Author
Ghazzālī, 1058-1111.
Publication Date
[1574]
Subject
Sufism, Sufism /
Early works to 1800., Islamic ethics, Islamic ethics /
Early works to 1800., Islam, Islam /
Doctrines, Islam / Doctrines /
Early works to 1800., Manuscripts, Persian, Manuscripts, Persian /
Michigan, Manuscripts, Persian / Michigan /
Ann Arbor.
Type
kitap
Language
Persian
Digital
No
Manuscript
Unknown
Physical Dimensions
1 v. ([912] p.) ; 26.25 cm
Library
HathiTrust Digital Library
Record ID
102911468
Library Location
University of Michigan
Notes
About: Translated as "The Alchemy of Bliss," this most famous work of al-Ghazālī, written in Persian, presents the religious and ethical obligations of the true Muslim from a mystical perspective. It is considered an abridgement of his extensive Arabic work, Iḥyā ʻulūm al-dīn. | Former shelfmark: From front flyleaf, "IL 309" (likely supplied by Yahuda, see acquisitions slip).
Copy completed: Shaʻbān 982/ November 1574 in the hand of Qāsim b. Ḥājī Mīrzā.
Text written in clear black naskh script with rubrication. Text bordered in blue and gold lines throughout.
Initial page has medallion design with gold, including gold and red floral patterns on blue paint. The title of the work is no longer apparent in the center medallion. First page of the text has ʻunwān in similar colors and design. Title of work is also missing from this location. Volume has edge title, but spelled "kimiyā-yi saʻādat" instead of "kīmiyā-yi saʻādat".
Leather bound codex with intricate tooling on upper and lower covers; some residue of gold paint in design. Doublures feature elaborate leather filigree on red leather with gold and paint which overlays a blue painted background. Both covers are detached.
