Anka-yi Maşrik - عنقاء مشرق

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  • Reference
    • GB 59 Or 12474
  • Dates of Creation
    • 19th century
  • Language of Material
    • Turkish
  • Physical Description
    • 1 text 26 ff Materials : Paper. Folation : European, 26 ff. Dimensions : 230 mm x 170 mm. Script : Nesih.

Scope and Content

This volume contains a Hurufi work in prose and verse by Haşim Baba el-Üsküdari (died 1197 AH/1793 CE). The work's name makes reference to the ᶜanqā' maghrib (عنقاء مغرب) of Ibn al-ᶜarabī and follows from close readings of the works of Celaleddin Rumi and Hacı Bektaş-ı Veli. This manuscript was copied in the 19th century CE.

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Acquisition Information

Purchased by the British Museum from Dr. Oskar Rescher on 26 July 1960.

Related Material

Another copy of this text can be found at Or 8059 text I. For more information about Haşim Baba, see OM I, p. 189; and Yılmaz, Hasan Kâmil, 'Hâşim Baba: Celvetiyye tarikatının Hâşimiyye kolunun kurucusu', Türkiye Diyanet Vakfı İslâm Ansiklopedisi. Last consulted : 30 July 2021. <https://islamansiklopedisi.org.tr/hasim-baba>.