ms. 191654 (SOAS Library, School of Oriental and African Studies)

Special Collections

Summary of Contents: 1 copy of al-Ghunyah li-ṭālibī ṭarīq al-ḥaqq by ʻAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī, d. 1166

Sufi work on religious duties and piety. Incomplete at beginning (begins Kitāb al-zakāh), folios out of order (possible lacunae)

Explicit: وقيل اذا طلبت الله بالصدق اعطاك مراة ... تبصر فيها كل شي من عجايب الدنيا والاخرة تم كتاب الغنية والله اعلم

Language(s): Arabic

Form: codex

Extent: 242 f.

Dimensions (leaf): 29 × 25 cm.

Dimensions (written): 22 × 14 cm.

Naskhi hand

Origin:

Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card for admissions procedures contact SOAS Archives and Special Collections Admissions. Contact docenquiry@soas.ac.uk for further information on the availability of this manuscript.

JISC