Author
Shaʻrānī, ʻAbd al-Wahhāb ibn Aḥmad, approximately 1493-1565 or 1566
Author Original
Shaʻrānī, ʻAbd al-Wahhāb ibn Aḥmad, approximately 1493-1565 or 1566, شعراني، عبد الوهاب بن احمد
Publication Date
1870
Publication Place
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[1870]
Subject
Sufism—Early works to 1800, Dervishes—Customs and practices—Early works to 1800, Dervishes—Conduct of life—Early works to 1800, Manuscripts, Arabic—New Jersey—Princeton
Type
Book
Language
ar
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
85
Library
Princeton University Library
Library Asset ID
9953328483506421
Record ID
jq085n579
Library Location
HSVM Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 1309Y, HSVM Electronic Resource, ELF1 Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 1309Y, ELF1 Electronic Resource
Date
1870-01-01T00:00:00Z — 1870
Notes
Guide for Sufi apprentices (murīdīn), describing the way they should behave with different categories of people, in five chapters (bāb). See description of contents in preamble (fol. 2a-b). | Ms. codex., Title from beginning of text (fol. 1b). The same title appears in the preamble (fol. 2b, l. 5-6) and in the colophon (fol. 82b)., Physical description: 13 lines per page. Written in small medium naskh in black ink. european paper. Several inscriptions in Arabic script in pencil on fol. 1a. Fol. 55 loose., Collection: Paper, fol. 85 ; 1-3¹⁶ 4¹⁶ (+1, fol. 55) 5¹⁴ 6⁸ (-1 at end of quire); catchword on the verso of each leaf., Origin: According to colophon, copy completed on laylat al-ʻĪd, end of Ramaḍān 1286 [Jan. 1870] by Mullā ʻAbbās (fol. 82b)., Incipit: I say, while I am the poor servant of God Almighty, Abdul-Wahhab bin Ahmed bin Ali bin Ahmed bin Muhammad bin Musa bin Abi Abdullah... Praise be to God, Lord of the worlds, and I pray and submit... [2a]... And then this is a nice message in explaining a good overview of the etiquette of the intending poor, Explicit: And whoever does not benefit from seeing His sheikh and his companions did not benefit from words on papers, and God guides whom He wills to a straight path. Praise be to God, Lord of the worlds, and may God’s blessings and peace be upon our master Muhammad and his family and companions | Golden brown leather for upper and lower covers. Blind tooled and stamped. | Acquired from Abraham Shalom Yahuda, 1942. | Mach, R. Yahuda, 2818, Hitti, P. Garrett coll., 1587, Brockelmann, C. Gal, II, 337/15