Author
Shah Ziyaʾullah / Shah Ziyaʾullah
Author Original
شاہ ضیا اللہ
Publication Date
1892
Publication Place
Printer: Lahore (Pakistan) / Lahore (Pakistan) -
Matbaʿ Gulzar Muhammadi
Subject
Islam | Sayyids | Sufism | Genealogy | Prophet, genealogy; ʿAli ibn Abi Talib | ʿAbd al-Qadir Gilani | Prophet Muhammad
Type
Book
Language
Persian
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
88
Physical Dimensions
23.5 cm x 15.5 cm
Library
UCLA Digital Library
Library Asset ID
5024
Record ID
z1k45wp5
Library Location
Sufi Shrine Libraries of the Afghan-Pakistan Frontier - Shah Mohammad Ghous Academy, Peshawar
Date
1892
Notes
This booklet comprises genealogies (ansab) and spiritual lineages. It begins with the names of Prophet Adam and his sons and daughters. The genealogy continues with brief mentions of the prophets (anbiyaʾ) and their offspring, leading through Prophet Abraham and Prophet Ismaʿil, until the Seal of the Prophets, Prophet Muhammad. The booklet then details the pure lineage (nasab) of the Prophet, and the lineage and marriages (azwaj) of Hadrat ʿAli, culminating in the genealogy of Sayyid ʿAbd al-Qadir Gilani. Additionally, it includes tables of the spiritual lineages of fourteen Sufi orders, along with notes. Towards the end, there is a discussion on the virtues (fadaʾil) of the Companions (sahabah) and a description of Ahl al-Sunnah wa-al-Jamaʿah, including a mention of the sects that have diverged from it. | The last page of the treatise contains a chronogram (qitʿah) indicating the death date of the author (1298 AH), Mawlawi Muhammad Pars ʿAli, known by his pen name (takhallus) ʿAli Lahori. | Digitization for the Sufi Shrine Libraries of the Afghan-Pakistan Frontier collection was sponsored by the Modern Endangered Archives Program with funding from Arcadia. | public domain
