Z. 17 (Old Library, Jesus College, Cambridge)

Display:

Oriental Manuscripts

1 copy of 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

no. 1422

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

For admissions procedures and information on the availability of this manuscript contact old-library@jesus.cam.ac.uk. For further information about the Old Library visit our website.

Funding of Cataloguing

Jesus College

Subjects

TO TOP

Contents