D. 7 (University Library, Cambridge University)
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Summary of Contents: انا اليس المريدين انا كبد المالكيت
(۲) کنز (۱) Two Persian prose treatises, of religious and mystical contents, ascribed [Mr R. Levy has shown (J.R.A.S. for January, 1929, pp. 103 et seqq.) that the Anisu'l-Muridin
was written after the death of Anşárí.] to the
well-known Shaykh 'Abdu'llah Ansari of Herát (b. 396/1005-6; d. 481/1088-9) (1) The first treatise (f. 7b-121a) is entitled (f. 8a, l. 1) Anisul-Muridin
wa-Shamsu'l-Majális, and the author's name occurs immediately after the doxology
(f. 7b, ll. 3-4). It appears from the first page (f. 7b), which unfortunately presents
many lacunae caused by a defective original, that the author wrote this book,
containing the story of Joseph, at the request of certain friends. The basis of it is
supplied by the Siratu Yusuf in the Qur'an, of which the author first speaks,
describing the circumstances in which it was revealed, and the number of verses
(111), words (1887), and letters (766,000) which it contains. The Arabic text and
its Persian translation are interrupted by many digressions and anecdotes of
Prophets, Saints, etc. (2) The second treatise (ff. 121b-320b) is headed, in a different hand from the
text, "Kanzu's-Sálikin of Khwaja Anşárí," but this title does not seem to be
mentioned in the work itself, which begins: حمد بیحد اللهی را و درود بیعد پادشاهی را که بر داشت از دیدهٔ دلها رمد ورفع السماء بغير عمد الخ [Qur'an, XIII, 2.] In this seemingly unsystematic treatise there is no division into chapters; it is
written in a rather ornate style with numerous pieces of verse interspersed, and in
the latter part are a good many lacunae evidently arising from a defective original Ff. 322 of 20'5 x 15 c. and 17 ll.; clear, modern Persian naskh with rubrications;
no date or scribe's name. This was one of twenty MSS. which fell to my share at
the second division of the Belshah MSS. in the spring of 1920.Physical Description
Form: codexSupport: PaperExtent: Ff. 322Dimensions: 20.5 × 15 cm.Layout
17 lines
Hand(s)
clear, modern Persian naskh with rubrications
History
Origin: undatedProvenance and Acquisition
This was one of twenty MSS. which fell to my share at the second division of the Belshah MSS in 1921.
Bequest of E. G. Browne.
Record Sources
Summary, physical description and provenance copied from R. A. Nicholson: A descriptive catalogue of the Oriental MSS belonging to the late E.G. Browne. Cambridge, 1932.Availability
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