muḥammad al-Nasafī (d. circa 661/1262).
Not dated at end.
Title: Risālah dar aḥādīs̲-i avāʾilTitle: رساله در احاديث اوائل6. ff. 22v-27vLanguage(s): Persian and ArabicItem f.
Untitled Sufi treatise on the different kind of divine inspiration and revelation by ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Muḥammad al-Nasafī (d. circa 661/1262).
Not dated at end.
7. ff. 27v-31vLanguage(s): Persian and ArabicItem g
Untitled Sufi treatise on tanāsukh or metempsychosis by ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Muḥammad al-Nasafī (d. circa 661/1262).
Not dated at end.
8. ff. 32r-33vLanguage(s): Persian and ArabicItem h.
Sufi treatise on predestination by ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Muḥammad al-Nasafī (d. circa 661/1262).
Not dated at end.
9. ff. 34r-36vLanguage(s): Persian and ArabicItem i.
Untitled Sufi treatise on speculative cosmogony by ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Muḥammad al-Nasafī (d. circa 661/1262).
Not dated at end.
10. ff. 36v-41rLanguage(s): Persian and ArabicItem j.
Untitled Sufi treatise on the cosmological and heavenly order by ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Muḥammad al-Nasafī (d. circa 661/1262).
Not dated at end.
11. ff. 41r-45vLanguage(s): Persian and ArabicItem k.
Untitled treatise on Sufi terminology by ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Muḥammad al-Nasafī (d. circa 661/1262).
Not dated at end.
12. ff. 46r-50vLanguage(s): Persian and ArabicItem l.
Untitled Sufi treatise on concepts of heaven and hell by ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Muḥammad al-Nasafī (d. circa 661/1262).
Not dated at end.
13. ff. 50v-52rLanguage(s): Persian and ArabicItem m.
Untitled Sufi treatise on believers in divine unity by ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Muḥammad al-Nasafī (d. circa 661/1262).
Not dated at end.
14. ff. 52v-57rLanguage(s): Persian and ArabicItem n.
Untitled Sufi treatise classifying believers in divine unity by ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Muḥammad al-Nasafī (d. circa 661/1262).
Not dated at end.
15. ff. 57r-59vLanguage(s): Persian and ArabicItem o.
Untitled Sufi treatise on divine light, substance, and emanation by ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Muḥammad al-Nasafī (d. circa 661/1262).
Not dated at end.
16. ff. 59v-61rLanguage(s): Persian and ArabicItem p.
Untitled Sufi treatise on the trees and gardens of heaven by ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Muḥammad al-Nasafī (d. circa 661/1262).
Not dated at end.
17. ff. 61r-62vLanguage(s): Persian and ArabicItem q.
Untitled Sufi treatise on dangers confronting pilgrims by ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Muḥammad al-Nasafī (d. circa 661/1262).
This work has been left incomplete before the start of the next work.
Not dated at end.
18. ff. 63r-65rLanguage(s): Persian and ArabicItem r.
Sufi treatise on divine love by ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Muḥammad al-Nasafī (d. circa 661/1262).
Not dated at end.
Miscellaneous annotations added at end.
Title: Risālah dar bayān-i ʿishqTitle: رساله در بيان عشقPhysical Description
Form: codexExtent: 65 ff.Dimensions (leaf): 212 × 149 mm.Dimensions (written):Hand(s)
History
Origin: 16th century CE ; India or IranRecord Sources
Based on unpublished description in Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the India Office Library, vol. 3. Available on British Library Digitised Manuscripts, manuscript number: MSS Eur E207/1_f041rAvailability
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