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1 copy of Manual of Nuṣayrī Shaykhs
Title: Manual of Nuṣayrī Shaykhs
Incipit: بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم وقوله وتعالى انه قال مولانا امير المؤمنين ان الله سبحانه قد وصفني في كتابه العزيز فقال وهو الله الذي لا اله الا هوى عالم الغيب
Language(s): Arabic
Table of contents composed by Samuel Lyde
p. 1
Title: I. Proof of Ali's divinity, from his own explanation of the Koran and testimony to himself in his discourses
p. 19
Title: II. Prayer to Ali that he will recall to a man's mind, what has been forgotten of his religion
p. 22
Title: III. Section of mutual making mention, i.e. invocation by the mutual mention of Ali and his disciples by one another
p. 24
Title: IV. A prayer to Ali to favour the 7 hierarchies of the two worlds
p. 27
Title: V. An invocation by the 7 hierarchies of the great world of light and their 49 degrees
p. 33
Title: VI. An invocation by 17 names of prophets
p. 35
Title: VII. An invocation by the name of the 28 Nadjaba
p. 38
Title: VIII. An invocation by the names of the intercessors of the great and glorious door of God
p. 42
Title: IX. Invocation by the names of 25 orphans
p. 45
Title: X. Invocation by the names of the 55 personifications of the door in the books of the Unitarians
p. 47
Title: XI. Invocations by personifications of the door in the 6 spiritual stations
p. 49
Title: XII. Invocation by the personifications of the door in the periods called Bahmaneel
p. 51
Title: XIII. Invocation by the 11 appearances of the door in the time of the Imams
p. 60
Title: XIV. Invocation by the names of the Name, according to the rules of language
p. 62
Title: XV. D[itt]o by the 9 essential names of the Name
p. 62
Title: XVI. D[itt]o by the names of the Name in the Adillah
p. 63
Title: XVII. D[itt]o by the 5 names in the Dome of Abraham
p. 64
Title: XVIII. D[itt]o in that of Moses
p. 65
Title: XIX. D[itt]o in that of Muhammad
p. 65
Title: XX. D[itt]o by 63 names of the Name in Apostles and Prophets
p. 69
Title: XXI. Invocation by the names of the personifications of prayer
p. 75
Title: XXII. By names of the belonging to Maana
p. 77
Title: XXIII. The names of Ali
p. 84
Title: XXIV. The names from the books of Seth
p. 91
Title: XXV. Discourse of the Convention of the House. Testimony of Muhammad to divinity of Ali
p. 108
Title: XXVI. Discourse of the surmising
p. 115
Title: XXVII. Preparation for prayer
p. 118
Title: XXVIII. Morning and evening prayer
p. 122
Title: XXIX. Service of the Masses
p. 157
Title: XXX. Contract between disciple and his teacher
p. 161
Title: XXXI. Discourse of initiation
p. 179
Title: XXXII. Khabr or sermon
References
Samuel Lyde, The Asian Mystery, ch. 9
Physical Description
Form: other
Support: Oriental paper
Extent: 108 ff.
Dimensions (leaf): 15,3 × 10,7 cm.
Dimensions (written): 12
Foliation: Original foliation in Arabic numbers until the end of the Arabic text
Collation
vi(12), vi(24), vi(36), vi(48), vi(60), vi(72), vi(84), vi(96), vi(108)
Catchwords in each verso
Condition
Good condition
Layout
11/12 lines per page
Hand(s)
Naskh, black ink
Decoration
Additions:
- p. 211 bequest statement
March 1. 1860 I bequeath this book to Jesus College Cambridge. Samuel Lyde Coll. Jesu Cantab. Socius
- pp. 203-209 Table of contents
Table of contents by Samuel Lyde
Binding
Cardboard and brown leather binding with flap
Both boards decorated engravements
History
Origin: 1239 AH; 1824 CE
Provenance and Acquisition
The manuscript was purchased for £10 in September 1859, from a merchant at Latakia, into whose hands it fell in the time of Ibrāḥīm Pasha
Bequeathed by Samuel Lyde to Jesus College
Availability
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