Union Catalogue of Manuscripts from the Islamicate World

D. 8 (University Library, Cambridge University)

E. G. Browne Collection

Contents

Summary of Contents: مقالات شیم ركن الدين علاء الدوله سمنانی Discourses of Shaykh Ruknu'd-Din 'Ala'u'd-Dawla of Simnán (d. 736/1335-6),
beginning abruptly after a brief doxology:
... وبعده بدانکه این فواید چندست که شیخ ركن الحق والدين علاء الدوله سمنانی قدس الله
سره میفرمود و امیر اقبال مینوشته اند و بعضی از آن اینست والسّلام على من اتبع الهدى
Each discourse is preceded by the word Majlis, or Majlis-i-digar in red letters,
and the person to whom it was addressed is usually indicated, e.g.:
قدس سره شیخ علی مصری را پیش خود نشانده بود و از هر نوع كلمات
و حضرت شیخ
میفرمود الخ
In the second Majlis (ff. 2a-3a) mention is made of "Shaykh Şadru'd-Din who
is in Ardabil"; in another (f. 34a) of Shaykh Sa'du'd-Din Hamawi; in another
(f. 37a) of Shaykh Muhyi'd-Din Ibnu'l-'Arabí, etc. The discourses were collected
and reduced to writing by Iqbál Sháh of Sístán.
The MS., which came from the library of the late Sir A. Houtum-Schindler,
formerly belonged to Prince Farhád Mirzá Mu'tamadu'd-Dawla, who bestowed it
in Rabé 11, 1286/July-Aug., 1869, on a certain Aqi Abdi. It comprises 98 ff. of
14'7 x 8 c. and 14 ll., and is written throughout in a small, neat, good and clear
ta'liq with rubrications; no date or colophon.

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: Paper
Extent: Ff. 98
Dimensions: 14.7 × 8 cm.

Layout

14 lines

Hand(s)

written throughout in a small, neat, good and clear ta'liq with rubrications; no date or colophon.

History

Origin: undated

Provenance and Acquisition

The MS., which came from the library of the late Sir A. Houtum-Schindler, formerly belonged to Prince Farhád Mirzá Mu'tamadu'd-Dawla, who bestowed it in Rabé 11, 1286/July-Aug., 1869, on a certain Aqi Abdi.

Bequest of E. G. Browne.

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Funding of Cataloguing

JISC


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